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My Body Is A Cage

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Capo 1
[Verse]
My body is a F#mcage
That A/Ekeeps me from dancing with the Done I love
But my F#mmind holds the key
My body is a F#mcage
That A/Ekeeps me from dancing with the Done I love
But my F#mmind holds the key
I'm standing on the F#mstage
Of A/Efear and self-doubt it's a Dhollow play
But they'll F#mclap anyway
[Chorus]
My body is a F#mcage
That A/Ekeeps me from dancing with the C#one I love 
But my Dmind holds the keyBm  
You're D/Astanding next to meBm  
My D/Amind holds the keyBm  
[Verse]
I'm living in an F#mage
That A/Ecalls darkness light 
Though my Dlanguage is dead
Still the F#mshapes fill my head
I'm living in an F#mage
Whose A/Ename I don't know
Though the Dfear keeps me moving 
Still my F#mheart beats so slow
[Chorus]
My body is a F#mcage
That A/Ekeeps me from dancing with the C#one I love
But my Dmind holds the keyBm  
You're D/Astanding next to meBm  
My D/Amind holds the keBmy
My body is a F#mcageA/E  Bm  F#m  
[Instrumental]
F#m  A/E  Bm  F#m
[Verse]
My body is a F#mcage
We tA/Eake what we're given 
Just Dbecause you've forgotten
Doesn't F#mmean you're forgiven
I'm living in an F#mage
That sA/Ecreams my name at night
But when I Dget to the doorway 
There's F#mno one in sight
[Chorus]
I'm living in an F#mage
Where they lAaugh when I'm dancing 
With the C#one I love 
But my Dmind holds the keyBm  
D/Astanding next to meBm  
My D/Amind holds the keyBm  
[Outro]
GSet my spirit freeA  
Set my spirit free
Set my body free
Set my body free
Set my spirit free
Set my body free
GOooh Oooooh Aoh oh

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My Body Is A Cage

by Arcade Fire

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A/E

D/A

Capo 1

[Verse]

F#m

My body is a cage

A/E D

That keeps me from dancing with the one I love

F#m

But my mind holds the key

F#m

My body is a cage

A/E D

That keeps me from dancing with the one I love

F#m

But my mind holds the key

F#m

I'm standing on the stage

A/E D

Of fear and self-doubt it's a hollow play

F#m

But they'll clap anyway

[Chorus]

F#m

My body is a cage

A/E C#

That keeps me from dancing with the one I love

D Bm

But my mind holds the key

D/A Bm

You're standing next to me

D/A Bm

My mind holds the key

[Verse]

F#m

I'm living in an age

A/E

That calls darkness light

Though my language is dead

F#m

Still the shapes fill my head

F#m

I'm living in an age

A/E

Whose name I don't know

Though the fear keeps me moving

F#m

Still my heart beats so slow

[Chorus]

F#m

My body is a cage

A/E C#

That keeps me from dancing with the one I love

D Bm

But my mind holds the key

D/A Bm

You're standing next to me

D/A Bm

My mind holds the key

F#m A/E Bm F#m

My body is a cage

[Instrumental]

F#m A/E Bm F#m

[Verse]

F#m

My body is a cage

A/E

We take what we're given

Just because you've forgotten

F#m

Doesn't mean you're forgiven

F#m

I'm living in an age

A/E

That screams my name at night

But when I get to the doorway

F#m

There's no one in sight

[Chorus]

F#m

I'm living in an age

Where they laugh when I'm dancing

With the one I love

D Bm

But my mind holds the key

D/A Bm

standing next to me

D/A Bm

My mind holds the key

[Outro]

G A

Set my spirit free

Set my body free

Set my spirit free

Set my body free

G A

Oooh Oooooh oh oh

About My Body Is A Cage Chords by Arcade Fire

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