Newton Faulkner – Brick By Brick (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

This is his live version (very similar to the recorded version) of Brick by Brick. h = Hammer on p = Pull off \ = Slide down to fade Intro:
C |---------------------------|
Ab|----------------0h2h4------|
Gb|------2------4--------2-6--|
Db|-4------2--4-5--------4-7--| x2
Ab|-5------4--5---------------|
Db|-------------5--------4-7--|

Verse 1: (palm muted throughout)
    I'm hoping..        People running..
C |--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-5--4-7----------5-5--4-7-----------|
Db|----------5-5--4-7-----------5-5--4-7-|

    Wind blowing..    A story ends..
C |--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-5--4-7----------5-5--4-7-----------|
Db|----------5-5--4-7-----------5-5--4-7-|

Pre-Chorus:
    Every..     And fades..
C |------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-3--6-7--6--4----3------------------------------|
Db|-4--7-9--7--5----5------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-4--7-9--7--5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|

Chorus:
   My best laid plans..    Sometimes life...
C |-----------5p0-3p0-1p0------------5p0-3p0-1p0--|
Ab|--------------0---0---0--------------0---0---0-|
Gb|---------4--------------7--7-9--6--------------|
Db|-4--5-7--5--------------9--9-11-7--------------|
Ab|-5--7-9----------------------------------------|
Db|---------5--------------9--9-11-7--------------|

   Look how far..          Started from nothing..
C |-----------5p0-3p0-1p0------------5p0-3p0-1p0--|
Ab|--------------0---0---0--------------0---0---0-|
Gb|---------4--------------7--7-9--6--------------|
Db|-4--5-7--5--------------9--9-11-7--------------|
Ab|-5--7-9----------------------------------------|
Db|---------5--------------9--9-11-7--------------|

   Brick by Brick by Brick by Brick...
C |-----------5p0-3p0-1p0------------5p0-3p0-1p0--|
Ab|--------------0---0---0--------------0---0---0-|
Gb|---------4--------------7--7-9--6--------------|
Db|-4--5-7--5--------------9--9-11-7--------------|
Ab|-5--7-9----------------------------------------|
Db|---------5--------------9--9-11-7--------------|

Verse 2:
    So we're back..           If this was..
C |-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------0h2h4---------------------0h2h4------|
Gb|------2------4--------2-6-------2------4--------2-6--|
Db|-4------2--4-5--------4-7--4------2--4-5--------4-7--|
Ab|-5------4--5---------------5------4--5---------------|
Db|-------------5--------4-7--------------5--------4-7--|

   Far reaching..             The drama ends..
C |-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------0h2h4---------------------0h2h4------|
Gb|------2------4--------2-6-------2------4--------2-6--|
Db|-4------2--4-5--------4-7--4------2--4-5--------4-7--|
Ab|-5------4--5---------------5------4--5---------------|
Db|-------------5--------4-7--------------5--------4-7--|

Pre-Chorus 2:
    Every..     And fades..
C |------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-3--6-7--6--4----3------------------------------|
Db|-4--7-9--7--5----5------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-4--7-9--7--5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|

Chorus:
   My best laid plans..    Sometimes life...
C |-----------5p0-3p0-1p0------------5p0-3p0-1p0--|
Ab|--------------0---0---0--------------0---0---0-|
Gb|---------4--------------7--7-9--6--------------|
Db|-4--5-7--5--------------9--9-11-7--------------|
Ab|-5--7-9----------------------------------------|
Db|---------5--------------9--9-11-7--------------|

   Look how far..          Started from nothing..
C |-----------5p0-3p0-1p0------------5p0-3p0-1p0--|
Ab|--------------0---0---0--------------0---0---0-|
Gb|---------4--------------7--7-9--6--------------|
Db|-4--5-7--5--------------9--9-11-7--------------|
Ab|-5--7-9----------------------------------------|
Db|---------5--------------9--9-11-7--------------|

   Brick by Brick by Brick by Brick...
C |-----------5p0-3p0-1p0------------5p0-3p0-1p0--|
Ab|--------------0---0---0--------------0---0---0-|
Gb|---------4--------------7--7-9--6--------------|
Db|-4--5-7--5--------------9--9-11-7--------------|
Ab|-5--7-9----------------------------------------|
Db|---------5--------------9--9-11-7--------------|

Bridge:
   All we have is ours to build back up what we have lost..    But
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

    that's        enough..
C |---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Chorus:
   My best laid plans..    Sometimes life...
C |-----------5p0-3p0-1p0------------5p0-3p0-1p0--|
Ab|--------------0---0---0--------------0---0---0-|
Gb|---------4--------------7--7-9--6--------------|
Db|-4--5-7--5--------------9--9-11-7--------------|
Ab|-5--7-9----------------------------------------|
Db|---------5--------------9--9-11-7--------------|

   Look how far..          Started from nothing..
C |-----------5p0-3p0-1p0------------5p0-3p0-1p0--|
Ab|--------------0---0---0--------------0---0---0-|
Gb|---------4--------------7--7-9--6--------------|
Db|-4--5-7--5--------------9--9-11-7--------------|
Ab|-5--7-9----------------------------------------|
Db|---------5--------------9--9-11-7--------------|

   Brick by Brick by Brick by Brick...
C |-----------5p0-3p0-1p0------------5p0-3p0-1p0-----|
Ab|--------------0---0---0--------------0---0---0----|
Gb|---------4--------------7--7-9--6-----------------|
Db|-4--5-7--5--------------9--9-11-7--------------4\-|
Ab|-5--7-9----------------------------------------5\-|
Db|---------5--------------9--9-11-7-----------------|