Biography:
The Dukes of Stratosphear was a pseudonym used by the English rock band XTC in the mid-1980s. A studio-only project, the band released two vinyl albums: 25 O'Clock (1985) and Psonic Psunspot (1987), which drew upon influences of 1960s psychedelic music such as The Beatles, Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, The Kinks, The Byrds, The Pretty Things, and The Beach Boys (c. 1966). The two albums were released on a single CD under the title Chips from the Chocolate Fireball (An Anthology) in late 1987.
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Shiny Cage - By The Dukes of Stratosphear (XTC)
On the Album "Psonic Psunspot" - 1987
and on "Chips from the Chocolate Fireball" - 1987
[Intro]
Em A G B7
[Verse]
Em A
Hiding faces turning pages
G B7
Still they read and read
Em A
Double deckers full of smokers
G B7
Look who's gone to seed
[Chorus]
A
Well the sun's getting higher
A
Think I'll take a flyer
C#m
The thought of it's causing me pain
C G B7
Oh, oh-oh-oh Shiny Cage
[Verse]
Em A
Talk a walk under the subway
G B7
See an old school chum
Em A
Window shopping for a short while
G B7
Then we'll have some fun
[Chorus]
A
Well the shops closing early
A
Everywhere's deserted
C#m
Hello and down comes the rain
C G B7
Oh, oh-oh-oh Shiny Cage
[Bridge] 6/8 tempo
C7
We'll do the town tonight
I know some girls then stop off
[Bridge] 4/4 tempo
Em A
For a bite
G A Em A
No strings to tie my kite
(couldn't get much higher)
G A Em A
No strings to tie my kite
(higher than the spires)
G
Well living for the night
F#7 B7
No way to spend a life
[Solo]
Em A G B7
Em A G B7
[Chorus]
A
Shops closing early
A
Everywhere's deserted
C#m
Hello and down comes the rain
C G B7
Oh, oh-oh-oh Shiny Cage
[Bridge] 6/8 tempo
C7
We'll do the town tonight
[Verse] 4/4 tempo
Em A
Hiding faces turning pages
G B7
Still they read and read
Em A
Double deckers full of smokers
G B7
Look who's gone to seed
[Chorus]
A
Well the sun's getting higher
A
Think I'll take a flyer
C#m
The thought of it's causing me pain
C G B7
Oh, oh-oh-oh Shiny Cage
[Break]
[Outro] 6/8 tempo
Em G#dim E/G#
Dit - dit - dit - dit - dit - dit - dit - do
On the Album "Psonic Psunspot" - 1987
and on "Chips from the Chocolate Fireball" - 1987
[Intro]
Em A G B7
[Verse]
Em A
Hiding faces turning pages
G B7
Still they read and read
Em A
Double deckers full of smokers
G B7
Look who's gone to seed
[Chorus]
A
Well the sun's getting higher
A
Think I'll take a flyer
C#m
The thought of it's causing me pain
C G B7
Oh, oh-oh-oh Shiny Cage
[Verse]
Em A
Talk a walk under the subway
G B7
See an old school chum
Em A
Window shopping for a short while
G B7
Then we'll have some fun
[Chorus]
A
Well the shops closing early
A
Everywhere's deserted
C#m
Hello and down comes the rain
C G B7
Oh, oh-oh-oh Shiny Cage
[Bridge] 6/8 tempo
C7
We'll do the town tonight
I know some girls then stop off
[Bridge] 4/4 tempo
Em A
For a bite
G A Em A
No strings to tie my kite
(couldn't get much higher)
G A Em A
No strings to tie my kite
(higher than the spires)
G
Well living for the night
F#7 B7
No way to spend a life
[Solo]
Em A G B7
Em A G B7
[Chorus]
A
Shops closing early
A
Everywhere's deserted
C#m
Hello and down comes the rain
C G B7
Oh, oh-oh-oh Shiny Cage
[Bridge] 6/8 tempo
C7
We'll do the town tonight
[Verse] 4/4 tempo
Em A
Hiding faces turning pages
G B7
Still they read and read
Em A
Double deckers full of smokers
G B7
Look who's gone to seed
[Chorus]
A
Well the sun's getting higher
A
Think I'll take a flyer
C#m
The thought of it's causing me pain
C G B7
Oh, oh-oh-oh Shiny Cage
[Break]
[Outro] 6/8 tempo
Em G#dim E/G#
Dit - dit - dit - dit - dit - dit - dit - do
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