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| Gm | |
| My body is a | cage |
| Bb | |
| That | keeps me from dancing |
| Cm | |
| With the | one I love, |
| D | |
| But my | mind holds the key. |
| Gm | |
| My body is a | cage |
| Bb | |
| That | keeps me from dancing |
| Cm | |
| With the | one I love, |
| D | |
| But my | mind holds the key. |
| Gm | |
| I'm standing on a | stage |
| Bb | |
| Of | fear and self-doubt |
| Cm | |
| It's a | hollow play, |
| D | |
| But they'll | clap anyway. |
| Gm | |
| My body is a | cage |
| Bb | |
| That | keeps me from dancing |
| D | |
| With the | one I love, |
| D# | |
| But my m | ind holds the key. |
| Cm | D# | |
| You're s | tanding next to me. |
| Cm | D# | |
| My | mind holds the key. |
| (The organ gets louder here, so strum the chords in stead of fingerpicking them.) |
| Gm | |
| I'm living in an | age |
| Bb | |
| That | calls darkness light, |
| Cm | |
| Though my | landscape is dead |
| D | |
| Still the s | hapes fill my head |
| Gm | |
| I'm living in an | age |
| Bb | |
| Whose | name I don't know |
| Cm | |
| Though the | fear keeps me moving, |
| D | |
| Still my | heart beats so slow. |
| Gm | |
| My body is a | cage |
| Bb | |
| That | keeps me from dancing |
| D | |
| With the | one I love |
| D# | |
| But my m | ind holds the key. |
| Cm | D# | |
| You're | standing next to me. |
| Cm | D# | |
| My | mind holds the key. |
| 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--|
| Gm | |
| My body is a | cage. |
| Bb | |
| We | take what we're given. |
| Cm | |
| Just | because you're forgotten, |
| D | |
| That don't | mean you're forgiven. |
| Gm | |
| I'm living in an | age |
| Bb | |
| That | screams my name at night, |
| Cm | |
| But when I | get to the doorway |
| D | |
| There's | no one in sight. |
| Gm | |
| I'm living in an | age |
| Bb | |
| They | laugh and I'm dancing |
| D | |
| With the | one I love, |
| D# | |
| But my m | ind holds the key. |
| Cm | D# | |
| You're s | tanding next to me. |
| Cm | D# | |
| My | mind holds the key. |
| 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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