In The Cage
From the album "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" by Genesis
Transcribed by August McAllister
Running Time: 8:15
Standard tuning - Key of E flat minor (Ebm)
Chord - Fingering Chord Name Scale position
Bm - x24432 B minor bVI
A - x02220 A major bV
G - 320033 G major III
Ebm - x68876 E flat minor Root
Bbm - 688666 B flat minor V
B - x24442 B major bVI
C# - x46664 C sharp major bVII
Eb - x68886 E flat major Root
Ab - 466544 A flat major IV
C#m - x46654 C sharp minor bVII
F# - 244322 F sharp major bIII
Eb(no5)- x6x87x Eb major no 5th Root
F7 - 131241 F dominant 7th II
Fm7 - 131141 F minor 7th II
Ebm7 - x68676 Eb minor 7th Root
Bb - 688766 B flat major V
Abm7 - 464474 Ab minor 7th IV
E - x79997 E major bII
Amaj7 - 5x665x A major 7th bV
Abm(9) - 468444 Ab minor add 9th IV
C#m6 - x48654 C# minor add 6th bVII
C#6 - x48664 C# major add 6th bVII
Ddim(7)- x56767 D diminished 7th VII
F - 133211 F major II
Ddim - x56764 D diminished VII
Fm7(no5) 1x31x1 Fm7 no 5th II
Abm - 466444 A flat minor IV
Ebsus4 - x799a7 Eb suspend 4th Root
NOTE: The note after the chord name marks that the bass
note is different from the root note of the chord.
For example, "Abm/Eb" means this is still recognized
as an Abm chord, but the bass plays an Eb.
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INTRO
Bm
Bm A
I got sunshine in my stomach
G Bm
Like I just rocked my baby to sleep.
Bm/F# A/E
I got sunshine in my stomach
G/D A/C# G/D A/C#
But I can't keep me from creeping sleep,
G/D A/C# Bm
Sleep, deep in the deep.
Bm/F# - Hold
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VERSE INTRO
Ebm Bbm/F B C#
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VERSE
Ebm Bbm - 2x
Ebm
Rockface moves to press my skin
Bbm
White liquid turn sour within
Ebm
Turn fast - turn sour
Bbm
Turn sweat - turn sour.
Ebm
Must tell myself that I'm not here.
Bbm
I'm drowning in a liquid fear.
Ebm
Bottled in a strong compression,
Bbm
My distortion shows obsession
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BRIDGE
Ebm Bbm
In the cave
Ebm Bbm
Get me out of this cave!
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CHORUS
Eb Ab
If I keep my self-control,
Eb Ab
I'll be safe in my soul.
Eb Ab
And the childhood belief
Eb Ab
Brings a moment's relief,
C#m
But my cynic soon returns
Ab
And the lifeboat burns.
C#m A F#
My spirit just never learns.
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VERSE
Ebm
Stalactites, stalagmites
Bbm
Shut me in, lock me tight.
Ebm
Lips are dry, throat is dry.
Bbm
Feel like burning, stomach churning,
Ebm
I'm dressed up in a white costume
Bbm
Padding out leftover room.
Ebm Bbm
Body stretching, feel the wretching
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BRIDGE
Ebm Bbm
In the cage
Ebm Bbm
Get me out of the cage!
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CHORUS
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Eb Ab
In the glare of a light,
Eb Ab
I see a strange kind of sight;
Eb Ab
Of cages joined to form a star
Eb Ab
Each person can't go very far;
C#m
All tied to their things
Ab
They're netted by their strings,
C#m A F#
Free to flutter in memories of their wasted wings.
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SOLO
(Bear with me here. I'll try to space the chords depending
on timing, but ultimately you'll have to listen to the
song to figure it out.)
Eb(no5) - 4x
Eb F7/Eb Fm7/Eb
Ebm7 F7/Eb
Ebm7 F7/Eb Bb/F
Eb Ab/Eb Eb Ab/Eb
Bb/F
Ebm7 Abm7/Eb - 7x
Ebm7 Abm7/Eb
E Amaj7/E
Abm(9)/Eb Dbm6/E
Abm(9)/Eb Db6/F
B/F# F#
Ebm/F# Ab Db/Ab
Bbm/F Ab/Eb Bbm/C#
Ddim(7) Ebm - 2x
Ddim(7) Eb
Hold Eb note
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VAMP
Ab Eb
Bb Ab
C# Ebm
F Ddim
Outside the cage I see my Brother John,
Eb
He turns his head so slowly round.
Bb
I cry out Help! before he can be gone,
Eb Bb
And he looks at me without a sound.
Ddim
And I shout out 'John please help me!'
Eb Bb
But he does not even want to try to speak.
Eb Bb
I'm helpless in my violent rage
Ab Eb Fm7(no5) Eb
And a silent tear of blood dribbles down his cheek,
Abm Bb Ebsus4
And I watch him turn away and leave the cage.
Bb
My little runaway.
Eb Ab/Eb Eb Ab
Bb
Ebm7 Abm7/Eb - fade into verse.
(HOLD Eb note.)
Raindrops keep falling on my head, they keep falling on my...
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VERSE
Ebm Bbm
Ebm
In a trap, feel a strap
Bbm
Holding still. Pinned for kill.
Ebm
Chances narrow that I'll make it,
Bbm
In the cushioned straight-jacket.
Ebm
Just like 22nd Street,
Bbm
They got me by my neck and feet.
Ebm
Pressures building, can't take more.
Ebm
My headaches charge, earaches roar.
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BRIDGE
Ebm Bbm
In this pain,
Ebm Bbm
Get me out of this pain!
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CHORUS
Eb Ab
If I could change to liquid,
Eb Ab
I could fill the cracks up in the rocks.
Eb Ab
I know that I am solid
Eb Ab
And I am my own bad luck.
C#m Ab
Outside John disappears, my cage dissolves,
C#m A F#
without any reason my body revolves.
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ENDING
Ebm Bbm
Keep on turning,
Ebm Bbm
Keep on turning,
Ebm Bbm
Turning around,
Ebm Bbm
spinning around.
Ebm Bbm - repeatedly.
End on Ebm.
