The Cage
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Intro: Bb7 Eb7 Bb7 Eb7
Verse: 1
Bb7 Eb7 Bb7 Bb7 Eb7 Bb7
Have you ever lived in a cage? Where you live to be whipped and be tamed.
Ab Gb Db Eb Bb7
Oh I've never loved in a cage or talked to a friend or just waved.
Gb F7 Bb7
Ah - woo - ooo A - woo - ooo ohh - ahh
Verse: 2
Bb7 Eb7 Bb7
Well I walk while they talk about virtue.
Bb7 Eb7 Bb7
Just raised on my back legs & snarled
Bb7 Eb7 Bb7 Ab Gb Db Eb Bb7
Watched you kiss your old daddy with passion - and tell dirty jokes as he died.
Gb F7 Bb7
Ah - woo - ooo A - woo - ooo ohh - ahh
Verse: 3
Bb7 Eb7 Bb7
But I'm damned when I really care there.
Bb7 Eb7 Bb7
For the cellar's the room in your lives.
Bb7 Ab Gb Db Eb Bb7
Where you lace yourself with bad whiskey and close the cage doors on your life.
Gb F7 Bb7
Ah - roo - hoo. A - roo - hoo. Ahh - ahh.
Solo
Cm G/D Cm/Eb Fm Cm/G Gsus G Cm Gm
Cm G/D Cm/Eb Fm Cm/G Gsus G Cm Bm
Verse: 4
Bb7 Eb7 Bb7
Well I pray while you bathe in bad water.
Bb7 Eb7 Bb7
Sing songs that I learnt as a boy.
Bb7 Eb7 Bb7 Ab Gb Db Eb Bb7
Then break all the bones in my body on the bars you can never destroy.
Gb F7 Bb7
Ah - woo - ooo A - woo - ooo ohh - ahh
Verse: 5
Bb7 Eb7 Bb7 Bb7 Eb7 Bb7
Have you ever lived in a cage? Where you live to be whipped and be tamed.
Eb7 Bb7 Ab Gb Db Eb Bb7
For I've never loved in a cage or talked to a friend or just waved.
Gb F7 Bb7
Ah - woo - ooo A - woo - ooo ohh - ahh
Outro
Gb F7 Bb7
(Repeat and fade)
How to play The Cage
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bb7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.