Ben Folds Five – Brick

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Standard Tuning:
Intro:D Dsus2/G (3x)
D/B Dsus2/B Dsus2/E E7

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
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 D G A G A G D
she?s a brick and i?m drowning slowly G A G A F#m G