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Pacing the Cage

Bruce Cockburn

 
 Capo 4
 
  Intro Progresson:
      C                       G/B                    Fsus2/A
 |---0-----------0--------|--3-----------3--------||--1-----------1---------||
 |---1-----------1--------|--3-----------3--------||--1-----------1---------||
 |---------0-----------0--|--------0-----------0--||*-------0-----------0--*||
 |------2-----------2-----|-----0-----------0-----||*----3-----------3-----*||
 |---3--------3-----------|--2--------2-----------||--0--------0------------||
 |------------------------|-----------------------||------------------------||
 
  Verse Progresson (note: 1st two measures same as Intro):
      C                       G/B                    Fsus2/A
 |---0-----------0--------|--3-----------3--------|---1-----------------1---|
 |---1-----------1--------|--3-----------3--------|---1-----------1---------|
 |---------0-----------0--|--------0-----------0--|---------0---------------|
 |------2-----------2-----|-----0-----------0-----|------3-----------3------|
 |---3--------3-----------|--2--------2-----------|---0--------0------------|
 |------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
 
 |---------------1---------|
 |---------------1---------|
 |---------0-----------0---|
 |------3-----------3------|
 |---0--------0------------|
 |-------------------------|
 
  Pre Chorus:
    F                       G                       Am7
 ||--1-----------1---------||---3-----------3---------||--0-----------0--------|
 ||--1-----------1---------||---3-----------3---------||--1-----------1--------|
 ||*-------0-----------0--*||*--------0-----------0--*||--------0-----------0--|
 ||*----3-----------3-----*||*-----0-----------0-----*||-----2-----------2-----|
 ||------------------------||-------------------------||--0--------0-----------|
 ||--1--------1------------||---3--------3------------||-----------------------|
 
    Am7                     Am7                    Am7
 |--3-----------3--------|--5-----------5--------|--3--------3-------0-----|
 |--1-----------1--------|--1-----------1--------|--1--------1-------1-----|
 |--------0-----------0--|--------0-----------0--|-----0----------0--------|
 |-----2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----|--------2----------2-----|
 |--0--------0-----------|--0--------0-----------|--0----------0-----------|
 |-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Chorus 1: (1)=only play at beginning of chorus
      F
 ||------------------------|---0-------------------|
 ||--(1)----------1--------|--------------1--------|
 ||*--------0-h2--------0--|--------0-h2--------0--|
 ||*-----3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----|
 ||------------------------|-----------------------|
 ||---1--------1-----------|--1--------1-----------|
 
                          1__________________________
     G11add6              |
 |------------------------|---0--------------------||
 |---------------1--------|--------------1---------||
 |--------0-h2--------0---|--------0-h2--------0--*||
 |-----3-----------3------|-----3-----------3-----*||
 |------------------------|------------------------||
 |---3--------3-----------|--3--------3------------||

 

  2_______________________

 |

 |---0--------------------|
 |--------1---------------|
 |--------------0-----0---|
 |-----3-----------3------|
 |------------------------|

 |--3--------3------------|

  

  Chorus 2 & 3: (1)=only play at beginning of chorus
      F
 ||------------------------|---0-------------------|
 ||--(1)----------1--------|--------1--------------|
 ||*--------0-h2--------0--|--------------0-----0--|
 ||*-----3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----|
 ||------------------------|-----------------------|
 ||---1--------1-----------|--1--------1-----------|
 
                          
     G11add6              
 |------------------------|---0--------------------||
 |---------------1--------|---------1--------------||
 |--------0-h2--------0---|--------------0-----0--*||
 |-----3-----------3------|-----3-----------3-----*||
 |------------------------|------------------------||
 |---3--------3-----------|--3--------3------------||

 




This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.