Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick (Guitar Tab)

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[Intro]
 g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|------2-----2-------0-0-0---|-----5-----5-------------0-|
 F|----0-----0---------0-0-0---|---7-----7---------0---0---|
 C|--0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|-0-----7-----0-(5)---3-----|
 G|--------------------3-3-3---|---------------------------|

 g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|------2-----2-------0-0-0---|-----5-----5-----0-----0---|
 F|----0-----0---------0-0-0---|---7-----7-----0-----0-----|
 C|--0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|-0-----7-----5-----3-------|
 G|--------------------3-3-3---|---------------------------|
[Verse] Really don't mind if you sit this one My word's but a whisper, your deafness a I may make you feel, but I can't make you Your sperm's in the gutter, your love's in the
 g|--2-----------0-------------|---------------------------|
 D|--3-----------1-------------|---------------------------|
Bb|--2-----------2-------------|-------0-0-0---------------|
 F|--0-----------2-------------|-------0-0-0---------------|
 C|--------------0-------------|-0-(2)-2-2-2---------------|
 G|----------------------------|-------3-3-3---------------|
    ^            ^
    |            |
    ------------------ Just Dmaj and Amin chords - listen to the song
                       for the strumming pattern.
out ... shout ... think ... sink ... So you
 g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|------2-----2-------0-0-0---|-----2-----2-------0-0-0---|
 F|----0-----0---------0-0-0---|---0-----0---------0-0-0---|
 C|--0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|-0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|
 G|--------------------3-3-3---|-------------------3-3-3---|
[Chorus] ride yourselves over the field as you make all your animal deals and your wisemen don't know how it feels ...
 g|--3-----------0------0------|-2-0-2-0-2-3-2------2-0----|
 D|--3-----------2------0------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------3-3----|
Bb|--0-----------2------2------|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2------2-0----|
 F|--0-----------2------2------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0----|
 C|--2-----------0------0------|---------------------------|
 G|--3-------------------------|---------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | | | | | ---------------------------------- Just Gmaj, Amaj, and Dmaj chords with a little variation thrown in - listen to the song for the strumming pattern.
                                          to be thick as a
 g|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0--|-0-0-0--0------------------|
 D|--2-0-2-0-2-3-2---2-2-0-(2)-|-2-2-0-(2)-----------------|
Bb|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2--2--|-2-2-2--2------------------|
 F|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2--2--|-2-2-2--2------------------|
 C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0--|-0-0-0--0------------------|
 G|----------------------------|---------------------------|

[Bridge]
     brick
 g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|------2-----2-------0-0-0---|-----2-----2-------0-0-0---|    
 F|----0-----0---------0-0-0---|---0-----0---------0-0-0---|
 C|--0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|-0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|
 G|--------------------3-3-3---|-------------------3-3-3---|

 g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|------2-----2-------0-0-0---|-----2-----2-------0-0-0---|    <1st time only)
 F|----0-----0---------0-0-0---|---0-----0---------0-0-0---|
 C|--0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|-0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|
 G|--------------------3-3-3---|-------------------3-3-3---|

 g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|------5-----5-------0-----0-|-----5-----5-----0-----0---|    <2nd time only>
 F|----7-----7-------------0---|---7-----7-----0-----0-----|
 C|--0-----7-----0-(3)---5-----|-0-----7-----5-----3-------|
 G|----------------------------|---------------------------|

[Bridge 2]
        And the love that I      feel
 g|--2-------------------------|-0-----------0-0-0---------|
 D|--3-------------------------|-1-----------0-1-0---------|
Bb|--2-------------------------|-2-----------2-2-2---------|
 F|--0-------------------------|-2-----------2-2-2---------|
 C|----------------------------|-0-----------0-0-0---------|
 G|----------------------------|---------------------------|
    ^                            ^           ^ ^ ^
    |                            |           | | |
    ------------------ Just Dmaj and Amin chords with a little spice
                       thrown in - listen to the song for the strumming
                       pattern.

               is so far       away
 g|--0------------0------------|-0-------------------------|
 D|--1------------1------------|-0-------------------------|
Bb|--0------------0------------|-0-------------------------|
 F|--2------------0-(2)--------|-2-------0-(2)-------------|
 C|--3------------3------------|-2-------------0-(2)-------|
 G|----------------------------|-0-------------------0-(3)-|
    ^             ^              ^
    |             |              |
    ------------------ Just Cmaj and Emin chords with a little spice
                       thrown in - listen to the song for the strumming
                       pattern.

        I'm a bad dream that I   just ha-a-a-a-a-d to-
 g|--3-------------------------|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-----------|
 D|--3-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
Bb|--0-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
 F|--0-------------------------|-4-------------------------|
 C|--2-------------------------|-4-------------------------|
 G|--3-------------------------|---------------------------|
    ^                            ^
    |                            |
    ------------------ Just Gmaj and F#maj chords with a little spice
                       thrown in - listen to the song for the strumming
                       pattern.

     da-a-a-a-a-a-y
 g|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-----------|-2-0-2-0-2-----------------|
 D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
Bb|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
 F|--0-------------------------|-4-------------------------|
 C|----------------------------|-4-------------------------|
 G|----------------------------|-2-------------------------|
    ^                            ^
    |                            |
    ------------------ Just Dmaj and F#maj chords with a little spice
                       thrown in - listen to the song for the strumming
                       pattern.

           and you shake your    head             you say it's a
 g|--3-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
 D|--3-------------------------|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-(2)---------|
Bb|--0-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
 F|--0-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
 C|--2-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
 G|--3-------------------------|---------------------------|
    ^                            ^
    |                            |
    ------------------ Just Gmaj and Amaj chords with a little spice
                       thrown in - listen to the song for the strumming
                       pattern.

     shame
 g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|------2-----2-------0-0-0---|-----2-----2-------0-0-0---|
 F|----0-----0---------0-0-0---|---0-----0---------0-0-0---|
 C|--0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|-0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|
 G|--------------------3-3-3---|-------------------3-3-3---|

 g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|--------------------6-6-6---|-------------------6-6-6---|
Bb|------5-----5-------7-7-7---|-----5-----5-------7-7-7---|
 F|----7-----7---------7-7-7---|---7-----7---------7-7-7---|
 C|--0-----7-----0-(5)-5-5-5---|-0-----7-----0-(5)-5-5-5---|
 G|----------------------------|---------------------------|
[Verse] Spin me back down the years and the days of my youth Draw the lace and black curtain and shut out the whole truth Spin me down the long ages let them sing the song
 g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|--------------------6-6-6---|-------------------6-6-6---|
Bb|------5-----5-------7-7-7---|-----5-----5-------7-7-7---|
 F|----7-----7---------7-7-7---|---7-----7---------7-7-7---|
 C|--0-----7-----0-(5)-5-5-5---|-0-----7-----0-(5)-5-5-5---|
 G|----------------------------|---------------------------|
                       ^
| Note that there's a subtle, but important change in the rhythm used for the Dmin at this point (as opposed to the previous two measures).
 g|--5-------------------------|-2-------0-(2)-------------|
 D|--6-------------------------|-3-------3--3--------------|
Bb|--5-------------------------|-2-------0-(2)-------------|
 F|--0-------------------------|-0-------0--0--------------|
 C|----------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|----------------------------|---------------------------|
    ^                            ^
    |                            |
    ------------------ Just Fmaj and Dmaj chords with a little spice
                       thrown in - listen to the song for the strumming
                       pattern.
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