Back Against The Wall

back against the wall - cage the elephant play the two lowest bass notes and the fourth string of the chord in the Verse as shown in the Intro chords : G# 466544 F# 244322 F# ( 9 ) x9 , 11 , 11 , 11 , 9 ( a shape , ninth fret . ) B ( 7 ) 799877 ( E shape , seventh fret ) B x24442 C# x46664 | - - - - - - - - - | Intro : G# F# F ( 9 ) # C# B E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 - - - - 6 - - - 4 - | G | - - 5 - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 - - - - 6 - - - 4 - | A | - - 6 - - - - - - 4 - - - 9 - - - - - 4 - - - 2 - | E | - - 4 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | x2 ( listen to song for rythmn ) Verse 1 : G# F# tonight i’ll have a look F# ( 9 ) C# B G# and try to find my face again F# F# ( 9 ) buried beneath this house` C# B G# my spirit cries and dies again F# F# ( 9 ) out back a monster wheres C# B G# a cloak of persian leather F# F# ( 9 ) behind the tv screen C# B G# i’ve fallen to my knees | - - - - - - - - - | pre Chorus : ( all chords in the pre Chorus and Chorus are down strokes , with a quick up in between switching chords . you can here the rthymn in the song ) G# i said you’ve got me where you want me B ( 7 ) C# and dammit i can’t turn away G# F# C# i’m hanging by a thread and im feeling like a fool G# B ( 7 ) C# i’m stuck here in between the shadows of my yesterday G# i want to get away F# C# i need to get away | - - - - - - - - - | Chorus : G# F# now you know B C# G# yeah , you got my back against the wall F# B C# G# oh gosh , i aint 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 | - - - - - - - - - | Verse 2 : Intro x 1/2 G# F# blanket of silence F# ( 9 ) C# B G# makes me want to sink my teeth in deep F# burn all the evidence F# ( 9 ) C# B G# a fabricated disbelief F# F# ( 9 ) C# B G# pull back the curtains take a look into your eyes F# F# ( 9 ) C# B G# my tongue has now become a platform for your lies | - - - - - - - - - | pre Chorus | - - - - - - - - - | Chorus | - - - - - - - - - | Solo ( i haven’t tabbed this and i’m not sure what scale it’s in , so i’ll find out and if someone tabs it or if i work it out i’ll put it up as well = D ) | - - - - - - - - - | Chorus | - - - - - - - - - | ( end however you like , probably on the G# with a down stroke . )