My Body Is A Cage Chords by Peter Gabriel
Tempo:
79.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
Eb
Bb
Gm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Eb]
[G] [Eb]
[Cm] [Gm] [Eb]
[Cm] [G] [Eb]
My [Cm] body [G] is a cage [Eb] that keeps me from dancing [G] with the one I love.
[Eb] My mind [Cm] holds the key.
[Gm]
[G] [Eb] My [Cm] body [G] is a cage that [Eb]
keeps me from dancing [G] with the one I love.
[Gm] But my mind holds the key.
I'm standing [Bbm] on a stage [G] of fear and self-doubt.
[Eb] It's a hollow [Cm] play, [G] but they'll clap anyway.
[Eb]
[G] [Eb]
My body is [G] a cage that [Eb] keeps me from [Gm] dancing with the one I love.
[Eb] My mind [Cm] holds the key.
[G] My [Eb] mind holds the key.
[Bbm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] My mind [Bbm] holds the key.
I'm living [G] in an age that [Eb] calls darkness light.
[G] Though my language [Gm] is dead, [Bbm] still the shapes fill my head.
[G] I'm living [Bbm] in an age whose [G] name I don't know.
[Dm] Though the fear keeps me moving, still my heart beats so slow.
[G] My body [Gm] is a [G] cage that [Eb]
[G] [Gm]
[G] [Gm] [Bb]
[G] keeps me [Eb]
[G] [Bb]
[G] [Bb] [Cm]
[G] [Bb] [Cm] [G]
from dancing with the one I [Gm] love.
[Eb]
[G] [Gm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Eb]
[G] My body is a cage.
[Bb] [F] [G]
[F] [Bb] My [F] body [G] is a cage.
[Gm] [Eb] My [Gm] body [A] [G]
[Gm] is a cage.
[Eb]
[C] [Ab]
[D]
My body [G] is a cage.
We take [Bb] what we are given.
[Eb] Just because you've [Cm] forgotten, [Bb] doesn't mean you're [F] forgiven.
[Gm] [Eb] I'm living [G] in an age that [Bb] screams my name at night.
But when I get to [Eb] the doorway, [Bb] there's no one [F] in sight.
[Eb]
I'm living [Gm] in an [G] age.
I [Bb] realize I am dancing [D] with the one I love.
[Eb] But my mind holds the key.
[Gm] You're [Eb]
standing next to me.
[Bb] [Eb] My mind holds the key.
[Bb] [Ab] Set my spirit free.
[Bb] [Cm] [Fm] Set my spirit free.
[Bb] [Eb] [Fm] Set my body [Bb] free.
[Cm] [Ab] Set my body free.
[Bb] [Eb] Set [Fm] my body free.
Set my [Bb] body free.
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Fm] [Ab]
[G] [Eb]
[Cm] [Gm] [Eb]
[Cm] [G] [Eb]
My [Cm] body [G] is a cage [Eb] that keeps me from dancing [G] with the one I love.
[Eb] My mind [Cm] holds the key.
[Gm]
[G] [Eb] My [Cm] body [G] is a cage that [Eb]
keeps me from dancing [G] with the one I love.
[Gm] But my mind holds the key.
I'm standing [Bbm] on a stage [G] of fear and self-doubt.
[Eb] It's a hollow [Cm] play, [G] but they'll clap anyway.
[Eb]
[G] [Eb]
My body is [G] a cage that [Eb] keeps me from [Gm] dancing with the one I love.
[Eb] My mind [Cm] holds the key.
[G] My [Eb] mind holds the key.
[Bbm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] My mind [Bbm] holds the key.
I'm living [G] in an age that [Eb] calls darkness light.
[G] Though my language [Gm] is dead, [Bbm] still the shapes fill my head.
[G] I'm living [Bbm] in an age whose [G] name I don't know.
[Dm] Though the fear keeps me moving, still my heart beats so slow.
[G] My body [Gm] is a [G] cage that [Eb]
[G] [Gm]
[G] [Gm] [Bb]
[G] keeps me [Eb]
[G] [Bb]
[G] [Bb] [Cm]
[G] [Bb] [Cm] [G]
from dancing with the one I [Gm] love.
[Eb]
[G] [Gm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Eb]
[G] My body is a cage.
[Bb] [F] [G]
[F] [Bb] My [F] body [G] is a cage.
[Gm] [Eb] My [Gm] body [A] [G]
[Gm] is a cage.
[Eb]
[C] [Ab]
[D]
My body [G] is a cage.
We take [Bb] what we are given.
[Eb] Just because you've [Cm] forgotten, [Bb] doesn't mean you're [F] forgiven.
[Gm] [Eb] I'm living [G] in an age that [Bb] screams my name at night.
