Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick Part Ii (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Bass Tab
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
F F Bb Bb Bb C F F Bb Bb Bb C
F
[Verse 1]
Cm See there, a man is born Cm And we pronounce him fit for peace F Cm There's a load lifted from his shoulders Cm With the discovery of his disease
F Eb
F We'll take a child from him G Put it to the test
Fm
Eb F Teach it to be a wise man G And how to fool the rest
[Instrumental Break]
Fm G Fm G Fm G Fm G Fm G
C Cm G Ddim Dm
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Am D7 G Dm7 G Gsus4 Gm
[Spoken Interlude]
F Ddim Gsus2 We will be geared to the average, rather than the exceptional Ddim Gsus2 God is an overwhelming responsibility
Gsus4 C Gsus4 A
Fmaj7 We walked through the maternity ward Dm7 And saw 218 babies wearing nylons
G Gsus4 C G
G It says here that cats are on the upgrade Csus4 Upgrade? Hipgrave Dm7 Oh, Mac
[Verse 2]
C Bb Fm7 Bbsus4 Fmaj7 Bb Fm7 Bbsus4 Fmaj7 Bb Fm7 Fm Fm7 Fm
Fm F Eb F In the clear white circles of morning wonder Eb F Eb C I take my place with the lord of the hills F Eb F Eb And the blue-eyed soldiers stand slightly discoloured F Eb F C7 In neat little rows sporting canvas frills
F Bb C7 F Bb
Fm7 Fm Fm7 Fm
Fm F Eb F Eb With their jock-straps pinching, they slouch to attention F Eb F C While queuing for sarnies at the office canteen F Eb F Eb Saying: "How's your granny?" and good old Ernie F Eb F C7 He coughed up a tenner on a premium bond win
F Bb C Gm7 Cm Ebmaj7
Cm Eb Cm Eb C Cm Eb Cm Cm7
Gm Gm7
Fsus2 Fm7 Bbsus4 Csus2 Fsus2 Bbsus4 Gm
[Verse 1]
Gm Bb Am C Bb Gm Bb Am C Bb The le-gends worded in the ancient tribal hymn Bb F C F C Lie cradled in the seagull's call Cm Eb And all the promises they made Gm Are ground beneath the sadist's fall
Gm A Gsus4 Cm G Gsus4 F
Ebmaj7 G Gm
[Verse 2]
Am7 Gm7 Dsus4 G The poet and the wise man stand F Fsus4 F Gm Ebmaj7 Gm Dsus4 G Gm Behind the gun, behind the gun Am7 Dsus4 G And signal for the crack of dawn F Fsus4 F Gm Ebmaj7 Gm Light the sun, light the sun
[Chorus]
F Fsus4 F Gm Ebmaj7 Gm Ebmaj7 Gm Do you believe in the day? F Fsus4 F Gm Ebmaj7 Gm Ebmaj7 Gm Do you believe in the day?
[Instrumental Break]
C#aug A D Am7 G Csus2 F Fsus4 F Gm Eb Gm C Gm Bb A G
F#dim G Gsus4 F Fsus4 F Gm Eb Gm
Gm
[Verse 3]
Am7 Dsus4 Gmaj7 The Dawn Creation of the Kings G F Fsus4 F Gm Eb Gm Has begun, has begun Gm Am7 Dsus4 Gmaj7 Soft Venus, lonely maiden brings G F Fsus4 F Gm Eb Gm The ageless one, the ageless one
[Chorus]
F Fsus4 F Gm Eb Gm Eb Gm Do you believe in the day? F Fsus4 F Bb Gm Eb Gm Eb Gm Do you believe in the day?
[Verse 4]
Gm Am7 Gmaj7 The fading hero has returned F Bb F Gm Eb Gm To the night, to the night Am7 Gsus4 Gmaj7 And fully pregnant with the day F Fsus4 F Gm Eb Gm Wise men endorse the poet's sight
[Chorus]
F Fsus4 F Gm Eb Gm Eb Gm Do you believe in the day? F Fsus4 F Gm Eb Gm Eb Gm Do you believe in the day?
Bb Csus4 Eb Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm Bb Csus4 Cm7
F Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm7 F Gm Bb Gm
F Gm Bbmaj7 F Bb Gm Bb Gm
Bb F Eb Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm Bb F Eb Gm Bb Gm
F Bb Gm F Eb F Eb F Eb F Eb C Ab Bb C# C
[Verse 1]
C Ab Bb C Let me tell you the tales of your life Ab Bb F Of your love and the cut of the knife Ab Eb Db The tireless oppression, the wisdom instilled B Emaj7 Db C The desire to kill or be killed C Ab Bb C Well, let me sing of the losers who lie Ab Bb F In the street as the last bus goes by Ab Eb Db The pavements are empty: the gutters run red B E Db While the fool toasts his god in the sky
[Instrumental Break]
Cm F Eb F Cm Ab Bb C# C A Dm
G Dm G Cm Cm7 Ab Cm Am Cm Bb Ab Cm Am
E D E C E D E C A Dm
[Chorus]
Dm Fm7 So come all ye young men who are building castles! Eb C Dm Kindly state the time of the year Dm Fm7 And join your voices in a hellish chorus Eb C Dm Mark the precise nature of your fear
[Instrumental Break]
F Dm7 C Dm C Cm
Dm Gm Bbmaj7 C#dim Dm Asus4 Csus4 Gm7 C Gm7 C Eb F Bb Cm Cm7 F7 Cm7 F7 Cm7 Cm
[Verse 2]
Cm Let me help you pick up your dead Ab F As the sins of the fathers are fed Ab Eb Db With the blood of the fools and the thoughts of the wise B E Db C Cm And from the pan under your bed Cm Ab Bb C Well, let me make you a present of song Ab Bb F As the wise man breaks wind and is gone Ab Eb Db While the fool with the hour-glass is cooking his goose B E Db And the nursery rhyme winds along
C F Eb F Eb C Ab Bb C# C A E D Eb E C
E D E C A Dm
[Chorus]
Dm F So come all ye young men who are building castles! Eb C Dm Kindly state the time of the year F And join your voices in the hellish chorus Eb C Dm Mark the precise nature of your fear F See the summer lightning casts its bolts upon you Eb C Dm And the hour of judgement draweth near F Would you be the fool stood in his suit of armour Eb C Dm Or the wiser man who rushes clear?
F Cm Dm Cm
Eb Bb F Eb Gm F
[Verse 1]
Eb Bb So, come on ye childhood heroes F Won't you rise up from the pages Eb Gm Of your comic-books, your super crooks F And show us all the way Eb Bb Well! Make your will and testament F Won't you join your local government? Eb Gm We'll have Superman for president F Let Robin save the day
C F Eb F Eb Ebmaj7 Cm Ebmaj7
[Verse 2]
Ebmaj7 Eb Bb So where the hell was Biggles F When you needed him last Saturday? Eb Gm And where were all the sportsmen F Who always pulled you though? Eb Bb They're all resting down in Cornwall F Writing up their memoirs Eb Gm For a paper-back edition F Of the Boy Scout manual
[Instrumental Break]
F Gm F Gm C D F G Cm F Cm Bb Cm F Cm Bb Cm F Cm Bb Cm
Cm7 Eb C Am F
Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb
[Verse 3]
Bb C F So you ride yourselves over the fields Bb C F And you make all your animal deals Bb C F C And your wise men don't know how it feels
[Outro]
C N.C.
To be thick as a brick