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Song
Thick As A Brick
By Ian Anderson
Thick As A Brick is Ian Anderson's opus spanning two sides of vinyl.
I'm going to present the 1st bit of it as the song is rife with a multitude
of changes in key and time signatures. Hopefully, in the weeks and months to
come I'll have time to give you more of it as I've worked it out.
Tuning is Standard with a capo at the third fret. For ease of understanding,
I'll treat the chordings as natural chords rather than their actual names due
to the capo. (An open note would relate to the note sounded with the capo at
the third fret.) Lots of picking of the bass notes to get the "Tull" feel
Capo 3rd fret.
Define:
G6 320000
Asus4 x02230
Dm7 x00565
Dm9 x70565
Dm11 x5006x
F# xx4322
Csus2 x300xx
Intro
D Dmaj7 G6 D Dmaj7 G6 x2
Verse 1
Really don't mind if you sit this one out.
My words but a whisper, your deafness a shout.
I may make you feel but I can't make you think.
Your sperm's in the gutter, your love's in the sink.
Chorus
So you ride yourselves over the fields,
and you make all your animal deals,
and your wise men don't know how it feels...
...to be thick as a brick.
Verse 2
And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away
in the tidal destruction, the moral melee.
The elastic retreat rings the close of play
as the last wave uncovers the newfangled way.
Chorus
But your new shoes are worn at the heels..
and your suntan does rapidly peel..
and your wise men don't know how it feels...
...to be thick as a brick.
Bridge
And the love that I feel.. is so far away
I'm a bad dream that I just had today
and you shake your head
and say it's a shame.
Verse 3
Spin me back down the years
and the days of my youth.
Draw the lace and black curtains
and shut out the whole truth.
Spin me down the long ages let them sing the song.
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See all →These need nothing beyond G6, Asus4, Dm7, Dm9, Dm11, F#, Csus2, D, Dmaj7, Am, Asus2, Dsus2, Dsus4, A, C, Em, G, Bm.
