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This is a very beautiful song by Cockburn and I thought it would be nice to put the
actual chords up. This song is played by finger picking but I'm too lazy to tasb that
out, so here are the chords.
Capo IV
CSunset G/Bis an angel weF2/Aeping
CHolding G/Bout a bloody swF2/Aord
CNo matter G/Bhow I squint I caF2/Annot
CMake out G/Bwhat it's pointing toF2/Award
FSometimes you feel like you've Glived too long
AmDays drip slowly on the pageF  
FYou catch yourself
GPacing the cageF  G  
CI've proven G/Bwho I am so many tiF2/Ames
CThe magnetic G/Bstrips worn thF2/Ain
CAnd each time G/BI was someone elsF2/Ae
CAnd everyoG/Bne was taken inF2/A  
FPowers chatter in high pGlaces
AmStir up eddies in the dust of rageF  
GSet me to pacing the cageF  G  
CI never G/Bknew what you  all F2/Awanted
CSo I G/Bgave you everythiF2/Ang
CAll that G/BI could piF2/Allage
CAll the G/Bspells that I could siF2/Ang
FIt's as if the thing were wGritten
AmIn the constitution of the ageF  
FSooner or later you'll wind up
GPacing the cageF  G  
SOLO
CSometimes the G/Bbest map will not guide yoF2/Au
CYou can't G/Bsee what's round the beF2/And
CSometimes the G/Broad leads through dark plF2/Aaces
CSometimes the G/Bdarkness is your frF2/Aiend
FToday these eyes scan Gbleached out land
AmFor the coming of the outbound stageF  
GPacing the cageF  
GPacing the cageF  C  

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The story behind the song

"Pacing The Cage" captures a feeling of restless anticipation, a soul waiting for something significant to arrive or depart. The imagery of an angel weeping at sunset and the constant pacing suggests a deep, almost spiritual longing for change, for the "outbound stage" to finally come. Bruce Cockburn, known for his thoughtful lyrics exploring spirituality and human experience, often imbues his songs with such profound emotional landscapes. It's a song that evokes the quiet, intense moments of being on the cusp of something new, yet stuck in the present.

AI-written from these sources:Bruce Cockburn — Wikipedia ↗

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Pacing The Cage

by Bruce Cockburn

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

F2/A

This is a very beautiful song by Cockburn and I thought it would be nice to put the

actual chords up. This song is played by finger picking but I'm too lazy to tasb that

out, so here are the chords.

Capo IV

C G/B F2/A

Sunset is an angel weeping

C G/B F2/A

Holding out a bloody sword

C G/B F2/A

No matter how I squint I cannot

C G/B F2/A

Make out what it's pointing toward

F G

Sometimes you feel like you've lived too long

Am F

Days drip slowly on the page

You catch yourself

G F G

Pacing the cage

C G/B F2/A

I've proven who I am so many times

C G/B F2/A

The magnetic strips worn thin

C G/B F2/A

And each time I was someone else

C G/B F2/A

And everyone was taken in

F G

Powers chatter in high places

Am F

Stir up eddies in the dust of rage

G F G

Set me to pacing the cage

C G/B F2/A

I never knew what you all wanted

C G/B F2/A

So I gave you everything

C G/B F2/A

All that I could pillage

C G/B F2/A

All the spells that I could sing

F G

It's as if the thing were written

Am F

In the constitution of the age

Sooner or later you'll wind up

G F G

Pacing the cage

SOLO

C G/B F2/A

Sometimes the best map will not guide you

C G/B F2/A

You can't see what's round the bend

C G/B F2/A

Sometimes the road leads through dark places

C G/B F2/A

Sometimes the darkness is your friend

F G

Today these eyes scan bleached out land

Am F

For the coming of the outbound stage

G F

Pacing the cage

G F C

Pacing the cage

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