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 chords
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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]
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Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
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To learn Arcade Fire - My Body Is A Cage chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Ab, Bb, Ab, Gm, Bb, Eb, Bb and Bb. Kick off your practice at a gentle 40 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 81 BPM. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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