My Body Is A Cage

Peter Gabriel

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My Body Is A Cage

Written by Win Butler/Régine Chassagne

Key: B

My Body Is A Cage Key F#F#

My Body Is A Cage Key GG

My Body Is A Cage Key G#G#

My Body Is A Cage Key AA(one step down)

My Body Is A Cage Key A#A#(half step down)

My Body Is A Cage Key BB(original key)

My Body Is A Cage Key CC(half step up)

My Body Is A Cage Key C#C#(one step up)

My Body Is A Cage Key DD

My Body Is A Cage Key D#D#

My Body Is A Cage Key EE

My Body Is A Cage Key FF

	  		
Intro 
   
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  G5       Eb7M     G5      Eb7M Eb6 
e||  --------|--------|--------|--------  || 
B||o --------|--------|--------|-------- o|| 
G||  7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-5-5-  || 
D||  5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-  || 
A||o --------|6-------|--------|6------- o|| 
E||  --------|--------|--------|--------  || 
 ||          |        |        |          || 
 ||  x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.  || 
 ||(hn, 2x)  |        |        |          || 
B||o --------|----1---|3-------|-------- o||  
G||o 3-------|--------|--------|-------- o||  


Verse
             G5 
My body is a cage 
     Eb7M                           G5 
That keeps me from dancing with the one I love 
   Eb7M 
My mind holds the key 
   (horn)
 
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 G5       Eb7M     G5      Eb7M Eb6 
e||--------|--------|--------|--------| 
B||------1-|3-------|(3)-----|(3)-----| 
G||3-------|--------|--------|--------| 
D||--------|--------|--------|--------| 
A||--------|--------|--------|--------| 
E||--------|--------|--------|--------| 

             G5 
My body is a cage 
     Eb7M                           G 
That keeps me from dancing with the one I love 
       Eb7M            
But my mind holds the key 
G5                Bbm 
I'm standing on a stage 
   G 
Of fear and self doubt 
       Eb7M 
It's a hollow play 
            G          Eb7M | G | Eb7M 
But they'll clap anyway 

Verse
             G5 
My body is a cage 
     Eb7M                           G5 
That keeps me from dancing with the one I love 
   Eb7M 
My mind holds the key
 

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   (horn) 
   G        Eb7M     Bbm      Eb 
e||--------|--------|--------|--------|| 
B||0-------|--------|--------|--------|| 
G||--------|3-------|(3)-----|(3)-----|| 
D||--------|--------|--------|--------|| 
A||--------|--------|--------|--------|| 
E||--------|--------|--------|--------|| 
         "My mind holds the key" 


 
Gm                 Bbm 
 My mind holds the key 
                 G5 
I'm living in an age 
        Eb7M         
That calls darkness light 
          G5 
Though my language is dead 
          Bbm 
Still the shapes fill my head 

G/B               Bbm 
 I'm living in an age 
      G              
Whose name I don't know 
           Dmadd4 
Though the fear keeps me moving 
Still my heart beats so slow 
  (bass drum) 
(G.P.) 

Instrumental
 
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My body is a -- 
 (high str.)            (+brass) 
   Gm       Gm/Bb    G        Eb7M/Bb 
e||--------|--------|--------|------31| 
B||3-3-3431|3-3-3431|3-3-3431|3-3-34--| 
G||--------|--------|--------|--------| 
D||--------|--------|------5-|5---3---| 
A||--------|--------|----2---|5---5---| 
E||--------|--------|--------|6---6---| 
 ||        |   "is a"        |        | 
 ||x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.| 
 ||(low str.)       |        |        | 
G||--------|--------|--------|--------| 
D||--------|--------|--------|--------| 
A||--------|1-1-1-1-|--------|1-1-1-1-| 
E||3-3-3-3-|--------|3-3-3-3-|--------| 

                    (+tpt) 
   G        Gm/Bb    G7       Eb  Cm7 
e||--------|--------|--------|------31|| 
B||3-3-3431|3-3-3431|3-3-3431|3-3-34--|| 
G||--------|--------|----3---|0-------|| (orch. continues) 
D||0-------|--------|3-------|--------||   
A||5-------|--------|--------|--------|| 
E||3-------|--------|--------|--------|| 
 ||        |    is a|        |    is a|| 
 ||x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.|| 
 ||        |        |        |        || 
G||--------|--------|--------|--------|| 
D||--------|--------|--------|--------|| 
A||--------|1-1-1-1-|--------|6-6-3-3-|| 
E||3-3-3-3-|--------|3-3-3-3-|--------|| 

        G5  | Gm/Bb | G/B | C7sus F | 
(is a)- oooo 
G | Bb Cm | G/B | C7sus/F F | 
G | Eb Cm | G | Eb Cm | 

  (cl.) 
   n/c 
e||--------|--------|--------|--------| 
B||3-313431|3-313431|3-3-3431|3-313431| 
G||--------|--------|---0----|--------| 
D||--------|--------|--------|--------| 
A||--------|--------|--------|--------| 
E||--------|--------|--------|--------| 
                                "My.." 



             G    | Bb Cm | G/B | 
My body is a cage 
C7sus/F       G7    Eb7M Cm7   
 My body is a cage, ya - yeah, 
G    Eb7M Cm9 
Yea, ba - - by oooh-- 
n/c 
My mind holds the key 
   (bass drum) 


             G5 
My body is a cage 
            Bb 
We take what we're given 
       Eb7M 
Just because you've forgotten 
        Bb/F           Fsus4 
Doesn't mean you're forgiven 

Gm   Eb           G5 
 I'm living in an age 
              Bb   
That screams my name at night 
           Eb7M 
But when I get to the doorway 
        Bb/F      F7 
There's no one in sight 

Eb               Gm 
I'm living in an age 
       Bb                       Dm    D7 
I realize I am dancing with the one I love 
       Eb7M    
But my mind holds the key 
  (ch. enters) 
Gm      Eb 
 You're standing next to me 
Bb/F Eb                F Bb 
  My mind holds the key 

Ab                Bb Cm 
Set my spirit free 
Fm7               Bb Eb 
Set my spirit free 
Fm7         Bb7  Gm/C Cm7 
Set my body free 
Ab              Bb Eb 
Set my body free 
Fm7             
Set my body free 

OUTRO (str. and ch.) 
Bb/D Eb | Bbsus Bb | Gm/C Cm | Bb/D Eb 
                              "free" 
Bb | Fm7 |

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