Peter Gabriel

My Body Is A Cage(Cavaco chords)

Peter Gabriel

Key: B

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Intro 
   
   
  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)
  
 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
  (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
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 |

Written by Win Butler/Régine Chassagne

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