My Body Is a Cage Arcade Fire
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My body is a [Gm]cage
That [Bb]keeps me from dancing
With the [Cm]one I love,
But my [D]mind holds the key.
My body is a [Gm]cage
That [Bb]keeps me from dancing
With the [Cm]one I love,
But my [D]mind holds the key.
I’m standing on a [Gm]stage
Of [Bb]fear and self-doubt
It’s a [Cm]hollow play,
But they’ll [D]clap anyway.
My body is a [Gm]cage
That [Bb]keeps me from dancing
With the [D]one I love,
But my m[D#]ind holds the key.
You’re s[Cm]tanding next to me. [D#]
My [Cm]mind holds the key. [D#]
(The organ gets louder here, so strum the chords in stead of fingerpicking them.)
I’m living in an [Gm]age
That [Bb]calls darkness light,
Though my [Cm]landscape is dead
Still the s[D]hapes fill my head
I’m living in an[Gm] age
Whose [Bb]name I don’t know
Though the [Cm]fear keeps me moving,
Still my [D]heart beats so slow.
My body is a [Gm]cage
That [Bb]keeps me from dancing
With the [D]one I love
But my m[D#]ind holds the key.
You’re [Cm]standing next to me. [D#]
My [Cm]mind holds the key. [D#]
N.C.
My body is a…
(This is where the song explodes, and the pattern is the same but with a slight
The chords are held for the same amount of time as in the previous parts, but there is a
minor
after the D which is hold for one measure until it repeats. It sounds confusing, but
you listen to the song, it’s rather simple. This variation is played until the Gm Bb D
progression.)
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm] [D] [Gm]
e|--3-----6--------3--------5--------3--| B|--3-----6--------4--------7--------3--| G|--3-----7--------5--------7--------3--| D|--5-----8--------5--------7--------5--| A|--5-----8--3--5--3--3-----5--------5--| E|--3--5--6--------------6-----6--5--3--|
My body is a [Gm]cage.
We [Bb]take what we’re given.
Just [Cm]because you’re forgotten,
That don’t [D]mean you’re forgiven.
I’m living in an [Gm]age
That [Bb]screams my name at night,
But when I [Cm]get to the doorway
There’s [D]no one in sight.
I’m living in an[Gm] age
They [Bb]laugh and I’m dancing
With the [D]one I love,
But my m[D#]ind holds the key.
You’re s[Cm]tanding next to me. [D#]
My [Cm]mind holds the key. [D#]
Fm* Gm* *Played at the 8th and 10th fret on the A string.
Set my spirit free
Fm* Gm*
Set my spirit free
Fm* Gm*
Set my body free
Fm* Gm*
Set my body free
Fm* Gm*
Fm* Gm*
Fm* Gm*
Set my spirit free
Fm* Gm*
Set my body free
Fm* Gm*
Ooohoooooo
Fm* Gm*
Ooohoooooo
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| N.C. No chord
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