Capo 3 fret

[Intro]
|Em  |G   |Am  |C   |
|Em  |G   |A   |C   |
 
 
[Verse 1]
Em            G             Am            C
 Like a bird locked up in a cage called love
Em                         G                 A     C
 He clipped her wings when she was born to fly
        Em            G              Am
He said,  "A pretty bird, you can't sing
                 C                   Em
But I'll buy you diamonds and ruby rings"
             G              A     C
Like a bird locked up in a cage
 
 
[Chorus]
                Em          G          Am          C
And how can I escape this place and go higher, higher?
           Em         G              Am      C
How can I avoid the flames from your fire, fire?
    Em      G               Am   C
And oh, you can't hold me down, no
Em      G               Am
Oh, you can't pull me down
          N.C.  Em  G           Am
So birdie fly away (Higher, higher)
          C     Em  G           Am
So birdie fly away (Higher, higher)
          C
So birdie fly away
 
 
[Verse 2]
Em                    G                Am        C
 I'm tired of getting lost inside this maze all day
Em                      G               A     C
 Your twisted words are getting to my head
      Em                G                  Am
I say,  "And no more glasses and seein' stars
              C                   Em
And no more bruises and battle scars"
             G              A     C
Like a bird locked up in a cage
 
 
[Chorus]
                Em          G          Am          C
And how can I escape this place and go higher, higher?
           Em         G              Am      C
How can I avoid the flames from your fire, fire?
    Em      G               Am   C
And oh, you can't hold me down, no
Em      G               Am
Oh, you can't pull me down
          N.C.  Em  G           Am
So birdie fly away (Higher, higher)
          C     Em  G           Am
So birdie fly away (Higher, higher)
          N.C.
So birdie fly away
 
 
[Bridge]
             Em        G
I ain't your prisoner
          Am             C
You can't lock me up no more
              Em              G
I'll show you what I'm worth
               A          C
Take back what I deserve
             Em        G
I ain't your prisoner
          Am                C
You can't chain me down no more
              Em          G
Goddamn, it's gonna hurt
               B7
So fly away, little bird
 
 
[Chorus]
N.C.
And how can I escape this place and go higher, higher?
N.C.
How can I avoid the flames from your fire, fire?
    Em      G               Am   C
And oh, you can't hold me down, no
Em      G               Am
Oh, you can't pull me down
          N.C.  Em
So birdie fly away 
          G
(Oh, oh, oh) Can you hear me?
 Am       C
(Oh, oh, oh) Are you listenin'? 
 Em       G           Am           C
(Oh, oh, oh) Set me free, set me free 
 Em       G
(Oh, oh, oh) Can you hear me? 
 Am       C
(Oh, oh, oh) Are you listenin'?
 Em       G           Am           C
(Oh, oh, oh) Set me free, set me free