In the Cage by Genesis Ukulele Chords

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

I got sunshine in my stomach
Like I just rocked my baby to sleep.
I got [Bm/F#]sunshine in my [A/E]stomach
But I [G/D]can’t keep [A/C#]me from [G/D]creeping [A/C#]sleep,
[G/D]Sleep, [A/C#]deep in the deep.

Bm/F# – Hold

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VERSE INTRO

[Bbm/F]

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VERSE

Ebm Bbm – 2x

Rockface moves to press my skin
White liquid turn sour within
Turn fast – turn sour
Turn sweat – turn sour.
Must tell myself that I’m not here.
I’m drowning in a liquid fear.
Bottled in a strong compression,
My distortion shows obsession

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BRIDGE

In the cave
Get me out of this cave!

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CHORUS

If I keep my self-control,
I’ll be safe in my soul.
And the childhood belief
Brings a moment’s relief,
But my cynic soon returns
And the lifeboat burns.
My spirit just never learns.

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VERSE

Stalactites, stalagmites
Shut me in, lock me tight.
Lips are dry, throat is dry.
Feel like burning, stomach churning,
I’m dressed up in a white costume
Padding out leftover room.
Body stretching, feel the wretching

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BRIDGE

In the cage
Get me out of the cage!

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CHORUS

In the glare of a light,
I see a strange kind of sight;
Of cages joined to form a star
Each person can’t go very far;
All tied to their things
They’re netted by their strings,
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

[F7/Eb] [Fm7/Eb]
[F7/Eb]
[F7/Eb] [Bb/F]
[Ab/Eb] [Ab/Eb]
[Bb/F]Ebm7 Abm7/Eb – 7x
[Abm7/Eb]
[Amaj7/E]
[Abm(9)/Eb] [Dbm6/E]
[Abm(9)/Eb] [Db6/F]
[B/F#]
[Ebm/F#] [Db/Ab]
[Bbm/F]Ddim(7)[Ab/Eb] [Bbm/C#]Ebm – 2x
[Ddim(7)]
Hold Eb note

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VAMP

Outside the cage I see my Brother John,
He turns his head so slowly round.
I cry out Help! before he can be gone,
And he looks at me without a sound.
And I shout out ‘John please help me!’
But he does not even want to try to speak.
I’m helpless in my violent rage
Ab Eb Fm7(no5) Eb
And a silent tear of blood dribbles down his cheek,
And I watch him turn away and leave the cage.
My little runaway.

[Ab/Eb]
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

In a trap, feel a strap
Holding still. Pinned for kill.
Chances narrow that I’ll make it,
In the cushioned straight-jacket.
Just like 22nd Street,
They got me by my neck and feet.
Pressures building, can’t take more.
My headaches charge, earaches roar.

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BRIDGE

In this pain,

Get me out of this pain!

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CHORUS

If I could change to liquid,
I could fill the cracks up in the rocks.
I know that I am solid
And I am my own bad luck.
Outside John disappears, my cage dissolves,
without any reason my body revolves.

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ENDING

Keep on turning,
Keep on turning,
Turning around,
spinning around.

Ebm Bbm – repeatedly.

End on Ebm.