Written by Julian Corrie/Franz Ferdinand/Bob Hardy/Alex Kapranos/Sam Potter/Paul Thomson
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 Dm I like the look of your place, yes I love your construction Gm Did you carve the wee key from the soap in your kitchen Bb To turn in a lock of your own penal fiction? F You’re so good at freein’ your imaginationverse 2 Dm When you took on your bid, did you make up your number? Gm Did you walk like a punk to the screws at your counter? Bb Did you say you can’t win, but you are the system F That contains in paper cagesDm Step out,-- step out of our cages Gm Step ah-ah-out, of our paper cages Bb Step ah-ah-out, step out of our cages F We’re living our lives in paper cagesBridge F Living our lives in paper cages F Living our lives in paper cages F Living our lives in paper cages Outro Dm Step out,-- step out of our cages Bb Step ah-ah-out, of our paper cages Gm Step ah-ah-out, step out of our cages A We’re living our lives in paper cages Dm Step ah-outDm Step out,-- step out of our cages Gm Step ah-ah-out, of our paper cages Bb Step ah-ah-out, step out of our cages F We’re living our lives in paper cages