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Brick House - The Commodores (1977)
Written By: William King, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary,
Walter Orange, Lionel Richie and Milan Williams.
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 108 BPM (3 Min. 52 Sec.) in 'C'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
------------------ ---------------
Am7- x 0 5 5 5 5 A A-C-E-G
GM7- x x 5 7 7 7 G G-B-D-F#
Am/G#- x x 6 5 5 5 G# A-C-E
Am- 5 7 7 5 5 5 A A-C-E
D- x 5 7 7 7 5 D A-D-F#
C- x 3 5 5 5 3 C G-C-E
Em7/A- x 0 0 0 0 0 A G-B-D-E
[Intro]
[8 M] Bass TAB for 1 Guitar -
NC… (0-2-0) (0-2-0)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|--020---------02|----------------|--020---------02|
D|------0---------|------0-02------|------0---------|------0-02------|
A|0---3---------0-|-----------3----|0---3---------0-|-----------3----|
E|--------3--4----|----------------|--------3--4----|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
NC… (0-2-0) (1-0)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|--------------1-|----------------|-----10---------|
G|----------------|--020-----------|----------------|--0-----2-0-----|
D|------0---------|------0-02------|------0---------|------------2-0-|
A|0---3---------0-|-----------3----|0---3---------0-|----------------|
E|--------3--4----|----------------|--------3--4----|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Ow, she's a
[Chorus 1]
[12 M]
| Am7   GM7   Am/G#   Am| Am   D   C| Am|
brick… house… She's might-y, might-y,… just
| Am   D| Am7   GM7   Am/G#   Am|
let-tin' it all hang out… Ah, she's a brick… house…
| Am   D   C| Am7   GM7   Am/G#  Am|
… Ah, that la-dy's stacked,… and that's a fact,…
| Am   D| Am7   GM7   Am/G#   Am|
ain't hold-in' noth-in' back. Ow,… she's a brick… house…
| Am   D   C| Am7   GM7   Am/G#  Am|
… Well,… we're to-geth-er, ev-'ry-bo-dy knows…
| Am   D|
this is how the sto-ry goes…
[Verse 1]
[8 M]
| Am7| Am7| Am7|
She knows she got ev-'ry-thing… that a wo-man needs… to get a man,…
| Am7| Am7|
… yeah,… yeah… How can she lose… with the
| Am7| Am7|
stuff she use?… Thir-ty-six,… twen-ty-four,… thir-ty-six…
| Am7|
Oh, what a win-ning hand,… 'cause she's a
[Chorus 2]
[12 M]
| Am7   GM7   Am/G#   Am| Am   D   C| Am|
brick… house… She's might-y, might-y,… just
| Am   D| Am7   GM7   Am/G#   Am|
let-tin' it all hang out… Ah, she's a brick… house…
| Am   D   C| Am7   GM7   Am/G#  Am|
… Ow,… that la-dy's stacked,… and that's a fact,…
| Am   D| Am7   GM7   Am/G#   Am|
ain't hold-in' noth-in' back. Oh,… she's a brick… house…
| Am   D   C| Am7|
… Yeah,… she's the one,… the on-ly one,…
| Am   D|
built like an Am-a-zon…
[Verse 2]
[8 M]
| Am7| Am7| Am7|
The clothes she wears,… her sex-y ways,… make an… old… man… wish… for
| Am7| Am7|
youn-ger days,… yeah,… yeah… She knows she's built,… and
| Am7| Am7|
knows how to please… Sho' 'nough can knock a strong…
| Am7|
man to his knees,… 'cause she's a
[Chorus 3]
[8 M]
| Am7   GM7   Am/G#   Am| Am   D   C| Am   GM7   Am/G#   Am|
brick… house… Yeah,… she's might-y, might-y,… just
| Am   D| Am7   GM7   Am/G#   Am|
let-tin' it all hang out… Ah, she's a brick… house…
| Am   D   C| Am7   GM7   Am/G#  Am|
… That la-dy's stacked,… and that's a fact,…
| Am   D|
ain't hold-in' noth-in' back. Ow…
[Refrain 1]
[8 M]
| Em7/A| Am7|
… Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow…
| Em7/A| Am7|
… Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow…
| Em7/A| Am7|
… Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow…
| Em7/A| Am7|
… Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, da-dow…
[Chorus 4]
[8 M]
| Am7   GM7   Am/G#   Am| Am   D   C| Am   GM7   Am/G#   Am|
Brick… house… Yeah,… she's might-y, might-y,… just
| Am   D| Am7   GM7   Am/G#   Am|
let-tin' it all hang out… Ah, she's a brick… house…
| Am   D   C| Am7|
… Yeah,… she's the one,… the on-ly one,…
| Am   D|
built like an Am-a-zon,… yeah…
[Refrain 2]
[8 M]
| Em7/A| Am7|
… Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow…
| Em7/A| Am7|
… Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow…
| Em7/A| Am7|
… Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow…
| Em7/A| Am7|
… Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow…
[Chorus 5]
[8 M]
| Am7   GM7   Am/G#   Am| Am   D   C| Am   GM7   Am/G#   Am|
Brick… house… Yeah,… she's might-y, might-y,… just
| Am   D| Am7   GM7   Am/G#   Am|
let-tin' it all hang out… Ah, she's a brick… house…
| Am   D   C| Am7   GM7   Am/G#  Am|
… That la-dy's stacked,… and that's a fact,…
| Am   D|
ain't hold-in' noth-in' back. Ow…
[Refrain 3]
[8 M]
| Em7/A| Am7|
… Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow…
| Em7/A| Am7|
… Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow…
| Em7/A| Am7|
… Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow…
| Em7/A| Am7|
… Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow…
[Chorus 6]
[8 M]
| Am7   GM7   Am/G#   Am| Am   D   C| Am   GM7   Am/G#   Am|
Brick… house… Yeah,… she's might-y, might-y,… just
| Am   D| Am7   GM7   Am/G#   Am|
let-tin' it all hang out… Ah, she's a brick… house…
| Am   D   C| Am7|
… Yeah,… she's the one,… the on-ly one,…
| Am   D|
built like an Am-a-zon,… yeah!…
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