Billy Idol – Cage (Guitar Tab)

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- This is just an interpretation of this song so it's not gonna be 100% exactly the way Steve Stevens plays it, I try to make as accurate of tabs as I can and I'm not saying this tab is perfect in any way but hopefully it helps you out.

(Intro)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—---------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5---|
A|---------—-5-5/7--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3---|
E|-------------------------------------|

(Verse)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—---------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5---|
A|---------—-5-5/7--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3---|
E|-------------------------------------|
    Screaming in isolation

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—---------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5---|
A|---------—-5-5/7--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3---|
E|-------------------------------------|
    Walking through desolation alley

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—---------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5---|
A|---------—-5-5/7--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3---|
E|-------------------------------------|
    Boarded up our ambitions

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—---------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5---|
A|---------—-5-5/7--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3---|
E|-------------------------------------|
    Flooded out all the engines

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—---------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5---|
A|---------—-5-5/7--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3---|
E|-------------------------------------|
    I've been punching through the walls
    I've been living  on the edge

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—---------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5---|
A|---------—-5-5/7--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3---|
E|-------------------------------------|
    I've been fighting with my demons 
    so long they've become my friends

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—---------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5---|
A|---------—-5-5/7--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3---|
E|-------------------------------------|
    The zombies at the window saying
    it's finally the end

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—-----------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9—-5—-------------------|
A|--—--------5-5/7—-3-—------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
    So I'm kicking down my door
    and never closing it again

(Chorus)
e|--------------—--3-2-3-0-2-----------|
B|--3-3--3-3-3-—---3-3-3-3-3-----------|
G|--2-2--2-2-2-–---2-2-2-2-2-----------|
D|--0-0—-0-0-0-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
    Hey            I'm coming out of my

e|----------------------------------3-2-3-0-2—---|
B|-------------1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3—--3-3-3-3-3—---|
G|-------------0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2—--2-2-2-2-2—---|
D|--2-2-2-2-2—-2-2-2-2-2—-0-0-0-0----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3---—---------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
    Heartless, hopeless   rage      I'm coming out 
                                    of my

e|----------------------------------3-2-3-0-2—---|
B|-------------1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3—--3-3-3-3-3—---|
G|-------------0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2—--2-2-2-2-2—---|
D|--2-2-2-2-2—-2-2-2-2-2—-0-0-0-0----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3---—---------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
    cell my    broken     cage

e|--------------------------------|
B|----------------1-1-1-1-1--—--—-|
G|----------------0-0-0-0-0--—----|
D|--2-2-2-2-2—2—--2-2-2-2-2—------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2—--3-3-3-3-3-------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
    Whoa oh oh oh Whoa oh oh oh

(Post Chorus)
e|------------------------------------|
B|-----------------—-------------—----|
G|-----------7-7/9--5-5-5-5--5-5-5—---|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9--5-5-5-5—-5-5-5—---|
A|--5-5-5-5--5-5/7--3-3-3-3—-3-3-3—---|
E|--3-3-3-3---------------------------|
                    Get me outta my

e|------------------------------------|
B|-----------------—-------------—----|
G|-----------7-7/9--5-5-5-5--5-7-5—---|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9--5-5-5-5—-5-7-5—---|
A|--5-5-5-5--5-5/7--3-3-3-3—-3-5-3—---|
E|--3-3-3-3---------------------------|
    cage

(Verse)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9—-----5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A|---------—-5-5/7—-----3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
E|----------------------------------------|
    Drive you straight out the city

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—----------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9—---5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A|---------—-5-5/7—---3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------------------------|
    You can live in a ghost town with me

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—----------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9—---5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A|---------—-5-5/7—---3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------------------------|
    We can dig in the goldmine

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—-------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9—------5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A|---------—-5-5/7—------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
E|-----------------------------------------|
    Look for treasure we won't find

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—--------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9—-------5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A|---------—-5-5/7—-------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
E|------------------------------------------|
    I can dream all that I want to
    I'm not going any place

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—---------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9—--------5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A|---------—-5-5/7—--------3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
    I can tell you all of my feelings
    While I'm staring into space 

