Peter Gabriel - My body is a cage
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MY BODY IS A CAGE -- PETER GABRIEL, "Scratch My Back"[2010]
Exact chords and tabs by ClassicalfreaK, 2015
** Yes, yes, I know that there are other high quality versions
of this song from Arcade Fire, but everyone knows that PG's
version has a lot harder chords, and is generally more
awesome [opinion]. Nobody else has attempted THIS version,
yet, so enjoy it and hold on tight!
**I chose the recording used in the iconic House, M.D. scene,
not the Oxford recording.
<<-LEGEND->>
pno. piano
hn. horn
B&G-only tabs I put instances where only the B and G string [2nd
and 3rd] to save on space.
orch. orchestra
ch. choir
tpt trumpet; in the case of the orch. tab, "+tpt" means
that the trumpet line is added to the top tab staff
str. strings
cl. clarinet
[G.P.] "Grand Pause". A section that has a long break.
"2x" second time; in the case of the first tab section,
the hn. line is played in the repeat
||o -- o|| my notation of repeats; when you run into the backwards
||o -- o|| repeat [o||] play everything going back to the first
repeat one time, unless otherwise specified
ADVANCED CHORD DIAGRAM:
Dmadd4 xx4344
EbM7 xx1333
OR x68786
C7sus/F 133333
Cm7 x35343
Gm/C x35333
Bbm x13321
OR 688666
Fsus4 131311
Bb/F 11333x
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INTRO
[pno.]
G5 EbM7 G5 EbM7 Eb6
e|| --------|--------|--------|-------- ||
B||o --------|--------|--------|-------- o||
G|| 7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-5-5- ||
D|| 5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5- ||
A||o --------|6-------|--------|6------- o||
E|| --------|--------|--------|-------- ||
|| | | | ||
|| x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x. ||
||[hn, 2x] | | | ||
B||o --------|----1---|3-------|-------- o||
G||o 3-------|--------|--------|-------- o||
VERSE
My body is a G5cage
That EbM7keeps me from dancing with the G5one I love
My EbM7mind holds the key
[horn]
G5 EbM7 G5 EbM7 Eb6
e||--------|--------|--------|--------|
B||------1-|3-------|[3]-----|[3]-----|
G||3-------|--------|--------|--------|
D||--------|--------|--------|--------|
A||--------|--------|--------|--------|
E||--------|--------|--------|--------|
My body is a G5cage
That EbM7keeps me from dancing with the Gone I love
But my EbM7mind holds the key
G5I'm standing on a Bbmstage
Of Gfear and self doubt
It's a EbM7hollow play
G EbM7 | G | EbM7
But they'll clap anyway
VERSE
My body is a G5cage
That EbM7keeps me from dancing with the G5one I love
My EbM7mind holds the key
[horn]
G EbM7 Bbm Eb
e||--------|--------|--------|--------||
B||0-------|--------|--------|--------||
G||--------|3-------|[3]-----|[3]-----||
D||--------|--------|--------|--------||
A||--------|--------|--------|--------||
E||--------|--------|--------|--------||
"My mind holds the key"
[orch. enters]
Gm My mind holds the Bbmkey
I'm living in an G5age
That calEbM7ls darkness light
Though my G5language is dead
Still the Bbmshapes fill my head
G/B I'm living in an Bbmage
Whose Gname I don't know
Though the Dmadd4fear keeps me moving
Still my heart beats so slow
[bass drum]
[G.P.]
INSTRUMENTAL
My body is a --
[high str.] [+brass]
Gm Gm/Bb G EbM7/Bb
e||--------|--------|--------|------31|
B||3-3-3431|3-3-3431|3-3-3431|3-3-34--|
G||--------|--------|--------|--------|
D||--------|--------|------5-|5---3---|
A||--------|--------|----2---|5---5---|
E||--------|--------|--------|6---6---|
|| | "is a" | |
||x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.|
||[low str.] | | |
G||--------|--------|--------|--------|
D||--------|--------|--------|--------|
A||--------|1-1-1-1-|--------|1-1-1-1-|
E||3-3-3-3-|--------|3-3-3-3-|--------|
[+tpt]
G Gm/Bb G7 Eb Cm7
e||--------|--------|--------|------31||
B||3-3-3431|3-3-3431|3-3-3431|3-3-34--||
G||--------|--------|----3---|0-------|| [orch. continues]
D||0-------|--------|3-------|--------||
A||5-------|--------|--------|--------||
E||3-------|--------|--------|--------||
|| | is a| | is a||
||x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.|x.x.x.x.||
|| | | | ||
G||--------|--------|--------|--------||
D||--------|--------|--------|--------||
A||--------|1-1-1-1-|--------|6-6-3-3-||
E||3-3-3-3-|--------|3-3-3-3-|--------||
G5 | Gm/Bb | G/B | C7sus F |
[is a]- oooo
G | Bb Cm | G/B | C7sus/F F |
G | Eb Cm | G | Eb Cm |
[cl.]
n/c
e||--------|--------|--------|--------|
B||3-313431|3-313431|3-3-3431|3-313431|
G||--------|--------|---0----|--------|
D||--------|--------|--------|--------|
A||--------|--------|--------|--------|
E||--------|--------|--------|--------|
"My.."
G | Bb Cm | G/B |
My body is a cage
C7sus/F My body is a G7cage, EbM7ya - Cm7yeah,
GYea, EbM7ba - Cm9- by oooh--
n/c
My mind holds the key
[bass drum]
[G.P.]
My body is a G5cage
We take whatBb we're given
Just beEbM7cause you've forgotten
Doesn't Bb/Fmean you're forFsus4given
Gm I'm Ebliving in an G5age
That screams mBby name at night
But when I EbM7get to the doorway
There's Bb/Fno one in F7sight
EbI'm living in an Gmage
I realiBbze I am dancing with the Dmone I D7love
But my EbM7mind holds the key
[ch. enters]
Gm You're Ebstanding next to me
Bb/F My Ebmind holds the keyF Bb
AbSet my spirit freeBb Cm
Fm7Set my spirit freeBb Eb
Fm7Set my body Bb7free Gm/C Cm7
AbSet my body freeBb Eb
Fm7Set my body free
OUTRO [str. and ch.]
Bb/D Eb | Bbsus Bb | Gm/C Cm | Bb/D Eb
"free"
Bb | Fm7 | ||
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Enjoy! I spent a lot of time on this one, adding
in all the fun background parts so that anyone
can play any part if they wish, and not just
be confined to strumming chords. Please tell me
what you think in the comments!
-ClassicalfreaK