Cage the Elephant - House of glass
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Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
F#5 A#5 A5 F#5 C5/G A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/8---8-----7-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5-----7-----| x2
A|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/8---8-----7-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---3---3-----7-----|
E|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--/6---6-----5-----|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3-----5-----|
/ = slide up
[Verse 1]
F#5 A#5 A5 F#5 C5/G A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/8---8-----7-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5-----7-----| x2
A|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/8---8-----7-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---3---3-----7-----|
E|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--/6---6-----5-----|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3-----5-----|
F#5Climb into my corner on my A#5self-inflictA5ed coma
F#5Stand up, lay down, reC5/Gpeat in the sA5ame order
F#5Fall straight through the floor and let the tA#5ime just run A5me over
AF#5nother mirrored image coC5/Grrupted and disA5torted
F#5 A5 G#5 F#5 A5 G#5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/7---7-----6-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/7---7-----6-----|
A|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/7---7-----6-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/7---7-----6-----|
E|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--/5---5-----4-----|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--/5---5-----4-----|
I'm F#5underwhelmed, uninterested, I A5wonder why G#5I'm over it
F#5Walk it off, the kettle's black, the A5dotted line, the G#5house is glass
[Pre-Chorus 1]
D Bm C# F#
e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--11-11-11-11-x---------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-x---------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9--9--x---------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
x = mute string
D (The house is Bmglass) the house is glass
C# (The house is glass) F# N.C.the house is glass
[Chorus 1]
D Bm C# F#
e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--11-11-11-11-x---------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-x---------| x2
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9--9--x---------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D It's an illusion,Bm this admiration
C# Of mutilation,F# my isolation
D It's an illusion,Bm this admiration,C# of mutilation
F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5
e|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|
A|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|
E|-2-----5--5--5--x--------|-2-----5--5--5--x-------|-2-----5--5--5--x--------|-2-----5--5--5--x-------|
F#5 A5My isolation,F#5 A5my isolation
F#5 A5My isolation,F#5 A5it's an illusion
[Verse 2]
F#5 A#5 A5 F#5 C5/G A5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/8---8-----7-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5-----7-----| x2
A|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/8---8-----7-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---3---3-----7-----|
E|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--/6---6-----5-----|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3-----5-----|
F#5Slide on down the staircase, that A#5picture-perfect A5moment
ReF#5ceiver projected, C5/Gact like if youA5 own it
F#5Smile for the camera, reA#5peat and do it oA5ver
F#5Smile for the camera, reC5/Gpeat and do it oA5ver
F#5 A5 G#5 F#5 A5 G#5
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/7---7-----6-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/7---7-----6-----|
A|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/7---7-----6-----|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--/7---7-----6-----|
E|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--/5---5-----4-----|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--/5---5-----4-----|
F#5Joke's on you, the needle prick, A5cut me down, I G#5need a break
F#5Walk it off, the kettle's black, the A5dotted line, the G#5house is glass
[Pre-Chorus 2]
D Bm C# F#
e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--11-11-11-11-x---------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-x---------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9--9--x---------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D (The house is Bmglass) the house is glass
C# (The house is glass) F# N.C.the house is glass
[Chorus 2]
D Bm C# F#
e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--11-11-11-11-x---------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-x---------| x2
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9--9--x---------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D It's an illusion,Bm this admiration
C# Of mutilation,F# my isolation
D It's an illusion,Bm this admiration,C# of mutilation
F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5
e|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|
A|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|
E|-2-----5--5--5--x--------|-2-----5--5--5--x-------|-2-----5--5--5--x--------|-2-----5--5--5--x-------|
F#5 A5My isolation,F#5 A5my isolation
F#5 A5My isolation,F#5 A5it's an illusion
[Bridge]
e|-------12---10--------|
B|--10-----------10-----|
G|------------------11--|
D|----------------------| x2
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
DBrick by brick, Bmmake it last
Hit Dthat line,Bm the house is glass
[Interlude]
D Bm C# F#
e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--11-11-11-11-x---------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-x---------| x4
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9--9--x---------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
[Chorus 3]
D Bm C# F#
e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--11-11-11-11-x---------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-x---------| x2
A|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9--9--x---------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D It's an illusion,Bm my isolation
C# My isolation,F# my isolation
D It's an illusion,Bm it's an illusion,C# my isolation
F#5 A5 F#5 A5
e|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|
A|-4-----7--7--7--x--------|-4-----7--7--7--x-------|
E|-2-----5--5--5--x--------|-2-----5--5--5--x-------|
F#5 A5my isolation,F#5 A5my isolation