Verse 1:

Like a [A]bird on a [E7]wire, like a [A]drunk in a midnight [D]choir
I have [A]tried in my [E7]way to be [A]free [Asus4] [A]
Like a [A]worm on a [E7]hook, like a [A]knight from some old-fashioned [D]book
I have [A]saved all my [E7]ribbons for [A]thee. [Asus4] [A]

Chorus 1:

If [D]I, if I have been un[A]kind
I [B7]hope that you can just let it go [E7]by
If [D]I, if I have been un[A]true,
I [B7]hope you know it was never to [E7]you. [E7+5]

Verse 2:

Like a [A]baby still[E7]born, like a [A]beast with his [D]horn
I have [A]torn every[E7]one who reached out for [A]me.
But I [A]swear by this [E7]song and by [A]all that I have done [D]wrong
I will [A]make it [E7]all up to [A]thee. [Asus4] [A]

Chorus 2:

I [D]saw a beggar leaning on his wooden [A]crutch
He [B7]said to me, "You must not ask for so [E7]much."
And [D]a pretty woman leaning in her darkened [A]door,
She [B7]cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for [E7]more?" [E7+5]

Ending:

Like a [A]bird on a [E7]wire, like a [A]drunk in a midnight [D]choir
I have [A]tried in my [E7]way to be [D]free. [A]