{"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":824153,"song":"Back Against The Wall","artist":"Cage the Elephant","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/824153-back-against-the-wall-chords-by-cage-the-elephant/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/824153?type=chord","rating":4.81726,"votes":48,"content":"Back Against The Wall - Cage the Elephant\r\n\r\nPlay the two lowest bass notes and the fourth string of\r\nthe chord in the verse as shown in the intro\r\n\r\nchords: G# 466544\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#[/ch] 244322\r\n        F#(9) x9,11,11,11,9 (A shape, ninth fret.)[/tab]\r\n        B(7) 799877 (E shape, seventh fret)\r\n        [ch]B[/ch] x24442\r\n        [ch]C#[/ch] x46664\r\n\r\n \r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#[/ch]     [ch]F#[/ch]  F(9)# [ch]C#[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\ne|-------------------------|\r\nB|-------------11----6---4-|\r\nG|--5------3---------------|\r\nD|-------------11----6---4-|\r\nA|--6------4---9-----4---2-|\r\nE|--4------2---------------| X2 (listen to song for rythmn)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]              [ch]F#[/ch]         \r\n   Tonight I'll have a look[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#(9)[/ch]  [ch]C#[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]      [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nAnd try to find my face again[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]F#(9)[/ch]\r\nBuried beneath this house[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nMy spirit screams and dies again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]F#(9)[/ch]\r\nOut back a monster wears[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nA cloak of persian leather[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]F#(9)[/ch]\r\nBehind the TV screen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nI've fallen to my knees[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n\r\n(All chords in the pre-chorus and chorus are downstrokes, with a quick up in between \r\nswitching chords. You can hear the rhythm in the song)\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nI said you've got me where you want me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B(7)[/ch]           [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nAgain I can't turn away[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#[/ch]                      [ch]F#[/ch]                [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI'm hanging by a thread and Im feeling like I'll fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#[/ch]                        [ch]B(7)[/ch]          [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI'm stuck here in between these shadows of my yesterday[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#[/ch]    \r\nI want to get away[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI need to get away[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\nIntro x 1/2\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]         [ch]F#[/ch]      \r\n   Blanket of silence[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#(9)[/ch]            [ch]C#[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nmakes me want to sink my teeth in deep[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nBurn all the evidence[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#(9)[/ch]  [ch]C#[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nof fabricated disbelief[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]F#(9)[/ch]      [ch]C#[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nPull back the curtains, take a look into your eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F#[/ch]           [ch]F#(9)[/ch]        [ch]C#[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]      [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nMy tongue has now become a platform for your lies[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nI said you've got me where you want me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B(7)[/ch]           [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nAgain I can't turn away[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#[/ch]                      [ch]F#[/ch]                [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI'm hanging by a thread and Im feeling like I'll fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#[/ch]                        [ch]B(7)[/ch]          [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI'm stuck here in between these shadows of my yesterday[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#[/ch]    \r\nI want to get away[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI need to get away[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]      [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nNow you know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                [ch]C#[/ch]               [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nYeah, you got my back against the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]             [ch]C#[/ch]             [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nOh God, I aint got no other place to hide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nchained down, like a sitting duck[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nJust waiting for the fall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]C#[/ch]           [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nYou know, yeah you got my back against the wall[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]      [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nNow you know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                [ch]C#[/ch]               [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nYeah, you got my back against the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]             [ch]C#[/ch]             [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nOh God, I aint got no other place to hide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nchained down, like a sitting duck[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nJust waiting for the fall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]C#[/ch]           [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nYou know, yeah you got my back against the wall[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\nIntro x 1/2\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]         [ch]F#[/ch]      \r\nDeep in the jungle, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#(9)[/ch]            [ch]C#[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]G#[/ch]\r\ncamouflaged by all the fallen leaves[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nA hand holds up the sky while,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#(9)[/ch]            [ch]C#[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]G#[/ch]\r\n shamefully, I make my plea[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nThe altar's calling,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#(9)[/ch]            [ch]C#[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]G#[/ch]\r\n but my legs won't seem to stand[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F#[/ch]           [ch]F#(9)[/ch]        [ch]C#[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]     \r\nGuess I'm a coward scared to face the man I am[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nI said you've got me where you want me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B(7)[/ch]           [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nAgain I can't turn away[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#[/ch]                      [ch]F#[/ch]                [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI'm hanging by a thread and Im feeling like I'll fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#[/ch]                        [ch]B(7)[/ch]          [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI'm stuck here in between these shadows of my yesterday[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#[/ch]    \r\nI want to get away[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI need to get away[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]      [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nNow you know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                [ch]C#[/ch]               [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nYeah, you got my back against the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]             [ch]C#[/ch]             [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nOh God, I aint got no other place to hide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nchained down, like a sitting duck[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nJust waiting for the fall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]C#[/ch]           [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nYou know, yeah you got my back against the wall[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n\r\n(I haven't tabbed this and I'm not sure what scale it's in, so I'll find out \r\nand if someone tabs it or if I work it out I'll put it up as well =D)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]      [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nNow you know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                [ch]C#[/ch]               [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nYeah, you got my back against the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]             [ch]C#[/ch]             [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nOh God, I aint got no other place to hide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nchained down, like a sitting duck[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nJust waiting for the fall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]C#[/ch]           [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nYou know, yeah you got my back against the wall[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(End however you like, probably on the G# with a downstroke.)","plain_text":"Back Against The Wall - Cage the Elephant\n\nPlay the two lowest bass notes and the fourth string of\nthe chord in the verse as shown in the intro\n\nchords: G# 466544\n\n        B(7) 799877 (E shape, seventh fret)\n        B x24442\n        C# x46664\n\n \n[Intro]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n(All chords in the pre-chorus and chorus are downstrokes, with a quick up in between \nswitching chords. You can hear the rhythm in the song)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\nIntro x 1/2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\nIntro x 1/2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\n\n(I haven't tabbed this and I'm not sure what scale it's in, so I'll find out \nand if someone tabs it or if I work it out I'll put it up as well =D)\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(End however you like, probably on the G# with a downstroke.)","chords":["G","F#","F","A","B","E","C#","G#","D","F#(9)","B(7)"],"chord_diagrams":{"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]}}}