Cage the Elephant - Back against the wall
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Back Against The Wall - Cage the Elephant
Play the two lowest bass notes and the fourth string of
the chord in the verse as shown in the intro
chords: G# 466544
F# 244322
F#(9) x9,11,11,11,9 (A shape, ninth fret.)
B 799877 (E shape, seventh fret)
B x24442
C# x46664
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Intro:
G# F# F(9)# C# B
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------11----6---4-|
G|--5------3---------------|
D|-------------11----6---4-|
A|--6------4---9-----4---2-|
E|--4------2---------------| X2 (listen to song for rythmn)
Verse 1:
G# Tonight I'll F#have a look
F#(9) C# B G#
And try to find my face again
F# F#(9)
Buried beneath this house`
My C#spirit cBries and G#dies again
F# F#(9)
Out back a monster wheres
A cC#loak of pBersian leaG#ther
F# F#(9)
Behind the TV screen
C#I've fallen Bto my kneG#es
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Pre Chorus:
(All chords in the pre chorus and chorus are down strokes, with a quick up in between
switching chords. You can here the rthymn in the song)
I said you've G#got me where you want me
And Bdammit I canC#'t turn away
I'm G#hanging by a thread and F#Im feeling like a C#fool
I'm G#stuck here in between the Bshadows of C#my yesterday
I waG#nt to get away
I F#need to get C#away
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Chorus:
G#Now you F#know
BYeah, you got my C#back against the G#wall
F#Oh gosh, BI aint got no C#other place to G#hide
F#chained down, like Ba sitting C#duck
Just waiting for G#the fall
F#You know, yeah you Bgot my back C#against the wG#all
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Verse 2:
Intro x 1/2
G# Blanket F#of silence
F#(9) C# B G#
makes me want to sink my teeth in deep
Burn all F#the evidence
F#(9) C# B G#
A fabricated disbelief
F# F#(9) C# B G#
Pull back the curtains take a look into your eyes
F# F#(9) C# B G#
My tongue has now become a platform for your lies
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Pre Chorus
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Chorus
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Solo (I haven't tabbed this and I'm not sure what scale it's in, so I'll find out
and if someone tabs it or if i work it out I'll put it up as well =D)
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Chorus
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(End however you like, probably on the G# with a down stroke.)