Rusty Cage — Soundgarden
Chords and lyrics for Rusty Cage by Soundgarden (key of G).
Intro
[A5] [A5/G] [A5]
Verse 1
[A5]Oh [A5/G] [A5] You wired [A5]me [A5/G]awake
And [A5]hit me with a [A5]hand of [A5/G]broken [A5][A5]nails[A5][A5/G]
[A5][A5/G]Yeah [A5] You tied my [A5]lead and [A5/G]pulled my [A5]chain
To watch my [A5]blood [A5/G]begin to [A5][A5]boil[A5][A5/G]
Chorus
But I'm gonna [A5][A5/G]break[A5]
I'm gonna [A5]break [A5/G]my[A5]
I'm gonna [A5]break my [A5/G]rusty [A5]cage and [A5][A5/G]run[A5]
Yeah, I'm gonna [A5][A5/G]break[A5]
I'm gonna [A5]break [A5/G]my[A5]
I'm gonna [A5/C]break my [E5]rusty [G5][D#5][D5]cage[C5][C5/A][C5]
And [A5][A5/G]run[A5]
Verse 2
[A5]Too [A5/G]cold [A5]to start a [A5]fire
I'm [A5/G]burning [A5]diesel, burning [A5][A5/G]dinosaur [A5][A5]bones[A5][A5/G]
[A5][A5/G]Yeah [A5] I'll take the [A5]river [A5/G]down to [A5]Stillwater
And [A5]ride a [A5/G]pack of [A5]dogs
Chorus
But I'm gonna [A5][A5/G]break[A5]
I'm gonna [A5]break [A5/G]my[A5]
I'm gonna [A5]break my [A5/G]rusty [A5]cage and [A5][A5/G]run[A5]
Yeah, I'm gonna [A5][A5/G]break[A5]
I'm gonna [A5]break [A5/G]my[A5]
I'm gonna [A5/C]break my [E5]rusty [G5][D#5][D5]cage[C5][C5/A][C5]
And [A5][A5/C]run[D5]
Bridge
[A5]Hits [A5/C]like a [D5][G5]Phillips head into my [A5][A5/C]brain[A5][D5]
[A5]It's [A5/C]gonna [D5]be too [G5]dark to sleep [A5][A5/C]again[A5][D5]
[A5][A5/C]Cutting my [D5]teeth [G5]on bars and rusty [A5][A5/C]chains[A5][D5]
I'm gonna [A5/C]break my [E5]rusty [G5][D#5][D5]cage[C][C5/A][C5]
and run[A5]
Guitar Break
[C5] [A5] [D5] [A5] [A5] [C5] [A5] [C5] [G5]
[C5] [A5] [A5] [C5] [A5] [G5] [A5]
[C5] [A5] [D5] [A5] [A5] [C5] [A5] [C5] [G5]
Verse 3
[C5] [A5] [A5] [C5] [A5] [G5]When the [A5]forest [C5]burns [A5]along [D5]the [A5][A5][C5]road[G5][C5][A5]
[C5] [A5] [A5] [C5] [A5] [G5]Like [A5]God's [C5]eyes in [A5]my [D5][A5][A5][C5]headlights[G5][C5][A5]
[C5] [A5] [A5] [C5] [A5] [G5]When the [A5]dogs are [C5]looking [A5]for their [D5][A5][A5][C5]bones[G5][C5][A5]
[C5] [A5] [A5] [C5] [A5] [G5]And it's [A5]raining [C5][A5]icepicks on [D5]your [A5]steel [C5][A5]shore[G5][C5]
Chorus
[C5] [A5] [A5] [C5][A5]Well, [G5]I'm gonna [A5][C5]break[A5]
[D5]I'm gonna [A5]break [C5][A5]my[G5][C5]
[C5] [A5] [A5] [C5] [A5]I'm[G5] gonna [A5]break [C5]my [A5]rusty cage [D5]and [A5][C5][A5]run[G5][C5]
[C5] [A5] [A5] [C5][A5]Well, [G5]I'm gonna [A5][C5]break[A5]
[D5]I'm gonna [A5]break [C5][A5]my[G5][C5]
[C5] [A5] [A5] [C5] [A5]I'm [G5]gonna [A5/C]break my [E5]rusty [G5]cage and run
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