{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":482922,"song":"My Body Is A Cage","artist":"Arcade Fire","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/482922-my-body-is-a-cage-chords-by-arcade-fire/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/482922?type=chord","rating":4.66468,"votes":11,"content":"MY BODY IS A CAGE – Arcade Fire\r\nTabbed by: BlueVeins\r\nTuning: Standard (EADGBe)\r\n\r\nThe important thing about this song is the heavy build-up, so make sure you play louder\r\nmore aggressive at the end, but in this case I think it goes without saying. I would\r\nfingerpicking the first part of the song, slowly strumming the second part and strum \r\nin the last part. This tab is really just an indication of what is being heard, rather\r\nwhat the guitar actually plays. Enjoy!\r\n\r\nWhen you’re fingerpicking the first part here, I would recommend picking the root and\r\nfifth for the minor chords and the root and the octave for the major chords, but of course\r\ncan just mess around with the chords the way you like.\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nMy body is a cage[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThat keeps me from dancing[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nWith the one I love,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut my mind holds the key.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nMy body is a cage[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThat keeps me from dancing[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nWith the one I love,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut my mind holds the key.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI’m standing on a stage[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nOf fear and self-doubt[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nIt’s a hollow play,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut they’ll clap anyway.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nMy body is a cage[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThat keeps me from dancing[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith the one I love,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nBut my mind holds the key.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cm[/ch]                     [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nYou’re standing next to me.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Cm[/ch]                       [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nMy mind holds the key.[/tab]\r\n\r\n(The organ gets louder here, so strum the chords in stead of fingerpicking them.)\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI’m living in an age[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThat calls darkness light,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nThough my landscape is dead[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStill the shapes fill my head[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI’m living in an age[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nWhose name I don’t know[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nThough the fear keeps me moving,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStill my heart beats so slow.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nMy body is a cage[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThat keeps me from dancing[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith the one I love[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nBut my mind holds the key.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cm[/ch]                     [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nYou’re standing next to me.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Cm[/ch]                   [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nMy mind holds the key.[/tab]\r\nN.C.\r\nMy body is a…\r\n\r\n(This is where the song explodes, and the pattern is the same but with a slight\r\nThe chords are held for the same amount of time as in the previous parts, but there is a minor\r\nafter the D which is hold for one measure until it repeats. It sounds confusing, but \r\nyou listen to the song, it’s rather simple. This variation is played until the Gm Bb D progression.)\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Gm[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Cm[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\ne|--3-----6--------3--------5--------3--|\r\nB|--3-----6--------4--------7--------3--|\r\nG|--3-----7--------5--------7--------3--|\r\nD|--5-----8--------5--------7--------5--|\r\nA|--5-----8--3--5--3--3-----5--------5--|\r\nE|--3--5--6--------------6-----6--5--3--|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nMy body is a cage.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nWe take what we’re given.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nJust because you’re forgotten,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat don’t mean you’re forgiven.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI’m living in an age[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThat screams my name at night,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nBut when I get to the doorway[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere’s no one in sight.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI’m living in an age[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThey laugh and I’m dancing[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith the one I love,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nBut my mind holds the key.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nYou’re standing next to me.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Cm[/ch]                   [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nMy mind holds the key.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]*                 [ch]Gm[/ch]*                *Played at the 8th and 10th fret on the A string.\r\nSet my spirit free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]*                 [ch]Gm[/ch]*\r\nSet my spirit free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]*                 [ch]Gm[/ch]*\r\nSet my body free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]*                 [ch]Gm[/ch]*\r\nSet my body free[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Fm[/ch]*                 [ch]Gm[/ch]*\r\n[ch]Fm[/ch]*                 [ch]Gm[/ch]*\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]*                 [ch]Gm[/ch]*\r\nSet my spirit free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]*                 [ch]Gm[/ch]*\r\nSet my body free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]*                 [ch]Gm[/ch]*\r\nOoohoooooo[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]*                 [ch]Gm[/ch]*\r\nOoohoooooo[/tab]","plain_text":"MY BODY IS A CAGE – Arcade Fire\nTabbed by: BlueVeins\nTuning: Standard (EADGBe)\n\nThe important thing about this song is the heavy build-up, so make sure you play louder\nmore aggressive at the end, but in this case I think it goes without saying. I would\nfingerpicking the first part of the song, slowly strumming the second part and strum \nin the last part. This tab is really just an indication of what is being heard, rather\nwhat the guitar actually plays. Enjoy!\n\nWhen you’re fingerpicking the first part here, I would recommend picking the root and\nfifth for the minor chords and the root and the octave for the major chords, but of course\ncan just mess around with the chords the way you like.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(The organ gets louder here, so strum the chords in stead of fingerpicking them.)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nN.C.\nMy body is a…\n\n(This is where the song explodes, and the pattern is the same but with a slight\nThe chords are held for the same amount of time as in the previous parts, but there is a minor\nafter the D which is hold for one measure until it repeats. It sounds confusing, but \nyou listen to the song, it’s rather simple. This variation is played until the Gm Bb D progression.)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFm*                 Gm*\nFm*                 Gm*","chords":["A","Gm","Bb","Cm","D","D#","C","B","G","E","Fm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}