G5
My body is a cage
Eb7MG
That keeps me from dancing with the one I love
Eb7M
But my mind holds the key
G5Bbm
I'm standing on a stage
G
Of fear and self doubt
Eb7M
It's a hollow play
GEb7M | G | Eb7M
But they'll clap anyway
Verse
G5
My body is a cage
Eb7MG5
That keeps me from dancing with the one I love
Eb7M
My mind holds the key
(horn)
GEb7MBbmEb
e||--------|--------|--------|--------||
B||0-------|--------|--------|--------||
G||--------|3-------|(3)-----|(3)-----||
D||--------|--------|--------|--------||
A||--------|--------|--------|--------||
E||--------|--------|--------|--------||
'My mind holds the key'
GmBbm
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/BBbm
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)
GmGm/BbGEb7M/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)
GGm/BbG7EbCm7
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 | C7susF |
(is a)- oooo
G | BbCm | G/B | C7sus/FF |
G | EbCm | G | EbCm |
(cl.)
n/c
e||--------|--------|--------|--------|
B||3-313431|3-313431|3-3-3431|3-313431|
G||--------|--------|---0----|--------|
D||--------|--------|--------|--------|
A||--------|--------|--------|--------|
E||--------|--------|--------|--------|
'My..'
G | BbCm | G/B |
My body is a cage
C7sus/FG7Eb7MCm7
My body is a cage, ya - yeah,
GEb7MCm9
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/FFsus4
Doesn't mean you're forgiven
GmEbG5
I'm living in an age
Bb
That screams my name at night
Eb7M
But when I get to the doorway
Bb/FF7
There's no one in sight
EbGm
I'm living in an age
BbDmD7
I realize I am dancing with the one I love
Eb7M
But my mind holds the key
(ch. enters)
GmEb
You're standing next to me
Bb/FEbFBb
My mind holds the key
AbBbCm
Set my spirit free
Fm7BbEb
Set my spirit free
Fm7Bb7Gm/CCm7
Set my body free
AbBbEb
Set my body free
Fm7
Set my body free
OUTRO (str. and ch.)
Bb/DEb | BbsusBb | Gm/CCm | Bb/DEb
'free'
Bb | Fm7 |