Intro:
C F#/G Em
C A Em
Verse
C F#/G
I waited ‘till the morning
Em
To put my pen to use
C A
I wrote it out a hundred times
Em
But it never seemed as true
C F#/G
As when I stumbled home
Em
And felt the words upon my lips
C A
You grabbed me by my arms
Em
And smelled the liquor in my truth
D Em
I said, “I’m swimming in a cage…"
Verse
C F#/G
The morning grows in silence
Em
And I watched it fill the room
C A
Earlier than dawn
Em
You crept into the kitchen’s light
C F#/G
You always were an early bird
Em
And I was always tired
C A
So I laid in bed alone, awake
Em
And thought about the coming day
D Em
I said, “I'm swimming in a cage"
D Em
“I’m swimming in a cage…"
Verse
C F#/G
I folded up my page
Em
And left it by the kitchen sink
C A
Where I knew that you would find it
Em
When you came back from the yard
C F#/G
You’d be setting down the basket
Em
Full of apples from the tree
C A
And with two hands you would open up my letter
Em
And begin to read:
D Em
“I'm swimming in a cage..."
D Em
“And I don’t want you drowning”
Outro
C F#/G
And as my boots turned up dust
Em
I just hoped for understanding
C A Em