Swimming In A Cage chords by Andy Shauf

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Swimming In A augmentedA Cage
Andy Shauf
Capo 2

C majorC   332000
F#/G  220000
D MajorD   554000

Intro:
C majorC F#/G E minorEm
C majorC A augmentedA E minorEm

Verse:
C majorC         F#/G
I waited ‘till the morning
     E minorEm
To put my pen to use
 C majorC       A augmentedA
I wrote it out a hundred times
    E minorEm
But it never seemed as true
C majorC         F#/G
As when I stumbled home
       E minorEm
And felt the words upon my lips
C majorC       A augmentedA
You grabbed me by my arms
        E minorEm
And smelled the liquor in my truth

Chorus:
       D MajorD       E minorEm
I said, “I’m swimming in a cage…"

Verse:
C majorC          F#/G
The morning grows in silence
   E minorEm
And I watched it fill the room
C majorC      A augmentedA
Earlier than dawn
     E minorEm
You crept into the kitchen’s light
  C majorC          F#/G
You always were an early bird
  E minorEm
And I was always tired
C majorC        A augmentedA
So I laid in bed alone, awake
  E minorEm
And thought about the coming day

Chorus:
       D MajorD       E minorEm
I said, “I'm swimming in a cage"
   D MajorD       E minorEm
“I’m swimming in a cage…"

Verse:
C majorC       F#/G
I folded up my page
      E minorEm
And left it by the kitchen sink
C majorC         A augmentedA
Where I knew that you would find it
     E minorEm
When you came back from the yard
     C majorC        F#/G
You’d be setting down the basket
    E minorEm
Full of apples from the tree
  C majorC            A augmentedA
And with two hands you would open up my letter
  E minorEm
And begin to read:

Chorus:
   D MajorD       E minorEm
“I'm swimming in a cage..."
    D MajorD       E minorEm
“And I don’t want you drowning”

Outro:
  C majorC           F#/G
And as my boots turned up dust
    E minorEm
I just hoped for understanding