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1/78

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 78Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro                  Verse + Chorus     Outro
------------------     --------------     ----------
  Gm355xxx               Dmx57765           Dmx57765
   A577xxx               Gm355333           Bb688766
  Bb688xxx               Bb688766           Gm355333
   C8-10-10-x-x-x         F133211            A577655
  C#9-11-11-x-x-x
   D10-12-12-x-x-x
(Main riffs shown at bottom)
[Intro]
Step Gmout, step Aout of our cages
BbOut of our cages, Cout of our caC#ges, step Dout
[Verse 1]
Dm  Gm  Bb  F
I like the Dmlook of your place, yes I love your construction
Did you Gmcarve the wee key from the soap in your kitchen
To Bbturn in a lock of your own penal fiction?
You’re so Fgood at freein’ your imagination
[Chorus 1]
Step out,Dm-- step out of our cages
Step aGmh-ah-out, of our paper cages
Step aBbh-ah-out, step out of our cages
We’re Fliving our lives in paper cages
[Verse 2]
When you Dmtook on your bid, did you make up your number?
Did you Gmwalk like a punk to the screws at your counter?
Did you Bbsay you can’t win, but you are the system
  FThat contains in paper cages
[Chorus 2]
Step out,Dm-- step out of our cages
Step aGmh-ah-out, of our paper cages
Step aBbh-ah-out, step out of our cages
We’re Fliving our lives in paper cages
[Bridge]
FLiving our lives in paper cages
FLiving our lives in paper cages
FLiving our lives in paper cages
[Outro]
Step out,Dm-- step out of our cages
Step aBbh-ah-out, of our paper cages
Step aGmh-ah-out, step out of our cages
We’re Aliving our lives in paper cages
Step ah-Dmout
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  Main riffs
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Guitar 1
e|--Dm----5-------5\------5-------5\---|--Gm----3-------3\------3-------3--|--Bb----6-------6\------6-------6\--|
B|------6-------6\------6-------6\---|------3-------3\------3-------3--|------6-------6\------6-------6\--|
G|------7-------7\------7-------7\---|------3-------3\------3-------3--|------7-------7\------7-------7\--|
D|------7-------7\------7-------7\---|------5-------5\------5-------5--|------8-------8\------8-------8\--|
A|--5---------5-----5---------5------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--3---------3-----3---------3----|--6---------6-------6-------6-----|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----6-6-------------6-6---------6--|----6-6-------------6-6----------|--------------------8-8-8-8-------|
G|----7-7-5-7-5-7-----7-7-5-7-5-7----|----7-7-5-7-5-7-----7-7-5-7-5-7--|--5--7-7---7-5-7------------7-7---|
D|--0---------------0----------------|--3---------------3--------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
          . . .           . . .               . . .           . . .       .  . .            . . .   .
Guitar 1 + 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-6-x--5-x--3-x---------------------|
G|----------------5-x--3-x--2------0-|
D|-----------------------------3-----|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
\ = slide down 
. = staccato 
x = mute string

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Paper Cages

by Franz Ferdinand

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro Verse + Chorus Outro

------------------ -------------- ----------

Gm Dm Dm

355xxx x57765 x57765

A Gm Bb

577xxx 355333 688766

Bb Bb Gm

688xxx 688766 355333

C F A

8-10-10-x-x-x 133211 577655

9-11-11-x-x-x

10-12-12-x-x-x

(Main riffs shown at bottom)

[Intro]

Gm A

Step out, step out of our cages

Bb C C# D

Out of our cages, out of our cages, step out

[Verse 1]

Dm Gm Bb F

I like the look of your place, yes I love your construction

Did you carve the wee key from the soap in your kitchen

To turn in a lock of your own penal fiction?

You’re so good at freein’ your imagination

[Chorus 1]

Step out,-- step out of our cages

Step ah-ah-out, of our paper cages

Step ah-ah-out, step out of our cages

We’re living our lives in paper cages

[Verse 2]

When you took on your bid, did you make up your number?

Did you walk like a punk to the screws at your counter?

Did you say you can’t win, but you are the system

That contains in paper cages

[Chorus 2]

Step out,-- step out of our cages

Step ah-ah-out, of our paper cages

Step ah-ah-out, step out of our cages

We’re living our lives in paper cages

[Bridge]

Living our lives in paper cages

[Outro]

Step out,-- step out of our cages

Step ah-ah-out, of our paper cages

Step ah-ah-out, step out of our cages

We’re living our lives in paper cages

Step ah-out

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Main riffs

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Guitar 1

Dm Gm Bb

e|------5-------5\------5-------5\---|------3-------3\------3-------3--|------6-------6\------6-------6\--|

B|------6-------6\------6-------6\---|------3-------3\------3-------3--|------6-------6\------6-------6\--|

G|------7-------7\------7-------7\---|------3-------3\------3-------3--|------7-------7\------7-------7\--|

D|------7-------7\------7-------7\---|------5-------5\------5-------5--|------8-------8\------8-------8\--|

A|--5---------5-----5---------5------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|--3---------3-----3---------3----|--6---------6-------6-------6-----|

Guitar 2

e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

B|----6-6-------------6-6---------6--|----6-6-------------6-6----------|--------------------8-8-8-8-------|

G|----7-7-5-7-5-7-----7-7-5-7-5-7----|----7-7-5-7-5-7-----7-7-5-7-5-7--|--5--7-7---7-5-7------------7-7---|

D|--0---------------0----------------|--3---------------3--------------|----------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guitar 1 + 2

e|-----------------------------------|

B|-6-x--5-x--3-x---------------------|

G|----------------5-x--3-x--2------0-|

D|-----------------------------3-----|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

\ = slide down

. = staccato

x = mute string

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