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Swimming In A Cage
Andy Shauf
Capo 2
      C332000
   F#/G220000
      D554000
[Intro]
C  F#/G  Em
C  A  Em
[Verse]
CI waited ‘till the F#/Gmorning
To put my Empen to use
I Cwrote it out a Ahundred times
But it Emnever seemed as true
CAs when I stumbled F#/Ghome
And felt the Emwords upon my lips
CYou grabbed me Aby my arms
And smelled the Emliquor in my truth
[Chorus]
I said, “I’m Dswimming in a Emcage…"
[Verse]
CThe morning grows in F#/Gsilence
And I Emwatched it fill the room
CEarlier than Adawn
You crept Eminto the kitchen’s light
You Calways were an early F#/Gbird
And EmI was always tired
CSo I laid in bed Aalone, awake
And Emthought about the coming day
[Chorus]
I said, “I'm Dswimming in a Emcage"
“I’m Dswimming in a Emcage…"
[Verse]
CI folded up my F#/Gpage
And left it Emby the kitchen sink
CWhere I knew that Ayou would find it
When you Emcame back from the yard
You’d be Csetting down the F#/Gbasket
Full of Emapples from the tree
And Cwith two hands you would Aopen up my letter
And Embegin to read:
[Chorus]
“I'm Dswimming in a Emcage..."
“And I Ddon’t want you Emdrowning”
[Outro]
And Cas my boots turned up F#/Gdust
I just Emhoped for understanding
C  A  Em

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Swimming In A Cage

by Andy Shauf

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#/G

Swimming In A Cage

Andy Shauf

Capo 2

332000

F#/G

220000

554000

[Intro]

C F#/G Em

C A Em

[Verse]

C F#/G

I waited ‘till the morning

To put my pen to use

C A

I wrote it out a hundred times

But it never seemed as true

C F#/G

As when I stumbled home

And felt the words upon my lips

C A

You grabbed me by my arms

And smelled the liquor in my truth

[Chorus]

D Em

I said, “I’m swimming in a cage…"

[Verse]

C F#/G

The morning grows in silence

And I watched it fill the room

C A

Earlier than dawn

You crept into the kitchen’s light

C F#/G

You always were an early bird

And I was always tired

C A

So I laid in bed alone, awake

And thought about the coming day

[Chorus]

D Em

I said, “I'm swimming in a cage"

D Em

“I’m swimming in a cage…"

[Verse]

C F#/G

I folded up my page

And left it by the kitchen sink

C A

Where I knew that you would find it

When you came back from the yard

C F#/G

You’d be setting down the basket

Full of apples from the tree

C A

And with two hands you would open up my letter

And begin to read:

[Chorus]

D Em

“I'm swimming in a cage..."

D Em

“And I don’t want you drowning”

[Outro]

C F#/G

And as my boots turned up dust

I just hoped for understanding

C A Em

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