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--------------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------------------------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--------------|



maintain same patterns (per chord) throughout



Verse

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   (strum chords or pick similar miscellaneous patterns)

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 II

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   (strum chords or pick similar miscellaneous patterns)

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

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 III

D  Dsus2/G  D            Dsus2/G            D               Dsus2/G

            driving 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        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