Cages Chords
Cages by Needtobreathe is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, F, G, Em, A and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C Am C Am C F Am C G
verse 1
C
I'm a broke-nose fighter
Am
I'm a loose-lipped liar
Em C
Searching for the edge of darkness
A
But all I get is just tired
F
I went looking for attention
Am
In all the wrong places
C G
I was needing a redemption
C Am
And all I got was just cages
verse 2
F C
If I'm being real honest
Am
I'm fighting uphill battles
C
I can't seem to find the right light
Am
'Cause I've been living in the shadows
C F
I went looking for attention
Am
In all the wrong places
G
I was seeking recognition
C
But all I got was just cages
Interlude
Am Dm C G
Ooh, ooh
C Am F C G
Ooh, ooh
verse 3
C
Looking back on all the wreckage
Am
All I see is their faces
C
How many hearts have I broken?
Am
And tell me, are they still breaking?
C F
I went looking for attention
Am
In all the wrong places
C G
I was needing a redemption
C
Get me out of these cages
Bridge
Am
Ooh, I had a bright white dream
Dm C G
Ooh, It was pulling on me
C Am
Ooh, 'till I was almost dead
Dm C G
Ooh, here in these cages
Instrumental
C Am
verse 4
F C G Am
There's a window in this cage I'm in
F G C
I can see what kind of man that I've been
F C G C
I'm in a prison for a man gone wrong
F G Am
But I've found a future, this is not my home
Dm C G
Verse 5
C
We're a band of outsiders
C
Spend our whole life chasin'
C
Trying to climb a little higher
Am
But the high just faded
F
Went looking for attention
Am
In all the wrong places
G
We were needin' a redemption
C
All we got was just cages