Brick by Ben Folds Five #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song: Brick Artist: Ben Folds Five Source: Whatever and Ever Amen Thru eyes@aol.com this is the best i can get for a guitar arrangement let me know what you think standard tuning piano arranged for guitar chord shapes Dsus2/G D/B Dsus2/E E7 -0- -2- -0- -0-| -3- -3- -3- -3-| -2- -2- -2- -1-| -0- -2- -X- -X-| -X- -2- -X- -X-| -3- -X- -0- -0-| Intro D Dsus2/G -2---------2-----0-----------0----------0--------------0------------| --------3---------------3------------3------3------3----------------| ----2---------2-----2------------2-------------2---------- X 3-| -0---------0-----0--------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------3----------3---------------------------| D/B Dsus2/B Dsus2/E E7 -2-------------2------0-------------------0------------0-------| ---------3--------------------3--------3------------3------3---| -----2-------------2------2--------2------------1--------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------| -2-------------2------2----------------------------------------| -----------------------------------0------------0--------------| maintain same patterns (per chord) throughout Verse D Dsus2/G D Dsus2/G six am, day after christmas, throw some clothes on in the dark. D Dsus2/G D Dsus2/G smell of cold, car seat is freezing. the world is sleeping. i am D Dsus2/G numb. D Dsus2/G D Dsus2/G up the stairs to her apartment, she is balled up on the couch. D Dsus2/G D Dsus2/G her mom and dad drove down to charlotte. they?re not home to find us out. Bridge D/B Dsus2/G D/B Dsus2/G and we drive now that i have found someone i?m D Dsus2/G D/B Dsus2/E E7 feeling more alone than i ever have before Chorus (strum chords or pick similar miscellaneous patterns) G A D she?s a brick and i?m drowning slowly G A Bm off the coast and i?m headed nowhere G A D G A G D(for piano fill) she?s a brick and i?m drowning slowly Verse II D Dsus2/G Dsus2/G they call her name at seven thirty. i pace around the parking lot D Dsus2/G D Dsus2/G i walk down to buy her flowers, and sell some gifts that i got. Bridge II D/B Dsus2/G D/B Dsus2/G Can?t you see it?s not me you?re dying for. now she?s D Dsus2/G D/B Dsus2/E E7 feeling more alone than she ever has before Chorus (strum chords or pick similar miscellaneous patterns) G A D she?s a brick and i?m drowning slowly G A Bm off the coast and i?m headed nowhere G A G D G A D G A G A F#m G(for piano fill) she?s a brick and i?m drowning slowly Interlude D/B Dsus2/G D as weeks went by it showed that she was not fine D/B Dsus2/G D they told me son it?s time to tell the truth and D/B Dsus2/G D D/B Dsus2/E E7 she broke down, and i broke down cause i was tired of lying Verse III D Dsus2/G D Dsus2/G D Dsus2/G driving back to her apartment, for the moment we?re alone D Dsus2/G D/B Dsus2/E E7 she?s alone. i?m alone. now i know it. Chorus (strum chords or pick similar miscellaneous patterns) G A D she?s a brick and i?m drowning slowly G A Bm off the coast and i?m headed nowhere G A G D G A D G A G A F#m G(for piano fill) she?s a brick and i?m drowning slowly notes bass goes to eighth notes on verse III (for urgency) it?s hard to do good luck mike www.TAB6.com