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Rusty Cage by Johnny Cash
Rusty Cage
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard
Main Riff
A5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|2-------2-------|
A|0-------0-------|
E|----0-3b----0-3b|
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
A5 x-0-2-2-x-0
G 3-x-0-0-3-3
E5 0-2-2-x-0-0
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[Intro]
| A5 | % | % | % |
(faded in)
[Verse]
A5 A5 A5 A5
You wired me awake and hit me with a hand of broken nails
A5 A5 A5 A5
You tied my lead and pulled my chain and watched my blood begin to boil
[Chorus]
A5 G [ A5 ]
But I’m gonna break
A5 G [ A5 ]
I’m gonna break my
A5
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
A5 G [ A5 ]
But I’m gonna break
A5 G [ A5 ]
I’m gonna break my
A5 G
Gonna break my rusty cage
A5
... and run
[Part 2]
A5 A5 A5 A5
Too cold to start a fire I’m burning diesel burning dinosaur bones
A5 A5 A5 A5
I’ll take the river down to still water and ride a pack of dogs
[Chorus]
A5 G [ A5 ]
But I’m gonna break
A5 G [ A5 ]
I’m gonna break my
A5
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
A5 G [ A5 ]
But I’m gonna break
A5 G [ A5 ]
I’m gonna break my
A5 G
Gonna break my rusty cage ... and run
[Interlude]
| E5 | % | % | % |
[Verse]
E5
When the forest burns along the road
E5
Like God's eyes in my headlights
E5
When the dogs are looking for their bones
E5
And it's raining icepicks on your steel shores
[Chorus]
E5
I’m gonna break
E5
I’m gonna break my
E5
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
E5
I’m gonna break
E5
I’m gonna break my
E5
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
[Chorus] + coda
E5
I’m gonna break
E5
I’m gonna break my
E5
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
E5
I’m gonna break
E5
I’m gonna break my
E5 D E5
Gonna break my rusty cage ... and run
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version 2
Capo:no capo
Chords for this song
A G E
E|-0---2---0---|
B|-2---0---0---|
G|-2---0---1---|
D|-2---0---2---|
A|-0---2---2---|
E|-----3---0---|
[Verse 1]
A A
You wired me awake, and hit me with a hand of broken nails,
A A
you tied my lead and pulled my chain to watch my blood begin to boil.
[Chorus 1]
A G A A G A
I'm gonna break, I'm gonna break my,
A
gonna break my rusty cage and run.
A G A A G A
I'm gonna break, I'm gonna break my
G N.C. A
gonna break my rusty cage and run.
[Verse 2]
A
Too cold to start a fire, I'm burning diesel, burning dinosaur bones,
A
I'll take the river down to still water, and ride a pack of dogs.
[Chorus 2]
A G A A G A
I'm gonna break, I'm gonna break my,
A
gonna break my rusty cage and run.
A G A A G A
I'm gonna break, I'm gonna break my
A G N.C E
gonna break my rusty cage and run...
[Verse 3]
E E
When the forest burns along the road
E E
like God's eyes in my headlights,
E E
when the dogs are looking for their bones,
E E
and it's raining ice picks on your steel shore.
[Chorus 3]
E
I'm gonna break, I'm gonna break my,
E
I’m gonna break my rusty cage and run.
E
I'm gonna break, I'm gonna break my,
E
gonna break my rusty cage and run.
E
I'm gonna break, I'm gonna break my,
E
gonna break my rusty cage and run.
E
I'm gonna break, I'm gonna break my,
E D N.C E
gonna break my rusty cage and run.
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Main Riff]
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-2--2-2--------|
D|-2--2-2--------|
A|-0--0-0--------|
E|--------0--3b--|
[Chorus]
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----2-----------|
D|-0---2-----------|
A|-x---0-----------|
E|-3---------------|
"Gonna
break my rusty cage..."
e|-------------3-----------|
B|-------------3-----------|
G|-------------0-----------|
D|----------2--0-----------|
A|-0--0--3-----------------|
E|-------------------------|
[Other Riff]
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2---2----2---------2--0--|
A|-2---2----2--2-2----2--0--|
E|-0---0-3b-0--0-0-3b-0--0--|
[Verse 1]
You wired me awake
And hit me with a hand of broken nails
You tied my lead and pulled my chain
To watch my blood begin to boil
[Chorus]
But I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
[Verse 2]
Too cold to start a fire
I'm burning diesel, burning dinosaur bones
I'll take the river down to Stillwater
And ride a pack of dogs
[Chorus]
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
[Verse 3]
When the forest burns along the road
Like God's eyes in my headlights
When the dogs are looking for their bones
And it's raining ice picks on your steel shore
[Chorus]
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
I'm gonna break
I'm gonna break my
Gonna break my rusty cage and run
| x Dead note
| b Bend (1/4 tone)
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