My Body Is a Cage Chords by Arcade Fire
Tempo:
81.4 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Cm
Gm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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My body is a cage that [Bb] keeps me from dancing [Eb] with the one I love
[Gm] But my mind holds the key
My body is a cage [Bb] that keeps me from dancing [Eb] with the one I love
But my mind holds the [Gm] key
I'm standing on the stage [Bb] of fear and self doubt
[Eb] It's a hollow play but they'll [Gm] clap anyway
My body is a cage [Bb] that keeps me from dancing [D] with the one I love
[Eb] But my mind holds the key
[Cm] [Eb] Standing next to me
[Cm] [Eb] But my mind holds the key
[Cm] I'm living [Gm] in an age [Bb] that calls darkness light
[Eb] Though my language is dead, [Gm] still the shapes fill my head
I'm living in an age, [Bb] whose name I don't know
[Cm] Though the fear keeps me moving, [Gm] still my heart beats so slow
My body is a cage [Bb] that keeps me from dancing [D] with the one I love
[Eb] But my mind holds the key
[Cm]
[Eb] Standing next to me
[Cm]
[Eb] But my mind holds the key
[Cm] My body is a cage
[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb] [A] [Gm]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] My body is a cage
We [Bb] take one for given, [Eb] just because you've forgotten that [Gm] don't mean you're forgiven
I'm living in a day, [Bb] a time and a night
But when [Cm] I get to the store with [Gm] the snow on the side
I'm living in a day, a day [Bb] like that I'm dancing with [D] the one I love
But [Eb] my mind holds the key
Standing [Cm] next to me
But my mind holds the key
[Cm] [Ab] Set my spirit free
[Bb] [Ab] Set my spirit [Bb] free
[Ab] Set my body free
[Bb] [Ab] Set my body free
[Bb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab] Set my spirit free
[Bb] [Ab] Set my body [Bb] free
[Ab] [Bb] [Bb] [Ab]
[Bb]
[Gm] But my mind holds the key
My body is a cage [Bb] that keeps me from dancing [Eb] with the one I love
But my mind holds the [Gm] key
I'm standing on the stage [Bb] of fear and self doubt
[Eb] It's a hollow play but they'll [Gm] clap anyway
My body is a cage [Bb] that keeps me from dancing [D] with the one I love
[Eb] But my mind holds the key
[Cm] [Eb] Standing next to me
[Cm] [Eb] But my mind holds the key
[Cm] I'm living [Gm] in an age [Bb] that calls darkness light
[Eb] Though my language is dead, [Gm] still the shapes fill my head
I'm living in an age, [Bb] whose name I don't know
[Cm] Though the fear keeps me moving, [Gm] still my heart beats so slow
My body is a cage [Bb] that keeps me from dancing [D] with the one I love
[Eb] But my mind holds the key
[Cm]
[Eb] Standing next to me
[Cm]
[Eb] But my mind holds the key
[Cm] My body is a cage
[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb] [A] [Gm]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] My body is a cage
We [Bb] take one for given, [Eb] just because you've forgotten that [Gm] don't mean you're forgiven
I'm living in a day, [Bb] a time and a night
But when [Cm] I get to the store with [Gm] the snow on the side
I'm living in a day, a day [Bb] like that I'm dancing with [D] the one I love
But [Eb] my mind holds the key
Standing [Cm] next to me
But my mind holds the key
[Cm] [Ab] Set my spirit free
[Bb] [Ab] Set my spirit [Bb] free
[Ab] Set my body free
[Bb] [Ab] Set my body free
[Bb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab] Set my spirit free
[Bb] [Ab] Set my body [Bb] free
[Ab] [Bb] [Bb] [Ab]
[Bb]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Cm
Gm
Ab
Bb
Eb
Cm
My body is a cage that [Bb] keeps me from dancing [Eb] with the one I love
[Gm] But my mind holds the key
_ My body is a cage [Bb] that keeps me from dancing [Eb] with the one I love
But my mind holds the [Gm] key
_ I'm standing on the stage [Bb] of fear and self doubt
[Eb] It's a hollow play but they'll [Gm] clap anyway
_ My body is a cage [Bb] that keeps me from dancing [D] with the one I love
[Eb] But my mind holds the key
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Standing next to me
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] But my mind holds the key
[Cm] _ I'm living [Gm] in an age [Bb] that calls darkness light
[Eb] Though my language is dead, [Gm] still the shapes fill my head
_ I'm living in an age, [Bb] whose name I don't know
[Cm] Though the fear keeps me moving, [Gm] still my heart beats so slow
_ My body is a cage [Bb] that keeps me from dancing [D] with the one I love
[Eb] But my mind holds the key
[Cm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] Standing next to me
[Cm] _ _ _
[Eb] But my mind holds the key
[Cm] _ My body is a cage
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ My body is a cage
We [Bb] take one for given, [Eb] just because you've forgotten that [Gm] don't mean you're forgiven
_ I'm living in a day, _ [Bb] a time and a night
But when [Cm] I get to the store with [Gm] the snow on the side
_ I'm living in a day, a day [Bb] like that I'm dancing with [D] the one I love
But [Eb] my mind holds the key
Standing [Cm] _ _ _ _ next to me
_ _ But my mind holds the key
[Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] Set my spirit free
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] Set my spirit [Bb] free
_ _ _ [Ab] Set my body free
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] Set my body free
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] Set my spirit free
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] Set my body [Bb] free
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] But my mind holds the key
_ My body is a cage [Bb] that keeps me from dancing [Eb] with the one I love
But my mind holds the [Gm] key
_ I'm standing on the stage [Bb] of fear and self doubt
[Eb] It's a hollow play but they'll [Gm] clap anyway
_ My body is a cage [Bb] that keeps me from dancing [D] with the one I love
[Eb] But my mind holds the key
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Standing next to me
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] But my mind holds the key
[Cm] _ I'm living [Gm] in an age [Bb] that calls darkness light
[Eb] Though my language is dead, [Gm] still the shapes fill my head
_ I'm living in an age, [Bb] whose name I don't know
[Cm] Though the fear keeps me moving, [Gm] still my heart beats so slow
_ My body is a cage [Bb] that keeps me from dancing [D] with the one I love
[Eb] But my mind holds the key
[Cm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] Standing next to me
[Cm] _ _ _
[Eb] But my mind holds the key
[Cm] _ My body is a cage
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ My body is a cage
We [Bb] take one for given, [Eb] just because you've forgotten that [Gm] don't mean you're forgiven
_ I'm living in a day, _ [Bb] a time and a night
But when [Cm] I get to the store with [Gm] the snow on the side
_ I'm living in a day, a day [Bb] like that I'm dancing with [D] the one I love
But [Eb] my mind holds the key
Standing [Cm] _ _ _ _ next to me
_ _ But my mind holds the key
[Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] Set my spirit free
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] Set my spirit [Bb] free
_ _ _ [Ab] Set my body free
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] Set my body free
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] Set my spirit free
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] Set my body [Bb] free
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _