Chords for Cage the elephant - back against the wall
Tempo:
110.4 bpm
Chords used:
G#
C#
F#
B
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[G#] [F#] [C#]
[B] [G#] [F#] [C#]
[B] [G#] [F#]
[B] [G#] [F#]
[B] [G#] [F#] [C#]
[G#] [F#] [C#]
[G#] [F#] [C#]
[G#] [B] I'm [C#] hanging [G#] by a [F#] thread and I'm feeling [C#] like a fall.
[G#] I'm stuck and ran between [B] the shadows [C#] of my yesterday.
[G#] I wanna get away, [F#] I need to [C#] get away.
[G#] Blanket of [F#] silence makes me wanna [C#] sink my teeth in [G#] deep.
Burn all the [F#] evidence of [C#] fabricated [G#] disbelief.
Pull back the [F#] curtains, took a look [C#] into your [G#] eyes.
My tongue has [F#] now become a [C#] platform for your lies.
I [G#] said you [G#m] got me where you want me [B] again and [C#] I can't turn [G#] away.
I'm hanging by a [F#] thread and I'm feeling [C#] like a fall.
[G#] I'm stuck and ran between [B] the shadows [C#] of my yesterday.
[G#] I wanna get away, [F#] I need to [C#] get away.
[G#] Now [F#] you know, [B] yeah, you [C#] cut my back [G#] against the [F#] wall.
Oh God, [B] I ain't [C#] got no other [G#] place to hide.
[F#] Chains out, [B] blood's in [C#] darkness waiting [G#] for the [F#] fall.
You know, [B] yeah, you [C#] cut my back [G#] against the wall.
[F#]
[C#] [G#] [F#]
[C#] [G#] Deep in the [F#] jungle, camouflaged [C#] by all the fallen [G#] leaves.
A hand [F#] holds up the sky while [C#] shamefully I make [G#] my plea.
The [F#] altar's calling but my legs [C#] won't seem to [G#] stand.
Guess I'm a [F#] coward scared to face [C#] the man I am.
I [G#] said you got me where you want [B] me again [C#] and I can't turn away.
[G#] I'm hanging by a thread [F#] and I'm feeling like a [G#] fall.
I'm stuck and ran between [B] the [C#] shadows of my yesterday.
[G#] I wanna get away, [F#] I need [C#] to get [G#] away.
[F#] Now you [B] know, yeah, [C#] you cut my back [G#] against the [F#] wall.
Oh [B] God, I [C#] ain't got no other [G#] place to [F#] hide.
Chains [B] out, blood's in [C#] darkness waiting [G#] for the fall.
[F#] You know, [B] yeah, [C#] you cut my back [G#] against the wall.
[G#m]
[C#] [G#] [G#m]
[C#] [G#] [B]
[C#] [G#] [B]
[C#] [G#] [F#] [C#]
[G#] [F#] [C#]
[G#] [F#] [B] [C#]
[G#] [F#] [B] [C#]
[G#] Now [F#] you [B] know, yeah, [C#] you cut my back [G#] against the [F#] wall.
Oh God, [B] I [G#] ain't got no other place to hide.
[F#] Chains out, [B] blood's in [C#] darkness waiting [G#] for the fall.
[F#] You know, [B] yeah, you [C#] cut my back [G#] against the wall.
[G#] [F#] [C#]
[B] [G#] [F#] [C#]
[B] [G#] [F#]
[B] [G#] [F#]
[B] [G#] [F#] [C#]
[G#] [F#] [C#]
[G#] [F#] [C#]
[G#] [B] I'm [C#] hanging [G#] by a [F#] thread and I'm feeling [C#] like a fall.
[G#] I'm stuck and ran between [B] the shadows [C#] of my yesterday.
[G#] I wanna get away, [F#] I need to [C#] get away.
[G#] Blanket of [F#] silence makes me wanna [C#] sink my teeth in [G#] deep.
Burn all the [F#] evidence of [C#] fabricated [G#] disbelief.
Pull back the [F#] curtains, took a look [C#] into your [G#] eyes.
