Swimming In A Cage Chords & Lyrics - Andy Shauf

Capo 2

C 332000
F#/G 220000
D 554000

[INTRO]
[C] [F#/G] [Em]
[C] [A] [Em]

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

[CHORUS]
I said, "I’m [D]swimming in a [Em]cage…"

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

[CHORUS]
I said, "I'm [D]swimming in a [Em]cage"
"I’m [D]swimming in a [Em]cage…"

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

[CHORUS]
"I'm [D]swimming in a [Em]cage..."
"And I [D]don’t want you [Em]drowning”

[OUTRO]
And [C]as my boots turned up [F#/G]dust
I just [Em]hoped for understanding
[C] [A] [Em]