But when I get to [Eb] the doorway, [Bb] there's no one [F] in sight.
[Eb]
I'm living [Gm] in an [G] age.
I [Bb] realize I am dancing [D] with the one I love.
[Eb] But my mind holds the key.
[Gm] You're [Eb]
standing next to me.
[Bb] [Eb] My mind holds the key.
[Bb] [Ab] Set my spirit free.
[Bb] [Cm] [Fm] Set my spirit free.
[Bb] [Eb] [Fm] Set my body [Bb] free.
[Cm] [Ab] Set my body free.
[Bb] [Eb] Set [Fm] my body free.
Set my [Bb] body free.
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Fm] [Ab]
Key:
G
Eb
Bb
Gm
Cm
G
Eb
Bb
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
My [Cm] body [G] is a cage [Eb] that keeps me from dancing [G] with the one I love.
[Eb] My mind [Cm] holds the key.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] My _ [Cm] body [G] is a cage that [Eb]
keeps me from dancing [G] with the one I love.
[Gm] But my mind holds the key.
_ I'm standing [Bbm] on a stage _ [G] of fear and self-doubt.
[Eb] It's a hollow [Cm] play, [G] but they'll clap anyway.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
My body is [G] a cage that [Eb] keeps me from [Gm] dancing with the one I love.
[Eb] My mind [Cm] holds the key.
[G] My _ _ [Eb] mind holds the key.
[Bbm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ My mind [Bbm] holds the key.
I'm living [G] in an age that [Eb] calls darkness light.
[G] Though my language [Gm] is dead, [Bbm] still the shapes fill my head.
[G] _ I'm living [Bbm] in an age whose [G] name I don't know.
[Dm] Though the fear keeps me moving, still my heart beats so slow. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ My body [Gm] is a _ _ _ _ _ [G] cage that _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[G] keeps me _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [G] _
from dancing with the one I [Gm] love.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ My body is a cage.
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] My [F] body [G] is a cage.
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] My [Gm] body [A] _ [G] _
_ [Gm] is a cage.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My body [G] is a cage.
We take [Bb] what we are given.
[Eb] Just because you've [Cm] forgotten, [Bb] doesn't mean you're [F] forgiven.
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] I'm living [G] in an age that [Bb] screams my name at night.
But when I get to [Eb] the doorway, [Bb] there's no one [F] in sight.
_ [Eb] _
I'm living [Gm] in an [G] age.
I [Bb] realize I am dancing [D] with the one I love.
[Eb] But my mind holds the key.
[Gm] _ You're _ [Eb]
standing next to me.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] My mind holds the key.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] Set my spirit free.
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [Fm] Set my spirit free.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] Set my body [Bb] free.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] Set my body free.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ Set [Fm] my body free.
Set my [Bb] body free.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
My [Cm] body [G] is a cage [Eb] that keeps me from dancing [G] with the one I love.
[Eb] My mind [Cm] holds the key.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] My _ [Cm] body [G] is a cage that [Eb]
keeps me from dancing [G] with the one I love.
[Gm] But my mind holds the key.
_ I'm standing [Bbm] on a stage _ [G] of fear and self-doubt.
[Eb] It's a hollow [Cm] play, [G] but they'll clap anyway.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
My body is [G] a cage that [Eb] keeps me from [Gm] dancing with the one I love.
[Eb] My mind [Cm] holds the key.
[G] My _ _ [Eb] mind holds the key.
[Bbm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ My mind [Bbm] holds the key.
I'm living [G] in an age that [Eb] calls darkness light.
[G] Though my language [Gm] is dead, [Bbm] still the shapes fill my head.
[G] _ I'm living [Bbm] in an age whose [G] name I don't know.
[Dm] Though the fear keeps me moving, still my heart beats so slow. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ My body [Gm] is a _ _ _ _ _ [G] cage that _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[G] keeps me _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [G] _
from dancing with the one I [Gm] love.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ My body is a cage.
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] My [F] body [G] is a cage.
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] My [Gm] body [A] _ [G] _
_ [Gm] is a cage.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My body [G] is a cage.
We take [Bb] what we are given.
[Eb] Just because you've [Cm] forgotten, [Bb] doesn't mean you're [F] forgiven.
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] I'm living [G] in an age that [Bb] screams my name at night.
But when I get to [Eb] the doorway, [Bb] there's no one [F] in sight.
_ [Eb] _
I'm living [Gm] in an [G] age.
I [Bb] realize I am dancing [D] with the one I love.
[Eb] But my mind holds the key.
[Gm] _ You're _ [Eb]
standing next to me.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] My mind holds the key.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] Set my spirit free.
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [Fm] Set my spirit free.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] Set my body [Bb] free.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] Set my body free.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ Set [Fm] my body free.
Set my [Bb] body free.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _