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Cage the Elephant - Portuguese Knife Fight

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Chord diagram for B
Chord diagram for A
Chord diagram for Gb 
      
 
 Tuning: Standard
 Intro:
 He descends down these three chords. Listen to the recording for the strum pattern.
 B A F# 
    

 e|---7---------5--------2-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---7---------5--------2-------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---8---------6--------3-------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---9---------7--------4-------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---9---------7--------4-------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---7---------5--------2-------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Intro Riff: x 4

 e|------------------------------- ------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------=------- ------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------- ------------------------------------------|
 D|--4-4-------------------------- or ------------------------------------------|
 A|-------4-4--0--0---2--0-------- ----9-9-----------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------- ---------9-9---5-5---7--5-----------------|
 

 
 Guitar 2: on 3rd repetition of intro riff

 e|---9---9-----------------9---9---------------------------------------------|
 B|---11--11----------------11--11--------------------------------------------|
 G|---11--11----11--14------11--11------11--14--------------------------------|
 D|---11--11--------14/-----11--11--------------------------------------------|
 A|---9---9-----------------9---9---------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---8-8-8-8-----6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Chorus: "I Wanna waste..." x 8

 e|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----3--3--/----6----/------8-----------------------------------------------------|
 D|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
 A|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Bridge riff:

 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------5-------------5-5h7p5-------------5-----------------------------------------------|
 G|--4--6----6-----4--6----------6-----4--6-----6-----4--2--4--2-----------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------4--------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Second guitar comes in during Bridge Riff and continues on into verse:

 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--2-2-2---5-5-5--4-4-----2-2-2---5-5-5---7-7-------------------------------|
 

 
 Second guitar comes in at 1:03

 e|-------------9---9----------9---9---------------------9--9-------9---9----------|
 B|-------------11--11---------11--11--------------------11-11------11--11---------|
 G|-11--14------11--11---------11--11------11--14--------11-11------11--11---------|
 D|--------14/--11--11---------11--11-------------14/----11-11------11--11---------|
 A|-------------9---9----------9---9---------------------9--9-------9---9----------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|-------------9---9--------------9---9---------------------9--9----------------9---9----------|
 B|-------------11--11-------------11--11--------------------11-11---------------11--11---------|
 G|-11--14------11--11---11--14----11--11------11--14--------11-11--11--14-------11--11---------|
 D|--------14/--11--11-------------11--11-------------14/----11-11---------14/---11--11---------|
 A|-------------9---9--------------9---9---------------------9--9----------------9---9----------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---8-8-8-8-----6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Chorus: "I Wanna waste..." x 8

 e|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----3--3--/----6----/------8-----------------------------------------------------|
 D|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
 A|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 "Tell me pretty girl..."

 e|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------|
 B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------|
 G|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----6----------------------------------------|
 D|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7----------------------------------------|
 A|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7----------------------------------------|
 E|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------|
 

 
 Guitar 2: Vesrse

 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--2-2-2---5-5-5--4-4-----2-2-2---5-5-5---7-7-------------------------------| 
 

 
 Guitar 1: Bridge Riff:

 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------5-------------5-5h7p5-------------5-----------------------------------------------|
 G|--4--6----6-----4--6----------6-----4--6-----6-----4--2--4--2-----------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------4--------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 At 2:05 he starts adding this into the verse (from bridge riff):

 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|----4--2--4--2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------4-----------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Second guitar comes in at 2:15

 e|-------------9---9----------9---9---------------------9--9-------9---9----------|
 B|-------------11--11---------11--11--------------------11-11------11--11---------|
 G|-11--14------11--11---------11--11------11--14--------11-11------11--11---------|
 D|--------14/--11--11---------11--11-------------14/----11-11------11--11---------|
 A|-------------9---9----------9---9---------------------9--9-------9---9----------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|-------------9---9--------------9---9---------------------9--9----------------9---9----------|
 B|-------------11--11-------------11--11--------------------11-11---------------11--11---------|
 G|-11--14------11--11---11--14----11--11------11--14--------11-11--11--14-------11--11---------|
 D|--------14/--11--11-------------11--11-------------14/----11-11---------14/---11--11---------|
 A|-------------9---9--------------9---9---------------------9--9----------------9---9----------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---8-8-8-8-----6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Chorus: "I Wanna waste..."

 e|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----3--3--/----6----/------8-----------------------------------------------------|
 D|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
 A|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Begins this at 2:40

 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------5------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---4--6-----4----4-2-4-2----------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------4--------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 "Give me a sign..."

 e|---7-7-7-7-7--8---7-----7-7-7-7-7--8---7-- ---8----- --7--- ------------------------------|
 B|---7-7-7-7-7--8---7-----7-7-7-7-7--8---7-- ---8----- --7--- ------------------------------|
 G|---8-8-8-8-8--9---8-----8-8-8-8-8--9---8-- ---9----- --8--- -------------------------------|
 D|---9-9-9-9-9--10--9-----9-9-9-9-9--10--9-- --10-----x8 --9---x4 --------------------------------|
 A|---9-9-9-9-9--10--9-----9-9-9-9-9--10--9-- --10----- --9--- ------------------------------|
 E|---7-7-7-7-7--8---7-----7-7-7-7-7--8---7-- ---8----- --7--- ----------------------|
 

 
 Guitar 1: x 8

 e|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----3--3--/----6----/------8-----------------------------------------------------|
 D|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
 A|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Guitar 2: x2

 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---14----19-----14----17---------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------16----------4--2--4--2--------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------16------------------4-----------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Guitar 1: x 4

 e|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----3--3--/----6----/------8-----------------------------------------------------|
 D|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
 A|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 "Tell me baby girl..."

 e|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------|
 B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------|
 G|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----6----------------------------------------|
 D|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7----------------------------------------|
 A|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7----------------------------------------|
 E|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------|

Source: http://www.azchords.com/c/cagetheelephant-tabs-43121/portugueseknifefight1-tabs-878438.html

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