Rusty Cage Chords by Johnny Cash
Tempo:
111.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
E
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
You wired me awake and hit me with the hand of broken nails
You tied my lead and pull my chain to watch my blood begin to boil
But I'm gonna [G] break
[A] I'm gonna [G] break [A] my
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
I'm gonna [G] break
[A] I'm gonna [G] break [A] my
Gonna break my [G] rusty cage
[A]
And run
Too cold to start a fire.
I'm burning diesel burning dinosaur bones
I'll take the river down to still water and ride a pack of dogs
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break [G] my
[A] Gonna break my rusty cage and run
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break [G] [A] my
Gonna break [E] my rusty [G] cage
[Em] and run
[E]
When the forest burns along the road like God's eyes in my headlight
When the dogs are looking for their bones
And it's raining ice picks on your steel shoe
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
Gonna break my rusty [D]
cage
[A] [E]
And run
You tied my lead and pull my chain to watch my blood begin to boil
But I'm gonna [G] break
[A] I'm gonna [G] break [A] my
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
I'm gonna [G] break
[A] I'm gonna [G] break [A] my
Gonna break my [G] rusty cage
[A]
And run
Too cold to start a fire.
I'm burning diesel burning dinosaur bones
I'll take the river down to still water and ride a pack of dogs
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break [G] my
[A] Gonna break my rusty cage and run
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break [G] [A] my
Gonna break [E] my rusty [G] cage
[Em] and run
[E]
When the forest burns along the road like God's eyes in my headlight
When the dogs are looking for their bones
And it's raining ice picks on your steel shoe
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
Gonna break my rusty [D]
cage
[A] [E]
And run
Key:
G
A
E
Em
D
G
A
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You wired me awake and hit me with the hand of broken nails
You _ _ _ _ tied my lead and pull my chain to watch my blood begin to boil
_ _ But I'm gonna [G] break
[A] I'm gonna [G] break [A] my
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
_ I'm gonna [G] break
[A] _ I'm gonna [G] break [A] my
Gonna break my [G] rusty cage
_ _ [A] _
And run _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Too cold to start a fire.
I'm burning diesel burning dinosaur bones
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'll take the river down to still water and ride a pack of dogs
_ _ I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break [G] my
[A] Gonna break my rusty cage and run
_ I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break [G] [A] my
Gonna break [E] my rusty [G] cage
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] and run
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ When the forest burns along the road _ _ _ like God's eyes in my headlight
_ _ _ When the dogs are looking for their bones
_ _ And it's raining ice picks on your steel shoe _ _ _
_ _ I'm gonna break
_ I'm gonna break my
_ I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run
_ I'm gonna break
_ I'm gonna break my
_ Gonna break my rusty cage and run _ _
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
_ Gonna break my rusty cage and run
_ _ I'm gonna break
_ I'm gonna break my
Gonna break my rusty [D]
cage
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E]
And run _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You wired me awake and hit me with the hand of broken nails
You _ _ _ _ tied my lead and pull my chain to watch my blood begin to boil
_ _ But I'm gonna [G] break
[A] I'm gonna [G] break [A] my
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
_ I'm gonna [G] break
[A] _ I'm gonna [G] break [A] my
Gonna break my [G] rusty cage
_ _ [A] _
And run _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Too cold to start a fire.
I'm burning diesel burning dinosaur bones
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'll take the river down to still water and ride a pack of dogs
_ _ I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break [G] my
[A] Gonna break my rusty cage and run
_ I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break [G] [A] my
Gonna break [E] my rusty [G] cage
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] and run
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ When the forest burns along the road _ _ _ like God's eyes in my headlight
_ _ _ When the dogs are looking for their bones
_ _ And it's raining ice picks on your steel shoe _ _ _
_ _ I'm gonna break
_ I'm gonna break my
_ I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run
_ I'm gonna break
_ I'm gonna break my
_ Gonna break my rusty cage and run _ _
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
_ Gonna break my rusty cage and run
_ _ I'm gonna break
_ I'm gonna break my
Gonna break my rusty [D]
cage
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E]
And run _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _