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Back Against The Wall by Cage The Elephant

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
E D D A G E x2

Verse 1:

E                             D       D     A         G E
Tonight I’ll Have A Look And Try To Find My Face Again
E                             D        D     A            G E
Buried Beneath This House My Spirt Screams And Dies Again
E                              D       D      A        G E
Out Back The Monster Wears A Cloak Of Persian Leather
E                            D    D       A
Behind The Tv Screen I’m Falling To My Knees

Pre-Chorus:

            E                         D               A
I Said You Got Me Where You What Me Again And I Can’t Turn Away
      E                            G           A
I’m Hanging By A Thread And I’m Feeling Like A Fool
      E                         D              A
I’m Stuck Here In-between The Shadows Of My Yesterday
 E                    D          A
I Wanna Get Away, I Need To Get Away

Verse 2:

E                                D     D       A           G E
Blankets Of A Silence Makes Me Wanna Sink My Teeth In Deep
E                          D    D      A       G E
Burn All The Evidence Of Fabricated Disbelief
E                               D    D        A   G E
Push Back The Curtains Take A Look Into You Eyes
E                            D    D            A 
My Tongue Has Now Become A Platform For Your Lies


Pre-Chorus:

            E                         D               A
I Said You Got Me Where You What Me Again And I Can’t Turn Away
      E                            G           A
I’m Hanging By A Thread And I’m Feeling Like A Fool
      E                         D              A
I’m Stuck Here In-between The Shadows Of My Yesterday
 E                    D          A
I Wanna Get Away, I Need To Get Away

Chorus:

E G D A E
 E       G     D              A               E
Now You Know, Ya You Got My Back Against The Wall
    G   D             A         E
Oh God, I Ain’t Got No Other Place To Hide
           G            D                 A             E
Chained Down Like A Sitting Duck Just Waiting For The Fall
      G    D             A                E
You Know, Ya You Got My Back Against The Wall

Verse 3:

E D D A G E
 E                          D      D          A         G E
Deep In The Jungle Camouflaged My All The Fallen Leaves
 E                                D    D      A         G E
A Hand Holds Up The Sky While Shamefully I Make My Plea
E                           D           D       A
The Alters Calling And The Legs Won’t Seem To Stand
E                              D        D     A
Guess I’m A Coward, Scared To Face The Man I Am


Pre-Chorus:

            E                         D               A
I Said You Got Me Where You What Me Again And I Can’t Turn Away
      E                            G           A
I’m Hanging By A Thread And I’m Feeling Like A Fool
      E                         D              A
I’m Stuck Here In-between The Shadows Of My Yesterday
 E                    D          A
I Wanna Get Away, I Need To Get Away

Chorus:

 E       G     D              A               E
Now You Know, Ya You Got My Back Against The Wall
    G   D             A         E
Oh God, I Ain’t Got No Other Place To Hide
           G            D                 A             E
Chained Down Like A Sitting Duck Just Waiting For The Fall
      G    D             A                E
You Know, Ya You Got My Back Against The Wall
 E       G     D              A               E
Now You Know, Ya You Got My Back Against The Wall
    G   D             A         E
Oh God, I Ain’t Got No Other Place To Hide
           G            D                 A             E
Chained Down Like A Sitting Duck Just Waiting For The Fall
      G    D             A                E
You Know, Ya You Got My Back Against The Wall

Outro:
E D D A G E x2
Last E Ring Out