My tongue has [F#] now become a [C#] platform for your lies.
I [G#] said you [G#m] got me where you want me [B] again and [C#] I can't turn [G#] away.
I'm hanging by a [F#] thread and I'm feeling [C#] like a fall.
[G#] I'm stuck and ran between [B] the shadows [C#] of my yesterday.
[G#] I wanna get away, [F#] I need to [C#] get away.
[G#] Now [F#] you know, [B] yeah, you [C#] cut my back [G#] against the [F#] wall.
Oh God, [B] I ain't [C#] got no other [G#] place to hide.
[F#] Chains out, [B] blood's in [C#] darkness waiting [G#] for the [F#] fall.
You know, [B] yeah, you [C#] cut my back [G#] against the wall.
[F#]
[C#] [G#] [F#]
[C#] [G#] Deep in the [F#] jungle, camouflaged [C#] by all the fallen [G#] leaves.
A hand [F#] holds up the sky while [C#] shamefully I make [G#] my plea.
The [F#] altar's calling but my legs [C#] won't seem to [G#] stand.
Guess I'm a [F#] coward scared to face [C#] the man I am.
I [G#] said you got me where you want [B] me again [C#] and I can't turn away.
[G#] I'm hanging by a thread [F#] and I'm feeling like a [G#] fall.
I'm stuck and ran between [B] the [C#] shadows of my yesterday.
[G#] I wanna get away, [F#] I need [C#] to get [G#] away.
[F#] Now you [B] know, yeah, [C#] you cut my back [G#] against the [F#] wall.
Oh [B] God, I [C#] ain't got no other [G#] place to [F#] hide.
Chains [B] out, blood's in [C#] darkness waiting [G#] for the fall.
[F#] You know, [B] yeah, [C#] you cut my back [G#] against the wall.
[G#m]
[C#] [G#] [G#m]
[C#] [G#] [B]
[C#] [G#] [B]
[C#] [G#] [F#] [C#]
[G#] [F#] [C#]
[G#] [F#] [B] [C#]
[G#] [F#] [B] [C#]
[G#] Now [F#] you [B] know, yeah, [C#] you cut my back [G#] against the [F#] wall.
Oh God, [B] I [G#] ain't got no other place to hide.
[F#] Chains out, [B] blood's in [C#] darkness waiting [G#] for the fall.
[F#] You know, [B] yeah, you [C#] cut my back [G#] against the wall.
Key:
G#
C#
F#
B
G#m
G#
C#
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[B] _ [G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _
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[B] _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _
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_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [B] _ I'm [C#] hanging _ [G#] _ by a [F#] thread and I'm feeling [C#] like a fall.
[G#] I'm stuck and ran between [B] the shadows [C#] of my yesterday.
[G#] I wanna get away, [F#] I need to [C#] get away.
[G#] _ Blanket of [F#] silence makes me wanna [C#] sink my teeth in [G#] deep.
Burn all the [F#] evidence of [C#] fabricated [G#] disbelief.
Pull back the [F#] curtains, took a look [C#] into your [G#] eyes.
My tongue has [F#] now become a [C#] platform for your lies.
I [G#] said you [G#m] got me where you want me [B] again and [C#] I can't turn [G#] away.
I'm hanging by a [F#] thread and I'm feeling [C#] like a fall.
[G#] I'm stuck and ran between [B] the shadows [C#] of my yesterday.
[G#] I wanna get away, [F#] I need to [C#] get away.
[G#] Now [F#] you know, [B] yeah, you [C#] cut my back [G#] against the [F#] wall.
Oh God, [B] I ain't [C#] got no other [G#] place to hide.
[F#] Chains out, [B] blood's in [C#] darkness waiting [G#] for the [F#] fall.
You know, [B] yeah, you [C#] cut my back [G#] against the wall.
[F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [G#] _ Deep in the [F#] jungle, camouflaged [C#] by all the fallen [G#] leaves.
A hand [F#] holds up the sky while [C#] shamefully I make [G#] my plea.
The [F#] altar's calling but my legs [C#] won't seem to [G#] stand.
