Social Cues
Cage The Elephant
RockAdvanced for beginners6 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Em
D
F#Diagram coming soon
Bm
F#mDiagram coming soon
A
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro Em D x3 F# Bm verse 1 Em D I think it's strange when people say Em D You're the next big thing, you'll never fade Em D The slightest touch, forced to fold F#m Bm Sleight of the hand, modern gold Pre-Chorus Em D Em Starry-eyed child left behind D A Em Choose your favorite vice D F# Bm I don't have the strength to play nice Em A Hide me in the back room, tell me when it's over Bm A Don't know if I can play this part much longer Em A I'll be in the back room, tell me when it's over Bm A Don't know if I can play this part much longer Em A Bm A I don't know if it is right to live this way, yeah Em A I'll be in the back room, tell me when it's over Bm Bm People always say, "Man, at least you're on the radio? Interlude Em D At least your on the radio x3 (Including the Em chord) F#m Bm verse 2 Em D Close your eyes, don't be afraid Em D Take some of these, they'll ease the pain Em D Live fast, die young, pay the price F# Bm The best die young, immortalized Pre-Chorus Em D Em Starry-eyed children left behind D A Em To choose their favorite vice D F# Bm I don't have the strength to think twice Em A Hide me in the back room, tell me when it's over Bm A Don't know if I can play this part much longer Em A I'll be in the back room, tell me when it's over Bm A Don't know if I can play this part much longer Em A Bm A I don't know if it is right to live this way, yeah Em A I'll be in the back room, tell me when it's over Bm Bm People always say, "Man, at least you're on the radio? Interlude Em D At least your on the radio x3 (Including the Em chord) F#m Bm Em A Hide me in the back room, tell me when it's over Bm A Don't know if I can play this part much longer Em A I'll be in the back room, tell me when it's over Bm A Don't know if I can play this part much longer Em A Bm A I don't know if it is right to live this way, yeah Em A I'll be in the back room, tell me when it's over Bm Bm People always say, "Man, at least you're on the radio?
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Chord set
Em · D · F# · Bm · F#m · A
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.