Written by Win Butler/Régine Chassagne
IntroVerse 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)hide this tabG5 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||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 keyhide this tabG5 Eb7M G5 Eb7M Eb6 e||--------|--------|--------|--------| B||------1-|3-------|(3)-----|(3)-----| G||3-------|--------|--------|--------| D||--------|--------|--------|--------| A||--------|--------|--------|--------| E||--------|--------|--------|--------|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.) Instrumentalhide this tab(horn) G Eb7M Bbm Eb e||--------|--------|--------|--------|| B||0-------|--------|--------|--------|| G||--------|3-------|(3)-----|(3)-----|| D||--------|--------|--------|--------|| A||--------|--------|--------|--------|| E||--------|--------|--------|--------|| "My mind holds the key"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 |hide this tabMy 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.."
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