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[Intro]
D G D G D G Bm7 Esus4 E Esus4
[Verse 1]
  DSix AM, Gday after Christmas
  DI throw some clothes on Gin the dark
  DThe smell of cold  Gcar seat is freezing
 Dthe world is sleeping GI am Dnumb
  DUp the stairs  Gto her apartment
  Dshe is balled up oGn the couch
  DHer mom and dad  Gwent down to Charlotte
  Dthey're not home to find Gus out
[Pre-chorus]
Bm7And we driveG  
Bm7Now that I haGve found someone
DI'm feeling more aloneG  
than I eBm7ver have beforeEsus4  E  Esus4  
[Chorus]
SGhe's Aa brick and I'm Dmaj9drowning slowly
oGff thAe coast and I'm Dmaj9heading nowhere
SGhe's Aa brick and I'm Dmaj9drowning slowly
G A G D
[Verse 2]
  DThey call her name
  Gat seven thirty
  DI pace around the Gparking lot
  DThen I walk down
  Gto buy her flowers
  Dand sell some gifts that GI got
[Pre-chorus]
Bm7Can't you seeG  
Bm7It's not me   Gyou're dying for
Now she's Dfeeling more aloneG  
than she Bm7ever has bEsus4eforeE  Esus4  
[Chorus]
SGhe's Aa brick and I'm Dmaj9drowning slowly
oGff thAe coast and I'm Dmaj9heading nowhere
SGhe's Aa brick and I'm Dmaj9drowning slowly
G A G A D/F# G D
G A G A D/F# G
[Bridge]
   EsusAs wEeeks went by Gsusit shGowed that she Dwas Dsusnot fine
   EsusThey Etold me son Gsusit's Gtime to tell Dthe Dsustruth and
   Esusshe Ebroke down Gsusand I Gbroke down
Dcause DsusI was EsustiredE--Esus--          Gof lyiDngG  D  G  
[Verse 3]
  DDriving back  Gto her apartment
  Dfor the moment we're Galone
  DYeah she's alone  Gand I'm alone
  Dand now I know Git
[Chorus]
SGhe's Aa brick and I'm Dmaj9drowning slowly
oGff thAe coast and I'm Dmaj9heading nowhere
SGhe's Aa brick and I'm
...Bm7drowning A/C#slowly
G A G A D/F# G D

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Brick

by Ben Folds Five

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Esus4

Dmaj9

D/F#

Esus

Gsus

Dsus

A/C#

[Intro]

D G D G D G Bm7 Esus4 E Esus4

[Verse 1]

D G

Six AM, day after Christmas

D G

I throw some clothes on in the dark

D G

The smell of cold car seat is freezing

D G D

the world is sleeping I am numb

D G

Up the stairs to her apartment

D G

she is balled up on the couch

D G

Her mom and dad went down to Charlotte

D G

they're not home to find us out

[Pre-chorus]

Bm7 G

And we drive

Bm7 G

Now that I have found someone

D G

I'm feeling more alone

Bm7 Esus4 E Esus4

than I ever have before

[Chorus]

G A Dmaj9

She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly

G A Dmaj9

off the coast and I'm heading nowhere

G A Dmaj9

She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly

G A G D

[Verse 2]

They call her name

at seven thirty

D G

I pace around the parking lot

Then I walk down

to buy her flowers

D G

and sell some gifts that I got

[Pre-chorus]

Bm7 G

Can't you see

Bm7 G

It's not me you're dying for

D G

Now she's feeling more alone

Bm7 Esus4 E Esus4

than she ever has before

[Chorus]

G A Dmaj9

She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly

G A Dmaj9

off the coast and I'm heading nowhere

G A Dmaj9

She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly

G A G A D/F# G D

G A G A D/F# G

[Bridge]

Esus E Gsus G D Dsus

As weeks went by it showed that she was not fine

Esus E Gsus G D Dsus

They told me son it's time to tell the truth and

Esus E Gsus G

she broke down and I broke down

D Dsus Esus E Esus G D G D G

cause I was tired---- of lying

[Verse 3]

D G

Driving back to her apartment

D G

for the moment we're alone

D G

Yeah she's alone and I'm alone

D G

and now I know it

[Chorus]

G A Dmaj9

She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly

G A Dmaj9

off the coast and I'm heading nowhere

G A

She's a brick and I'm

Bm7 A/C#

...drowning slowly

G A G A D/F# G D

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