Andy Shauf - Swimming in a cage

^CI waited ‘till the ^F#/Gmorning To put my ^Empen to use I ^Cwrote it out a ^Ahundred times But it ^Emnever seemed as true ^CAs when I stumbled ^F#/Ghome And felt the ^Emwords upon my lips ^CYou grabbed me ^Aby my arms And smelled the ^Emliquor in my truth

I said, “I’m ^Dswimming in a ^Emcage…" [Verse] ^CThe morning grows in ^F#/Gsilence And I ^Emwatched it fill the room ^CEarlier than ^Adawn You crept ^Eminto the kitchen’s light You ^Calways were an early ^F#/Gbird And ^EmI was always tired ^CSo I laid in bed ^Aalone, awake And ^Emthought about the coming day

I said, “I'm ^Dswimming in a ^Emcage" “I’m ^Dswimming in a ^Emcage…"

^CI folded up my ^F#/Gpage And left it ^Emby the kitchen sink ^CWhere I knew that ^Ayou would find it When you ^Emcame back from the yard You’d be ^Csetting down the ^F#/Gbasket Full of ^Emapples from the tree And ^Cwith two hands you would ^Aopen up my letter And ^Embegin to read:

“I'm ^Dswimming in a ^Emcage..." “And I ^Ddon’t want you ^Emdrowning”

And ^Cas my boots turned up ^F#/Gdust I just ^Emhoped for understanding C A Em