Nile Rodgers - Out The Cage

Capo: 4th fret

[Intro]
Bm G Em F#7sus4 F#7
Bm G Em F#7sus4 F#7
Bm G Em A F#7/A#
Bm G Em A F#7/A#

[Verse 1]
Bm
Don’t know just how long but I’ve
G
Been trapped in here quite a while
Em A F#/A#
Wonder if I’ll make it out, ah-ah, ah-ah
Bm
I miss my friends, I miss the sky
G
Feel like I just live to die
Em A F#/A#
But that can’t be what life’s about, ah-ah, ah-ah

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm G
I think they just lock me up to taunt me (Taunt me)
D A F#/A#
I won’t ever let nobody own me, own me
Bm G
I don’t let these thoughts of freedom haunt me (Haunt me)
Em F#7sus4 F#7
What you gon’ do when they learn the truth?

[Chorus]
Bm
Every time I
G
Feel like I just can’t take it no more
Em
I get angry
F#7sus4 F#7
That’s when I start runnin’
Bm
In my mind’s eye
G
Lies the key that’ll open the door
Em
You can’t break me
A F#/A#
There’s a new day comin’

[Post-Chorus]
Bm A
That’s what happens when you let a bunch
F#/A# Bm
of wild animals out the cage

[Verse 2]
Bm
Think our biggest problem is
G
It all gets so monotonous
Em A F#/A#
Holding us all hostages, ah-ah, ah-ah
Bm
Weighin’ down on top of us
G
Draining all our confidence
Em A F#/A#
But I won’t stay anonymous, ah-ah, ah-ah

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm G
I think they just lock me up to taunt me (Taunt me)
Em A F#/A#
I won’t ever let nobody own me, own me
Bm G
I don’t let these thoughts of freedom haunt me (Haunt me)
Em A F#/A#
What you gon’ do when they learn the truth?

[Chorus]
Bm
Every time I
G
Feel like I just can’t take it no more
Em
I get angry
F#7sus4 F#7
That’s when I start runnin’
Bm
In my mind’s eye
G
Lies the key that’ll open the door
Em
You can’t break me
A F#/A#
There’s a new day comin’

[Post-Chorus]
Bm A
That’s what happens when you let a bunch
F#/A# Bm
of wild animals out the cage

[Bridge]
Bm G
Let me out this cage, I’ve been
Em A F#/A#
here way too long, way too long (Out the cage)
Bm G Em
Planning my escape, I see the break of dawn
N.C.
What you gon’ do when they learn the truth?

[Chorus]
Bm
Every time I
G
Feel like I just can’t take it no more
Em
I get angry
F#7sus4 F#7
That’s when I start runnin’
Bm
In my mind’s eye
G
Lies the key that’ll open the door
Em
You can’t break me
A F#/A#
There’s a new day comin’
Bm
Every time I (Oh woah)
G
Feel like I just can’t take it no more (Oh, oh)
Em
I get angry (I get angry)
A
That’s when I start runnin’ (Oh, oh)
Bm
In my mind’s eye (In my mind’s eye)
G
Lies the key that’ll open the door
Em
You can’t break me (You can’t break me)
A
There’s a new day comin’

[Post-Chorus]
Bm A
That’s what happens when you let a bunch
F#/A# Bm
of wild animals out the cage