Brick

Six A.

M. (G6/9)day after Christmas,

(D)I throw some clothes on in the dark.

The smell of cold, (G6/9)car seat is freezing,

(D)the world is sleeping, I am

numb.

(D)They Up the stairs (G6/9)to her apartment,

(D)I she is balled up on (G6/9)the couch.

(D)Her mom and dad (G6/9)went down to Charlotte,

(D)and they're not home to find (G6/9)us out.

(Bm7)And we drive.

Now that I have found someone,

Now I'm (D)feeling more alone

(G6/9)than I (Bm7)ever have before.

(G)She's (A)a brick and I'm drowning slowly (G6)off (A)the coast and I'm headed (D6/9)nowhere.

(G6)She's (A)a brick and I'm drowning slowly.

(D)numb.

(D)They call her name

(G6/9)at seven thirty.

(D)I pace around the (G6/9)parking lot,

(D)and I walk down

(G6/9)to buy her flowers

(D)and sell some gifts that I (G6/9)us got.

(Bm7)Can't you see

it's not me you're dying for?

Now she's (D)feeling more alone

(G6/9)than she (Bm7)ever has before.

(G)She's (A)a brick and I'm drowning slowly (G6)off (A)the coast and I'm headed (D6/9)nowhere.

(G6)She's (A)a brick and I'm drowning slowly.

(E7sus)As (E7)weeks went by they showed that she was (Dsus)not fine.

(E7sus)They (E7)told me, "Son, it's time to tell the (Dsus)truth,"

and (E7sus)she (E7)broke down (G6/9)and I broke down 'cause (Dsus)I was (E7sus)tired

of (G6/9)lying.

(G)She's (A)a brick and I'm drowning slowly

(G6)off (A)the coast and I'm headed (D6/9)nowhere.

(G6)She's (A)a brick and I'm (Bm7)drowning (A)slowly.