Elton John - Cage The Songbird

E

A             G
Sober in the morning light
D
Things look so much different
A      A      E
To how they looked last night
A      G
A pale face pressed to an unmade bed
D      A
Like flags of many nations flying high above her head


A      E
The cellophane still on the flowers
G      D
The telegram still in her hand
A            G
As whispers circulate all day
D              A
Their back-stage baby princess passed away


C#m        G#m
And you can cage the songbird
Bm              F#m
But you can't make her sing
C#m        G#m
And you can trap the free bird
Bm        F#m
But you'll have to clip her wings

E        E        E7        E        E        E7
`Cause she'll soar like a hawk when she flies
E        D              E        A
But she'll dive like an eagle when she dies
G        D        D       A
Ooh! ooh!


A        G
Promises of no more lies
D
Fell flat upon an empty stage
A        E
Before the audience arrived
A        G
A return in time to the cheaper seats
D
She never knew what lay beneath
A
Just a dated handbill they found between the sheets


A        E
Let down before the final curtain
G              D
A shallow heart that left her cold
A        G
She left in rouge upon the mirror
D              A
A circled kiss to the faithful fans who'd miss her

(Chorus)

A        G        D        A
Ooh! ooh! ooh!