Brick

Verse
D         D/G                 D                              D/G
six am, day after christmas, throw some clothes on in the dark.
D                   D/G                 D                     D/G
smell of cold, car seat is freezing.  the world is sleeping.  i am
D        D/G
numb.
D                D/G              D                       D/G
up the stairs to her apartment, she is balled up on the couch.
D                                   D/G                D                            D/G
her mom and dad drove down to charlotte.  they’re not home to find us out.
Bridge
D/B        D/G   D/B            D/G
and we drive         now that i have found someone i’m
D               D/G    D/B                    D/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                 D/G                           D/G
they call her name at seven thirty.  i pace around the parking lot
D           D/G             D                   D/G
i walk down to buy her flowers, and sell some gifts that i got.

Bridge II
D/B         D/G   D/B            D/G
Can’t you see         it’s not me you’re dying for. now she’s
D              D/G      D/B                     D/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              D/G        D
as weeks went by it showed that she was not fine
D/B              D/G          D
they told me son it’s time to tell the truth and
D/B           D/G           D          D/B    D/E E7
she broke down, and i broke down cause i was tired          of lying

Verse III
D  D/G  D            D/G            D               D/G
            driving back to her apartment, for the moment we’re alone                                              
D             D/G       D/B          D/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