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Song: Brick
Artist: Ben Folds Five
Source: Whatever and Ever Amen
Thru eyes@aol.com
this is the best i can get for a guitar arrangement
let me know what you think
standard tuning
piano arranged for guitar
chord shapes
Dsus2/G D/B Dsus2/E E7
-0- -2- -0- -0-|
-3- -3- -3- -3-|
-2- -2- -2- -1-|
-0- -2- -X- -X-|
-X- -2- -X- -X-|
-3- -X- -0- -0-|
Intro
D Dsus2/G
-2---------2-----0-----------0----------0--------------0------------|
--------3---------------3------------3------3------3----------------|
----2---------2-----2------------2-------------2---------- X 3-|
-0---------0-----0--------------------------------------------------|
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-----------------------------3----------3---------------------------|
D/B Dsus2/B Dsus2/E E7
-2-------------2------0-------------------0------------0-------|
---------3--------------------3--------3------------3------3---|
-----2-------------2------2--------2------------1--------------|
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-2-------------2------2----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------0------------0--------------|
maintain same patterns (per chord) throughout
Verse
Dsix am, daDsus2/Gy after christmas, throwD some clothes on in the dark. Dsus2/G
Dsmell of cold, car sDsus2/Geat is freezing. the woDrld is sleeping. i amDsus2/G
Dnumb. Dsus2/G
Dup the stairs to Dsus2/Gher apartment, she isD balled up on the couch.Dsus2/G
Dher mom and dad drove down to charloDsus2/Gtte. they're not home Dto find us out. Dsus2/G
Bridge
D/Band we drivDsus2/Ge D/Bnow that i haveDsus2/G found someone i'm
Dfeeling more aloDsus2/Gne D/Bthan i ever have beforeDsus2/E E7
Chorus (strum chords or pick similar miscellaneous patterns)
Gshe's a brick and i'm Adrowning Dslowly
Goff the coast and i'm Aheaded Bmnowhere
G A D G A G D(for piano fill)
she's a brick and i'm drowning slowly
Verse II
Dthey call her nameDsus2/G at seven thirty. i pace around tDsus2/Ghe parking lot
Di walk down Dsus2/Gto buy her flowers, Dand sell some gifts Dsus2/Gthat i got.
Bridge II
D/BCan't you seDsus2/Ge D/Bit's not me youDsus2/G're dying for. now she's
Dfeeling more alDsus2/Gone D/Bthan she ever has beforeDsus2/E E7
Chorus (strum chords or pick similar miscellaneous patterns)
Gshe's a brick and i'm Adrowning Dslowly
Goff the coast and i'm Aheaded Bmnowhere 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/Bas weeks went by Dsus2/Git showed that Dshe was not fine
D/Bthey told me son Dsus2/Git's time to tellD the truth and
D/Bshe broke downDsus2/G, and i broke downD cause i waD/Bs tiredDsus2/E E7 of lying
Verse III
D Dsus2/G Ddriving back Dsus2/Gto her apartment, fDor the moment weDsus2/G're alone
she's aDlone. i'm aloDsus2/Gne. now i knoD/Bw it. Dsus2/E E7
Chorus (strum chords or pick similar miscellaneous patterns)
Gshe's a brick and i'm Adrowning Dslowly
Goff the coast and i'm Aheaded Bmnowhere 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
notes
bass goes to eighth notes on verse III (for urgency)
it's hard to do
good luck
mike