Brick Chords by Ben Folds Five

[Start]

[Intro]
D G D G D G
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Bm7 Esus4 E D
■   ■     ■ ■


[Verse]
       G                  
Six am day after Christmas
D                       G          
I throw some clothes on in the dark
D                 G                   
The smell of cold car seat is freezing
D                     G        
The world is sleepin' I am numb
D G D Dsus4 D
■ ■ ■ ■     ■
              G               
Up the stairs to her apartment
D                  G           
■ She is balled up on the couch
D                 G                     
■ Her mom and dad went down to Charlotte
D                     G          
■ They're not home to find us out
Bm7        G    
■   And we drive
Bm B7       G                   
■  Now that I have found someone
    D            G    
I'm feelin' more alone
     Bm7         E7    
Than I ever have before


[Chorus]
G     A7              A        D7     G
She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly ■
A7                    D7            
Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
G     A7                       D7    
She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly


[Inst]
G A7 D D G D G D
■ ■  ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■


[Verse]
              G       D           
They call her name at seven:thirty
       G                     
I pace around the parkin' lot
D            G               D      
■ And I walk down to buy her flowers
                    G          Bm7
And sell some gifts that I got ■  
      G       Bm7
Can't you see ■  
     G                      
It's not me you're dyin' for
D                      G    
Now she's feelin' more alone
Bm7               E7     G
Than she ever has before ■


[Chorus]
A7                             D7     G
She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly ■
A7            D7             G      
Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
A7                             D     
She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly
G A D G D G
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
E7            G                 D           E7  
As weeks went by it showed that she was not fine
     E       G                D              E7 
They told me Son it's time to tell the truth and
               G           D                
She broke down and I broke down 'cause I was


[Bridge]
E7    G    D     G
Tired ■ of lyin' ■


[Verse]
D G D               G            
■ ■ Drivin' back to her apartment
D                         
For the moment we're alone
G    D           G            
Yeah she's alone and I'm alone
D             G
Now I know it ■


[Chorus]
A7                    D7             
She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly
A7                    D             
Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
A                                     D G D
She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly ■ ■ ■


[End]