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BRICK


WORDS & MUSIC : BEN FOLDS & DARRENN JESSEE       TRANSCRIBED BY OLA SVÄRDH

INTRO : |D  |G6  |D  |G6  |D  |G6  |Bm7  |E7  |

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6 AM DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS I THROW SOME CLOTHES ON IN THE DARK
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THE SMELL OF COLD CAR SEAT IS FREEZING THE WORLD IS SLEEPING, 
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I AM NUMB

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UP THE STAIRS TO THE APARTMENT SHE IS BALLED UP ON THE COUCH
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HER MOM AND DAD WENT DOWN TO CHARLOTTE
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THEY´RE NOT HOME TO FIND US OUT
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AND WE DRIVE NOW THAT I HAVE FOUND SOMEONE 
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I´M FEELING MORE ALONE THEN I HAVE EVER DONE BEFORE

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SHE´S A BRICK AND I´M DROWNING SLOWLY
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OFF THE COAST AND I´M HEADED NOWHERE
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SHE´S A BRICK AND I´M DROWNING SLOWLY

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THEY CALL HER NAME AT 7:30 I PACE AROUND THE PARKING LOT
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THEN I WALK DOWN TO BUY HER FLOWERS AND SELL SOME GIFTS THAT I GOT
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CAN´T YOU SEE IT´S NOT ME THAT YOU´RE DYING FOR
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NOW SHE´S FEELING MORE ALONE THEN SHE EVER HAS BEFORE

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SHE´S A BRICK AND I´M DROWNING SLOWLY
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OFF THE COAST AND I´M HEADED NOWHERE
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SHE´S A BRICK AND I´M DROWNING SLOWLY

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AS WEEKS WENT BY IT SHOWED THAT SHE WAS NOT FINE
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THEY TOLD ME SON, IT´S TIME TO TELL THE TRUTH
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SHE BROKE DOWN, AND I BROKE DOWN
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CAUSE I WAS TIRED OF LYING

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DRIVING HOME TO HER APARTMENT FOR A MOMENT WE´RE ALONE
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YEAH SHE´S ALONE I´M ALONE
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NOW I KNOW IT

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SHE´S A BRICK AND I´M DROWNING SLOWLY
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OFF THE COAST AND I´M HEADED NOWHERE
G       A             Dsus2
SHE´S A BRICK AND I´M DROWNING SLOWLY

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