Intro Verse + Chorus Outro
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Gm 355xxx Dm x57765 Dm x57765
A 577xxx Gm 355333 Bb 688766
Bb 688xxx Bb 688766 Gm 355333
C 8-10-10-x-x-x F 133211 A 577655
C# 9-11-11-x-x-x
D 10-12-12-x-x-x
(Main riffs shown at bottom)
[Intro]
Gm A
Step out, step out of our cages
Bb C C# D
Out of our cages, out of our cages, step out
[Verse 1]
Dm Gm Bb F
Dm
I like the look of your place, yes I love your construction
Gm
Did you carve the wee key from the soap in your kitchen
Bb
To turn in a lock of your own penal fiction?
F
You’re so good at freein’ your imagination
[Chorus 1]
Dm
Step out,-- step out of our cages
Gm
Step ah-ah-out, of our paper cages
Bb
Step ah-ah-out, step out of our cages
F
We’re living our lives in paper cages
[Verse 2]
Dm
When you took on your bid, did you make up your number?
Gm
Did you walk like a punk to the screws at your counter?
Bb
Did you say you can’t win, but you are the system
F
That contains in paper cages
[Chorus 2]
Dm
Step out,-- step out of our cages
Gm
Step ah-ah-out, of our paper cages
Bb
Step ah-ah-out, step out of our cages
F
We’re living our lives in paper cages
[Bridge]
F
Living our lives in paper cages
F
Living our lives in paper cages
F
Living our lives in paper cages
[Outro]
Dm
Step out,-- step out of our cages
Bb
Step ah-ah-out, of our paper cages
Gm
Step ah-ah-out, step out of our cages
A
We’re living our lives in paper cages
Dm
Step ah-out
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Main riffs
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Guitar 1
Dm Gm Bb
e|------5-------5------5-------5---|------3-------3------3-------3--|------6-------6------6-------6--|
B|------6-------6------6-------6---|------3-------3------3-------3--|------6-------6------6-------6--|
G|------7-------7------7-------7---|------3-------3------3-------3--|------7-------7------7-------7--|
D|------7-------7------7-------7---|------5-------5------5-------5--|------8-------8------8-------8--|
A|--5---------5-----5---------5------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--3---------3-----3---------3----|--6---------6-------6-------6-----|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----6-6-------------6-6---------6--|----6-6-------------6-6----------|--------------------8-8-8-8-------|
G|----7-7-5-7-5-7-----7-7-5-7-5-7----|----7-7-5-7-5-7-----7-7-5-7-5-7--|--5--7-7---7-5-7------------7-7---|
D|--0---------------0----------------|--3---------------3--------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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Guitar 1 + 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-6-x--5-x--3-x---------------------|
G|----------------5-x--3-x--2------0-|
D|-----------------------------3-----|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
= slide down
. = staccato
x = mute string