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9—-----5-5-5-5—-5-5-5-5--|
A|---------—-5-5/7—-----3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3--|
E|----------------------------------------|
    And the road is an illusion 
    I just keep to pass the days

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7—-----------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5—-7-7/9—-5—-------------------|
A|--—--------5-5/7—-3-—------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
    I'm counting down the seconds  
    til I'm making my escape

(Chorus)
e|--------------—--3-2-3-0-2-----------|
B|--3-3--3-3-3-—---3-3-3-3-3-----------|
G|--2-2--2-2-2-–---2-2-2-2-2-----------|
D|--0-0—-0-0-0-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
    Hey            I'm coming out of my

e|----------------------------------3-2-3-0-2—---|
B|-------------1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3—--3-3-3-3-3—---|
G|-------------0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2—--2-2-2-2-2—---|
D|--2-2-2-2-2—-2-2-2-2-2—-0-0-0-0----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3---—---------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
    Heartless, hopeless   rage      I'm coming out 
                                    of my

e|----------------------------------3-2-3-0-2—---|
B|-------------1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3—--3-3-3-3-3—---|
G|-------------0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2—--2-2-2-2-2—---|
D|--2-2-2-2-2—-2-2-2-2-2—-0-0-0-0----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3---—---------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
    cell my    broken     cage

e|---------------------------------|
B|----------------1-1-1-1—-1-1-1—--|
G|----------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0—--|
D|--2-2-2-2-2——---2-2-2-2--2—2-2—--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-—---3-3-3-3—-3-3-3—--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
    Whoa oh oh oh Whoa oh oh oh

(Solo)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------—---------------------|
G|-----------—---------------------------|
D|--—-—------5-5-----------------5-4-5—--|
A|--3-3-2-0—-3-3--0-0—-0-0—-0-0—-3-2-3—--|
E|--3-3-2-0—------0-0—-0-0—-0-0----------|
                  Yeah

e|---------------------------|
B|-----------------—---------|
G|-----------—---------------|
D|--—-—--------------5-4-5—--|
A|----0-0—-0-0—-0-0—-3-2-3—--|
E|----0-0—-0-0—-0-0----------|

e|---------------------------|
B|-----------------—---------|
G|-----------—---------------|
D|--—-—--------------5-4-5—--|
A|----0-0—-0-0—-0-0—-3-2-3—--|
E|----0-0—-0-0—-0-0----------|
      Oh yeah

e|------------------------------|
B|-----------------—------------|
G|-----------—------------------|
D|--—-—--------------5-4-5—-----|
A|----0-0—-0-0—-0-0—-3-2-3—-0---|
E|----0-0—-0-0—-0-0---------0---|
                            Hey

I'm coming out of my

(Chorus)
e|----------------------------------3-2-3-0-2—---|
B|-------------1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3—--3-3-3-3-3—---|
G|-------------0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2—--2-2-2-2-2—---|
D|--2-2-2-2-2—-2-2-2-2-2—-0-0-0-0----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3---—---------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
    Heartless, hopeless   rage      I'm coming out 
                                    of my

e|----------------------------------3-2-3-0-2—---|
B|-------------1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3—--3-3-3-3-3—---|
G|-------------0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2—--2-2-2-2-2—---|
D|--2-2-2-2-2—-2-2-2-2-2—-0-0-0-0----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3---—---------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
    cell my    broken     cage

(Outro)
e|----------------------------------3-2-3-0-2—---|
B|-------------1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3—--3-3-3-3-3—---|
G|-------------0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2—--2-2-2-2-2—---|
D|--2-2-2-2-2—-2-2-2-2-2—-0-0-0-0----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3---—---------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
   I say whoa oh oh oh Whoa oh oh oh yeah

e|----------------------------------3-2-3-0-2—---|
B|-------------1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3—--3-3-3-3-3—---|
G|-------------0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2—--2-2-2-2-2—---|
D|--2-2-2-2-2—-2-2-2-2-2—-0-0-0-0----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3---—---------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
   I say whoa oh oh oh Whoa oh oh oh

e|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------1-—----------------------|
G|-------------0-—----------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2—-2------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2--3---—--------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
    I say whoa oh oh oh Whoa oh oh oh  
    I'm coming out of my cage