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-
-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-----------------
-2-------------2------0-------------------0------------0-----
---------3--------------------3--------3------------3------3--
-----2-------------2------2--------2------------1-------------
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-2-------------2------2-------------------------------------
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maintain same patterns (per chord) throughout
Verse
D Dsus2/G D Dsus2/Gsix am, day after christmas, throw some clothes on in the dark.
D Dsus2/G D Dsus2/Gsmell of cold, car seat is freezing. the world is sleeping. i am
numb.
D Dsus2/G D Dsus2/Gup the stairs to her apartment, she is balled up on the couch.
D Dsus2/G D Dsus2/Gher mom and dad drove down to charlotte. they’re not home to find us out.
Bridge
D/B Dsus2/G D/B Dsus2/Gand we drive now that i have found someone i’m
feeling more alone than i ever have before
Chorus (strum chords or pick similar miscellaneous patterns)
G A Dshe’s a brick and i’m drowning slowly
G A Bmoff 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 Dsus2/G Dsus2/Gthey call her name at seven thirty. i pace around the parking lot
i walk down to buy her flowers, and sell some gifts that i got.
Bridge II
D/B Dsus2/G D/B Dsus2/GCan’t you see it’s not me you’re dying for. now she’s
feeling more alone than she ever has before
Chorus (strum chords or pick similar miscellaneous patterns)
G A Dshe’s a brick and i’m drowning slowly
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
as weeks went by it showed that she was not fine
D/B Dsus2/G Dthey told me son it’s time to tell the truth and
D/B Dsus2/G D D/B Dsus2/E E7she broke down, and i broke down cause i was tired of lying
Verse III
D Dsus2/G D Dsus2/G D Dsus2/Gdriving back to her apartment, for the moment we’re alone D Dsus2/G D/B Dsus2/E E7
she’s alone. i’m alone. now i know it.
Chorus (strum chords or pick similar miscellaneous patterns)
G A Dshe’s a brick and i’m drowning slowly
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
notes
bass goes to eighth notes on verse III (for urgency)
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