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MY BODY IS A CAGE – Arcade Fire Tabbed by: BlueVeins Tuning: Standard (EADGBe) The important thing about this song is the heavy build-up, so make sure you play louder more aggressive at the end, but in this case I think it goes without saying. I would fingerpicking the first part of the song, slowly strumming the second part and strum in the last part. This tab is really just an indication of what is being heard, rather what the guitar actually plays. Enjoy! When you're fingerpicking the first part here, I would recommend picking the root and fifth for the minor chords and the root and the octave for the major chords, but of course can just mess around with the chords the way you like.
My bodyGm is a cage That Bbkeeps me from dancing
WitCmh the one I love, But my Dmind holds the key.
My bodyGm is a cage That Bbkeeps me from dancing
WitCmh the one I love, But my Dmind holds the key.
I'm stGmanding on a stage Of Bbfear and self-doubt
It's a Cmhollow play, But thDey'll clap anyway.
My bodyGm is a cage That Bbkeeps me from dancing
WitDh the one I love, BuD#t my mind holds the key.
YoCmu're standing next D#to me. My Cmmind holds tD#he key.
(The organ gets louder here, so strum the chords in stead of fingerpicking them.)
I'm lGmiving in an age That Bbcalls darkness light,
ThouCmgh my landscape is dead Still the sDhapes fill my head
I'm Gmliving in an age Whose Bbname I don't know
ThougCmh the fear keeps me moving, StiDll my heart beats so slow.
My bodyGm is a cage That Bbkeeps me from dancing
With the Done I love BuD#t my mind holds the key.
You're Cmstanding next to me. D# My Cmmind holD#ds the key.
N.C. My body is a… (This is where the song explodes, and the pattern is the same but with a slight The chords are held for the same amount of time as in the previous parts, but there is a minor after the D which is hold for one measure until it repeats. It sounds confusing, but you listen to the song, it's rather simple. This variation is played until the Gm Bb D progression.) Gm Bb Cm D Gm e|--3-----6--------3--------5--------3--| B|--3-----6--------4--------7--------3--| G|--3-----7--------5--------7--------3--| D|--5-----8--------5--------7--------5--| A|--5-----8--3--5--3--3-----5--------5--| E|--3--5--6--------------6-----6--5--3--|
My bodyGm is a cage. We Bbtake what we're given.
Just Cmbecause you're forgotten, That Ddon't mean you're forgiven.
I'm living Gmin an age That Bbscreams my name at night,
But wCmhen I get to the doorway ThDere's no one in sight.
I'm Gmliving in an age They Bblaugh and I'm dancing
WitDh the one I love, BuD#t my mind holds the key.
YoCmu're standinD#g next to me. My Cmmind holD#ds the key.
Fm* Gm* *Played at the 8th and 10th fret on the A string. Set my spirit free Fm* Gm* Set my spirit free Fm* Gm* Set my body free Fm* Gm* Set my body free Fm* Gm* Fm* Gm* Fm* Gm* Set my spirit free Fm* Gm* Set my body free Fm* Gm* Ooohoooooo Fm* Gm* Ooohoooooo | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note
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