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Cage

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Aminor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 26Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
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[Verse]
 [C [C/E [Am      [C [C/E [Am      [C  [Am [G [G/E |[G [G/A [C    
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|0---0---0-------|0---0---0-------|0---0---3---3---|3-------0-------|
B|1---1---1-------|1---1---1-------|1---1---0---0---|0-------1-------|
G|0---0---2-------|0---0---2-------|0---2---0---0---|0-------0-------|
D|2---2---2-------|2---2---2-------|2---2---0---0---|0-------2-------|
A|3---x---0-------|3---x---0-------|3---0---2---2---|2---0---3-------|
E|----0-----------|----0-----------|--------3---0---|3---------------|
[Verse] (key change)
 [E [E/G#[C#m     [E [E/G#8C#m     [E [C#m [B [B/G# [B[B/C# [E    
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|0---0---4-------|0---0---4-------|0---4---2-------|2-------0-------|
B|0---0---5-------|0---0---5-------|0---5---4---4---|4-------0-------|
G|1---1---6-------|1---1---6-------|1---6---4---4---|4-------1-------|
D|2---2---6-------|2---2---6-------|2---6---4---4---|4-------2-------|
A|----x---4-------|----x---4-------|----4---2---x---|2---4-----------|
E|----4-----------|----4-----------|------------4---|----------------|
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[Intro]
|  C    C/E     Am|  C   C/E      Am|
|  C   Am   G   G/E|  G   G/A      C|
[Verse 1]
 CEC/Emotional Ammoments
 CYou’re C/Eleft in a Amrage
 CBut Amif you could Glove me G/Enow
I Gwon’t be G/Ain a Ccage
[Verse 2]
 CProC/Evisional Amlicense
 CI’m C/Eunder arAmrest
 CBut Amif you could Gget me G/Eout
I’d Glike to G/Atake aCnother te-Ee-e-e-est
EI’ve been sent to tell ya
That the G#mman you were with last C#mnight
Is feeling F#msorry, Bsorry
But Ehe told me to tell ya
That he G#mhardly ever C#mlies
But he C#mlied G#5to  G5you F#mlast night, Bhmmm
[Interlude]
He didn’t C#mmean it (G#No!)
Said he didn’t Amean it (ENo!)
He didn’t C#mmean itG#  
Said he didn’t Amean it (ENo! No!)
EI’ve been sent to tell ya
That the G#mman you were with last C#mnight
               F#m           B[  E]
Is feeling lonely only for you
 EHe told me to tell ya
That he G#mhardly ever C#mcries
But he C#mcried G#5for G5you F#mlast night, Bhmmm
[Interlude]
He didn’t C#mmean it (G#No!)
Said he didn’t Amean it (ENo!)
He didn’t C#mmean itG#  
Said he didn’t Amean it (ENo! No!)
[Instrumental]
|  C   Bb|  Eb   D|  G   F|  A   G|
|  C   Bb|  Eb   D|  G   F|  A   G|  G|
[Verse 3]
|  E   E/G#|  C#m|  E   E/G#|  C#m|
(instrumental)
|  E   C#m|  B   B/G#|  B   B/C#|  E|
(instrumental)
[Verse 4]
 EEE/G#motional C#mmoments
 EYou’re E/G#left in a C#mrage
 EBut C#mif you could Blove me B/G#now
I Bwon’t be B/C#in a Ecage
[Verse 5]
 EDraE/G#matic perC#mformance
 EDiE/G#rect from the C#mstage
 EBut C#mif you could Bget me B/G#out
I Bwon’t be B/C#in a Ecage

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Cage

by Wings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

G/E

G/A

G#m

C#m

F#m

G#5

E/G#

B/G#

B/C#

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Tuning: Standard

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[Verse]

[C [C/E [Am [C [C/E [Am [C [Am [G [G/E |[G [G/A [C

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|0---0---0-------|0---0---0-------|0---0---3---3---|3-------0-------|

B|1---1---1-------|1---1---1-------|1---1---0---0---|0-------1-------|

G|0---0---2-------|0---0---2-------|0---2---0---0---|0-------0-------|

D|2---2---2-------|2---2---2-------|2---2---0---0---|0-------2-------|

A|3---x---0-------|3---x---0-------|3---0---2---2---|2---0---3-------|

E|----0-----------|----0-----------|--------3---0---|3---------------|

[Verse] (key change)

[E [E/G#[C#m [E [E/G#8C#m [E [C#m [B [B/G# [B[B/C# [E

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|0---0---4-------|0---0---4-------|0---4---2-------|2-------0-------|

B|0---0---5-------|0---0---5-------|0---5---4---4---|4-------0-------|

G|1---1---6-------|1---1---6-------|1---6---4---4---|4-------1-------|

D|2---2---6-------|2---2---6-------|2---6---4---4---|4-------2-------|

A|----x---4-------|----x---4-------|----4---2---x---|2---4-----------|

E|----4-----------|----4-----------|------------4---|----------------|

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[Intro]

C C/E Am C C/E Am

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C Am G G/E G G/A C

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[Verse 1]

C C/E Am

Emotional moments

C C/E Am

You’re left in a rage

C Am G G/E

But if you could love me now

G G/A C

I won’t be in a cage

[Verse 2]

C C/E Am

Provisional license

C C/E Am

I’m under arrest

C Am G G/E

But if you could get me out

G G/A C E

I’d like to take another te-e-e-e-est

I’ve been sent to tell ya

G#m C#m

That the man you were with last night

F#m B

Is feeling sorry, sorry

But he told me to tell ya

G#m C#m

That he hardly ever lies

C#m G#5 G5 F#m B

But he lied to you last night, hmmm

[Interlude]

C#m G#

He didn’t mean it (No!)

A E

Said he didn’t mean it (No!)

C#m G#

He didn’t mean it

A E

Said he didn’t mean it (No! No!)

I’ve been sent to tell ya

G#m C#m

That the man you were with last night

F#m B E

[ ]

Is feeling lonely only for you

He told me to tell ya

G#m C#m

That he hardly ever cries

C#m G#5 G5 F#m B

But he cried for you last night, hmmm

[Interlude]

C#m G#

He didn’t mean it (No!)

A E

Said he didn’t mean it (No!)

C#m G#

He didn’t mean it

A E

Said he didn’t mean it (No! No!)

[Instrumental]

C Bb Eb D G F A G

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C Bb Eb D G F A G G

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[Verse 3]

E E/G# C#m E E/G# C#m

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(instrumental)

E C#m B B/G# B B/C# E

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(instrumental)

[Verse 4]

E E/G# C#m

Emotional moments

E E/G# C#m

You’re left in a rage

E C#m B B/G#

But if you could love me now

B B/C# E

I won’t be in a cage

[Verse 5]

E E/G# C#m

Dramatic performance

E E/G# C#m

Direct from the stage

E C#m B B/G#

But if you could get me out

B B/C# E

I won’t be in a cage

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