Guess I'm a [F#] coward scared to face [C#] the man I am.
I [G#] said you got me where you want [B] me again [C#] and I can't turn away.
[G#] I'm hanging by a thread [F#] and I'm feeling like a [G#] fall.
I'm stuck and ran between [B] the [C#] shadows of my yesterday.
[G#] I wanna get away, [F#] I need [C#] to get [G#] away.
[F#] Now you [B] know, yeah, [C#] you cut my back [G#] against the [F#] wall.
Oh [B] God, I [C#] ain't got no other [G#] place to [F#] hide.
Chains [B] out, blood's in [C#] darkness waiting [G#] for the fall.
[F#] You know, [B] yeah, [C#] you cut my back [G#] against the wall.
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[C#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[C#] _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
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[C#] _ _ [G#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
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_ _ [G#] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ [G#] Now [F#] you [B] know, yeah, [C#] you cut my back [G#] against the [F#] wall.
Oh God, [B] I [G#] ain't got no other place to hide.
[F#] Chains out, [B] blood's in [C#] darkness waiting [G#] for the fall.
[F#] You know, [B] yeah, you [C#] cut my back [G#] against the wall. _ _ _ _ _
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[G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[B] _ [G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _
[B] _ [G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
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[B] _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _
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_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [B] _ I'm [C#] hanging _ [G#] _ by a [F#] thread and I'm feeling [C#] like a fall.
[G#] I'm stuck and ran between [B] the shadows [C#] of my yesterday.
[G#] I wanna get away, [F#] I need to [C#] get away.
[G#] _ Blanket of [F#] silence makes me wanna [C#] sink my teeth in [G#] deep.
Burn all the [F#] evidence of [C#] fabricated [G#] disbelief.
Pull back the [F#] curtains, took a look [C#] into your [G#] eyes.
My tongue has [F#] now become a [C#] platform for your lies.
I [G#] said you [G#m] got me where you want me [B] again and [C#] I can't turn [G#] away.
I'm hanging by a [F#] thread and I'm feeling [C#] like a fall.
[G#] I'm stuck and ran between [B] the shadows [C#] of my yesterday.
[G#] I wanna get away, [F#] I need to [C#] get away.
[G#] Now [F#] you know, [B] yeah, you [C#] cut my back [G#] against the [F#] wall.
Oh God, [B] I ain't [C#] got no other [G#] place to hide.
[F#] Chains out, [B] blood's in [C#] darkness waiting [G#] for the [F#] fall.
You know, [B] yeah, you [C#] cut my back [G#] against the wall.
[F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [G#] _ Deep in the [F#] jungle, camouflaged [C#] by all the fallen [G#] leaves.
A hand [F#] holds up the sky while [C#] shamefully I make [G#] my plea.
The [F#] altar's calling but my legs [C#] won't seem to [G#] stand.
Guess I'm a [F#] coward scared to face [C#] the man I am.
I [G#] said you got me where you want [B] me again [C#] and I can't turn away.
[G#] I'm hanging by a thread [F#] and I'm feeling like a [G#] fall.
I'm stuck and ran between [B] the [C#] shadows of my yesterday.
[G#] I wanna get away, [F#] I need [C#] to get [G#] away.
[F#] Now you [B] know, yeah, [C#] you cut my back [G#] against the [F#] wall.
Oh [B] God, I [C#] ain't got no other [G#] place to [F#] hide.
Chains [B] out, blood's in [C#] darkness waiting [G#] for the fall.
[F#] You know, [B] yeah, [C#] you cut my back [G#] against the wall.
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[C#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[C#] _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
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[C#] _ _ [G#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
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_ _ [G#] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ [G#] Now [F#] you [B] know, yeah, [C#] you cut my back [G#] against the [F#] wall.
Oh God, [B] I [G#] ain't got no other place to hide.
[F#] Chains out, [B] blood's in [C#] darkness waiting [G#] for the fall.
[F#] You know, [B] yeah, you [C#] cut my back [G#] against the wall. _ _ _ _ _
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