Back Against the Wall Cage the Elephant
Play the two lowest bass notes and the fourth string of
the chord in the verse as shown in the intro
chords: G# 466544
[F#]F#([244322]9) x9-11-11-11-9 (A shape, ninth fret.)
B(7) 799877 (E shape, seventh fret)
B x24442
C# x46664
|---------|
Intro:
[G#] [F#] [F(9)#] [C#] [B]
e|-------------------------| B|-------------11----6---4-| G|--5------3---------------| D|-------------11----6---4-| A|--6------4---9-----4---2-| E|--4------2---------------| X4 (listen to song for rhythm)
for the second two bars of the intro a second guitar plays this
play it to this beat 1--2--3--4
[G#]
e|---------| B|-----4---| G|----5----| D|---6-----| A|--6------| E|---------| X2
Then during the first bar of the verse about a fourth of a bar before the
singer sings the second guitar plays this one time and make it sound sort
of dramatic as a simple downstroke like 1-2-3-4 but half the speed of the
other part.(if its confusing play the song and listen you'll hear it)
[G#]
e|---------| B|--4------| G|--5------| D|--6------| A|--6------| E|---------| X1
Verse 1:(play the chords like you did in the intro)(for best effect use
slight delay if electric)
[G#] Tonight I'll [F#]have a look
And [F#(9)]try to [C#]find my [B7]face ag[G#]ain
Buried [F#]beneath this h[F#(9)]ouse`
My [C#]spirit s[B7]creams an[G#]d dies again
[F#]Out back a [F#(9)]monster wears
A c[C#]loak of P[B7]ersian leat[G#]her
[F#]Behind the [F#(9)]TV screen
[C#]I've fallen [B7]to my knee[G#]s
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Chorus 1:
(All chords in the post chorus and chorus are down strokes, with a quick up
in between.)(also if you have trouble following the beat just use down
strokes till you get use to it enough to get the rest.)
I said you've [G#]got me where you want me again!
And-[B(7)]-I can't turn a[C#]way
I'm [G#]hanging by a thread and [F#]I'm feeling like a[C#] fool
I'm [G#]stuck here in between the [B(7)]shadows of my [C#]yesterday
I wa[G#]nt to- get away
I [F#]need to- get[C#] away
|---------|
Verse 2:
[G#] Blanket [F#]of silence
[F#(9)]makes me want to [C#]sink my t[B7]eeth in de[G#]ep
Burn all [F#]the evidence
of[F#(9)] fabric[C#]ated d[B7]isbelie[G#]f
[F#]Pull back the [F#(9)]curtains to[C#]ok a look [B7]into your e[G#]yes
M[F#]y tongue has [F#(9)]now become a [C#]platform for [B7]your lie[G#]s
|---------|
Chorus 2:
I said you've [G#]got me where you want me again!
And-[B(7)]-I can't turn a[C#]way
I'm [G#]hanging by a thread and [F#]Im feeling like a [C#]fool
I'm [G#]stuck here in between the [B(7)]shadows of my [C#]yesterday
I wa[G#]nt to- get away
I [F#]need to- get[C#] away
Post-Chorus 1:
[G#]Now-- yo[F#]u know
[B7]Yeah, you got my b[C#]ack against the w[G#]all
[F#]Oh gosh, [B7]I aint got no o[C#]ther place to h[G#]ide
[F#]chained down, like [B7]a sitting d[C#]uck
Just waiting for [G#]the fall
[F#]You know, yeah you [B7]got my back a[C#]gainst the wa[G#]ll
|---------|
Verse 3:
D[G#]eep in the [F#]jungle
[F#(9)]Camouflaged by [C#]all the f[B7]allen le[G#]aves
A hand h[F#]olds up the sky
[F#(9)]While s[C#]hamefu[B7]lly I m[G#]ake my plea
The a[F#]lters callin'
[F#(9)]But my le[C#]gs won't s[B7]eem to stan[G#]d
Guess[F#] I'm a coward
[F#(9)]Scared to[C#] face the [B7]man I am[G#]
|---------|
Chorus 3:
I said you've [G#]got me where you want me again!
And-[B(7)]-I can't turn a[C#]way
I'm [G#]hanging by a thread and [F#]Im feeling like a [C#]fool
I'm [G#]stuck here in between the [B(7)]shadows of my [C#]yesterday
I wa[G#]nt to- get away
I [F#]need to- get[C#] away
|--------|
Post-Chorus 2:
[G#]Now-- yo[F#]u know
[B7]Yeah, you got my b[C#]ack against the w[G#]all
[F#]Oh gosh, [B7]I aint got no o[C#]ther place to h[G#]ide
[F#]chained down, like [B7]a sitting d[C#]uck
Just waiting for [G#]the fall
[F#]You know, yeah you [B7]got my back a[C#]gainst the wa[G#]ll
|---------|
Riff 1: (4 bars)(just a guess it goes like this):
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----------6666--8888-----| A|--6666666-----------------| X2 E|--------------------------| |---------|
solo 1:(I don't know what it is) (guessing in the g scale) this is a rough
improvisation but it sounds alright if you tweak it hey its better than
nothing!: (use this as sort of a outline for what notes are in it or maybe
you should try a pentatonic on the 6th or 4th frets i don't know)
(v)-vibrato
b- bend (pull down)
p- pull-up
my best advise is listen to the song and improve it, best you can using
these notes and you'll be set
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------66b8-6h86h86h8(v)hold---| D|-----------6b6b--88b------------------------| A|--6b6p6b6p----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-----------6b6b--88----44b6-4h64h64h6(v)hold| A|--66666666----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------8(v)-6(v)---------------| D|-----------8(v)-6(v)------------------------| A|--66666666----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------4(v)-6(v)---------------| D|-----------4(v)-6(v)------------------------| A|--66666666----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| |---------|
Outro 1:
[G#]Now-- yo[F#]u know
[B7]Yeah, you got my b[C#]ack against the w[G#]all
[F#]Oh gosh, [B7]I aint got no o[C#]ther place to h[G#]ide
[F#]chained down, like [B7]a sitting d[C#]uck-
Just waiting for [G#]the fall
[F#]You know, yeah you [B7]got my back a[C#]gainst the wa[G#]ll.....
End however you want to i think G# works fine.
It's a fun song and all the other tabs didn't help out so i hope this one
did!
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