Rusty Cage
by Soundgarden · posted by ,,,
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
-6 -6 6 -5 6 -5 6
Ohh, you wired me awake
-5 6 -5 6 -5 -6 -6 6 6 -5
And hit me with a hand of broken nails
-6 -6 -6 -5 6 -6 6 -5 6
Yeah, you tied my lead and pulled my chain
-5 6 -5 -6 -6 6 6 -5
To watch my blood begin to boil
-6 7 7 -6 7
But I'm gonna break
7 7 -6 7 -8 7 -8
I'm gonna break myyy
7 7 -6 7 7 -6’ 6 -5 -4 -4
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run
-6 7 7 -6 7
Yeah I'm gonna break
7 7 -6 7 -8 7 -8
I'm gonna break myyy
-4 -4 4 -4 -4 -5 -6 7 -6 6
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run
-6 -6 -6 6 -5 6
Too cold to start a fire
-5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 -6 -6 6 -5
I'm burning diesel burning dinosaur bones
-6 -6 -6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6
Yeah, I'll take the river down to still water
-5 -6 -6 6 6 -5
And ride a pack of dogs
-6 7 7 -6 7
But I'm gonna break
7 7 -6 7 -8 7 -8
I'm gonna break myyy
7 7 -6 7 7 -6’ 6 -5 -4 -4
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run
-6 7 7 -6 7
Yeah I'm gonna break
7 7 -6 7 -8 7 -8
I'm gonna break myyy
-4 -4 4 -4 -4 -5 -6 7 -6 6 -5
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and ru-n
-3” -2 -2” -2 -2” -2
Hits like a Phillips head
-2” 3 -3” -2 -2”
Into my bra-in
-3” -2 -2” -2 -2” -2
It's gonna be too dark
-2” 3 -3” -2 -2”
To sleep a-ga-in
-3” -2 -2” -2 -2” -2
Cutting my teeth on bars
-2” 3 -3” -2 -2”
And rusty cha-ins,
-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -5 -6 7 -6 6 -5
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and ru-n
7 -6 7 7 7
When the forest burns
7 -8 -8 -8 7
Along the ro-ad
7 7 7 7 -8 -8 7 -8
Like God's eyes in my head-li-ghts
7 7 -6 7 7 7 7 -8 -8 -8 7 -8
And when the dogs are looking for their bo-o-ones
7 -6 7 7 7 7 7 -8 -8 -8 7
And it's raining icepicks on your steel sho-re
-6 7 7 -6 7
Well I'm gonna break
7 7 -6 7 -8 7 -8
I'm gonna break myyy
7 7 -6 7 7 -6 6 -5 -4 -4
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run
7 7 -6 7 7
Well I'm gonna break
7 7 -6 7 -8 7 -8
I'm gonna break myyy
-4 -4 4 -4 -4 -5 -6 7 -6 6 -5
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and ru-n