Elton John - The Cage: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Cage" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Cage ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Cage" smoothly on your ukulele.

Chorus:
         A#7   D#7       A#7
Have you ever lived in a cage?
           A#7        D#7            A#7
Where you live to be whipped and be tamed.
        A#7    D#7        A#7
Oh I've never loved in a cage
    G#     F#   C#    D#      A#7
or talked to a friend or just waved.
   F#             F7               A#7
Ah-ah-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ooh-ooh, oh, ah-ha

       A#7             D#7        A#7
Well I walk while they talk about virtue.
     A#7          D#7         A#7
Just raised on my back legs & snarled
            A#7           D#7        A#7
Watched you kiss your old daddy with passion -
     G#   F#    C#   D#    A#7
and tell dirty jokes as he died.
     F#             F7               A#7
Ah-ah-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ooh-ooh, oh, ah-ha

But I'm damned when I really care there
For the cellar's the room in your lives
Where you lace yourself with bad whiskey
And close the cage doors on your life
Ah-ah-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ooh-ooh, oh, ah-ha
Ah-ah-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ooh-ooh, oh, ah-ha
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

Well I pray while you bathe in bad water
Sing songs that I learnt as a boy
Then breaks all the bones in my body
On the bars you can never destroy
Ah-ah-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ooh-ooh, oh, ah-ha

Chorus:
Have you ever lived in a cage
Where you live to be whipped and be tamed?
For I've never loved in a cage
Or talked to a friend or just waved
Ah-ah-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ooh-ooh, oh, ah-ha
Ah-ah-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ooh-ooh, oh, ah-ha

Ah-ah-ah, oh-oh-oh, ah-ah-ah, oh-oh-oh
Ah-ah-ah, oh-oh-oh, ah-ha
Oh-ah-ah, oh-oh-oh, ah-ah-ah, oh-oh-oh
Ah-ah-ah, oh-oh-oh, ah-ha

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#7

Ukulele chord A#7

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D#

Ukulele chord D#

D#7

Ukulele chord D#7

F#

Ukulele chord F#

F7

Ukulele chord F7

G#

Ukulele chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Cage" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Cage" by Elton John.

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