Andy Shauf – Swimming In A Cage (Guitar)

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I waited 'till the morning

          Em
To put my pen to use

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I wrote it out a hundred times

       Em
But it never seemed as true

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As when I stumbled home

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And felt the words upon my lips

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You grabbed me by my arms

                Em
And smelled the liquor in my truth

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I said, "I'm swimming in a cage…"

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The morning grows in silence

      Em
And I watched it fill the room

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Earlier than dawn

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You crept into the kitchen's light

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You always were an early bird

    Em
And I was always tired

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So I laid in bed alone, awake

    Em
And thought about the coming day

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I said, "I'm swimming in a cage"

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"I'm swimming in a cage…"

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I folded up my page

            Em
And left it by the kitchen sink

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Where I knew that you would find it

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When you came back from the yard

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You'd be setting down the basket

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Full of apples from the tree

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And with two hands you would open up my letter

    Em
And begin to read:

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"I'm swimming in a cage..."

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"And I don't want you drowning"

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And as my boots turned up dust

       Em
I just hoped for understanding