• Song:

    Back Against The Wall

  • Artist:

    Cage The Elephant

  • Album:

    Back Against The Wall (...

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                             Back Against The Wall - Cage The Elephant
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Tabbed by:Emilyalim
E-mail:emilyalimm@gmail.com

Tuning:Standard


Intro:

    G#   F#             C#   B
e|-----------------6----------------|
B|----------------------6----4------|
G|--5----3---------6----------------|
D|-----------------4----6----4------|
A|--6----4--------------4----2------|
E|--4----2--------------------------|x2


e|-------------9---|----------6-------------|
B|---------9-------|--------------6---4-----|
G|--5/6------------|--3-------6-------------|
D|-----------------|----------4---6---4-----|
A|-----------------|--4-----------4---2-----|
E|-----------------|--2---------------------|x2


Verse:

e|-----------------6----------------|
B|----------------------6----4------|
G|--5----3---------6----------------|
D|-----------------4----6----4------|
A|--6----4--------------4----2------|
E|--4----2--------------------------|x4


Pre Chorus:
            G#                          B         C#
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------6-6-6-6------------|
D|---------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------9-9-9-9--6-6-6-6------------|
A|---------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------9-9-9-9--4-4-4-4------------|
E|---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------7-7-7-7---------------------|
I said you got me where you want me & dammit I can't turn  away

         G#                 F#        C#
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------6-6-6-6-----------|
D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-----------|
A|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----------|
E|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------2-2-2-2--------------------|
I'm hanging by a thread & I'm feeling like a fool

          G#                      B         C#
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------6-6-6-6------------|
D|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------9-9-9-9--6-6-6-6------------|
A|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------9-9-9-9--4-4-4-4------------|
E|-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------7-7-7-7---------------------|
I'm stuck right inbetween the shadows of my yesterday

        G#                F#       C#
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------6-6-6-6-----------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-----------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----------|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----2-2-2-2--------------------|
I want to get away, I need to get away


Repeat Intro


Repeat Pre-Chorus


Chorus:

G#      F#
Now you know
B             C#              G#
Yeah, I got my back against the wall
F#       B             C#             G#
Oh gosh, I ain't got no other place to hide
F#               B           C#
Chained down, like a sitting duck
              G#
Just waiting for the fall
F#                B            C#          G#
You know, yeah you got my back against the wall



e|-----------------6----------------|
B|----------------------6----4------|
G|--5----3---------6----------------|
D|-----------------4----6----4------|
A|--6----4--------------4----2------|
E|--4----2--------------------------|


Repeat Verse


Repeat Pre-Chorus


Repeat Chorus



Solo: 

Chords behind solo
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------6-6-6-6------------|
D|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------9-9-9-9--6-6-6-6------------|
A|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------9-9-9-9--4-4-4-4------------|
E|-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------7-7-7-7---------------------|x4

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------6-6-6-6-------|
D|----6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-------|
A|----6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-------|
E|----4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7---------------|x4


Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------2---4-----------|
B|---------4------------------4------------------2h4-------------------|
G|---------4----6-------------4---6------------------------------------|
D|----6--------------6----6-----------6----6---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---2h4--4-----4-4-4----4/7----7/9----9/11---11/14--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---14/16---16-16-16\14---14-14---14/16---16-16-16\14--| ----14---14b16--------|
B|---14/16---16-16-16\14---14-14---14/16---16-16-16\14--| ----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|x2---------------------|

e|-----7----| -------7/9----9-9-9/11----11-11-11/14---14-14-14/16----|----11-----|
B|--7b9-----|x5------7/9----9-9-9/11----11-11-11/14---14-14-14/16----|----14b16--|
G|----------| -------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
D|----------| -------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
A|----------| -------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
E|----------| -------------------------------------------------------|-----------|


End on G#


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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