BAND:        Ben Folds Five
SONG:        Brick
TABBED BY:   el sancco (sancco@hotmail.com)

I've tabbed this song to be played on guitar, preferabbly acoustic.
Play the main riff during the verses and then you can either strum
or appregiate the chords in the chorus.  I hope this helps you... If
you want to steal this tab and claim credit for it yourself, the least
you can do is to send me email before hand so i can feel special about
something i've done, for once in my life.  Appreciated.  Enjoy!


MAIN RIFF:
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  D                           Dsus2/G
|-2---------2-----0-----------0----------0--------------0--|
|--------3---------------3------------3------3------3------|
|----2---------2-----2------------2-------------2----------| PLAY
|-0---------0-----0----------------------------------------|  x3
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------3----------3-----------------|

  D/B           Dsus2/B             Dsus2/E      E7
|-2-------------2------0-------------------0------------0------|
|---------3--------------------3--------3------------3------3--|
|-----2-------------2------2--------2------------1-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------2------2---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------0------------0-------------|



INTRO:
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Play Main Riff.



VERSE: - Play chords to main riff.
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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: - Either strum or appregiate.
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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 2:
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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: - Either strum or appregiate.
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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:
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D/B              Dsus2/G        D
as weeks went by it showed that she was not fine
D/B              Dsus2/G          D
they told me son it?s time to tell the truth and
D/B           Dsus2/G           D          D/B    Dsus2/E E7
she broke down, and i broke down cause i was tired          of lying



VERSE 3:
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D  Dsus2/G  D            Dsus2/G            D               Dsus2/G        D
            driving back to her apartment, for the moment we?re alone 
   Dsus2/G       D/B          Dsus2/E  E7
she?s alone.  i?m alone.  now i know it.



CHORUS: - Either strum or appregiate.
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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




CHORDS:
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   Dsus2/G   D/B   Dsus2/E    E7
E|----0-------2-------0-------0----|
B|----3-------3-------3-------3----|
G|----2-------2-------2-------1----|
D|----0-------2-------X-------X----|
A|----X-------2-------X-------X----|
E|----3-------X-------0-------0----|


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Transcribed By SANCCO (sancco@hotmail.com)
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