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The Soul Cages

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo5c8Qplfco
[Intro]
Gm Bb C Gm F C
Gm Bb C Gm F C
[Verse]
Gm                             Bb               C
The boy child is locked in the fisherman's yard
Gm                                        Bb   C
There's a bloodless moon where the oceans die
Gm                          Bb               C
A shoal of night stars hang fire in the nets
         Gm                     Bb        C
And the chaos of cages where the crayfish lie
Gm                      Bb               C
Where is the fisherman, where is the goat,
Gm                         Bb         C
Where is the keeper in his carrion coat?
   Gm                        Bb          C
Eclipse on the moon when the dark bird flies
Gm                          Bb        C
Where is the child with his father's eyes?
C Bb
[Verse]
Gm                              Bb C F Gm
He's the king of the ninth world
Gm                                 Bb C F Gm
The twisted son of the fog bells' toll
Gm                           Bb C F  Gm
In each and every lobster cage,      a tortured human soul
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb                         Bbsus4
These are the souls of the broken factories
Bb                        Bbsus4
The subject slaves of the broken crown
Bb                     Bbsus4
The dead accounting of old guilty promises
Bb                         C
These are the souls of the broken town
[Chorus]
Gm            Bb        C
These are the soul cages
Gm            F         C
These are the soul cages
Gm            Bb        C
These are the soul cages
Gm            Bb        C
These are the soul cages
[Instrumental]
Am C Bb
Am C Bb
[Verse]
Am                             C      D G
'I have a wager,' the brave child spoke
Am                             C               D   G
The fisherman laughed though disturbed at the joke
Am                             C               D    G
'You will drink what I drink  But you must equal me,
Am                                   G               D
And if the drink leaves me standing, A soul shall go free'
Am                          C       D
'I have here a cask of most magical wine
Am                           C             D
A vintage that blessed every ship in the line
Am                  C             D
It's wrung from the blood of the sailors who died
Am                    G          D
Young white bodies adrift in the tide'
Am                           C             D
'And what's in it for me, my pretty young thing?
Am                            C          D
Why should I whistle when the caged bird sings?
Am                           C              D
If you lose a wager with the king of the sea
Am                                   G              D
You'll spend the rest of forever in the cage with me'
[Chorus]
Am            C         D
These are the soul cages
Am            C         D
These are the soul cages
Am            C         D
These are the soul cages
Am            C         D
These are the soul cages
[Verse]
Am                        C         D
A body lies open in the fisherman's yard like
Am            C         D
The side of a ship where the iceberg rips
Am            C                D
One less soul in the soul cages
Am                     G         D
One last curse on the fisherman's lips
[Chorus]
Am            C         D
These are the soul cages
Am            C         D
These are the soul cages
Am            C         D
These are the soul cages
Am            C         D
These are the soul cages
Am            C         D
These are the soul cages
[Post-Chorus]
Dmaj7                          A
And he dreamed of a ship on the sea
                               Dmaj7
That would carry his father and he
Dmaj7                          F#m
To a place they could never be found
                               E7sus4
To a place far away from this town
                          Bm7
A Newcastle ship without coals
                                 F#m
They would sail to the island of souls
F#m  B
[Chorus Outro]
F#m           A         B
These are the soul cages
F#m           A         B
These are the soul cages
F#m           A         B
These are the soul cages
F#m           A         B
These are the soul cages

The Soul Cages chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Soul Cages by Sting. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo5c8Qplfco
[Intro]
Gm Bb C Gm F C
Gm Bb C Gm F C
[Verse]
C Bb
[Verse]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
Am C Bb
Am C Bb
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Post-Chorus]
F#m  B
[Chorus Outro]

The Soul Cages Chords by Sting

Learn how to play The Soul Cages by Sting with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Soul Cages chords”, “The Soul Cages guitar chords”, or “Sting The Soul Cages chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Soul Cages chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Soul Cages lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Gm, Bb, C, F, A, Bbsus4.

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The chords for "The Soul Cages" show the original chord names (including Gm, Bb, C, F, A, Bbsus4). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.