Cage & Aquarium by They Might Be Giants

[Convention: each chord is four beats/a full measure.  A dash indicates that
the chord is held for another measure; two chords with a slash between
them are held for two beats/half a measure each.]

Intro:
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Somebody's reading your mind - damned if you know who it is
they're digging through all of your files, stealing back your best ideas

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                       AA Piano Chord 
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                  AA Piano Chord 

You cover your windows with lead - even keeping the pets outside


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                    -                     EE Piano Chord 

Then you hear a moment too late the sound coming over the phone

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                          DD Piano Chord 
                -               DD Piano Chord 
      /   EE Piano Chord 

this is the spawning of the cage and aquarium - don't wait a moment too soon

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                      DD Piano Chord 

used to be different - now you're the same

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                       AA Piano Chord 

yawn as your plane goes down in flames


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                          DD Piano Chord 

This is the spawning of the cage and aquarium

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            -      /   EE Piano Chord 

don't wait a moment too soon

EE Piano Chord 
                      DD Piano Chord 

used to be different - now you're the same

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yawn as your plane goes down

EE Piano Chord 

in flames


Coda:
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-E.M.