Ben Folds Five – Brick (Guitar Tab)

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