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            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]
D            Am          G6           D  Dmaj7 G6   D Dmaj7 G6
Really don't mind if you sit this one out.
   D           Am            G6         D  Dmaj7 G6   D Dmaj7 G6
My words but a whisper, your deafness a shout.
  D            Am         G6             D  Dmaj7 G6   D Dmaj7 G6
I may make you feel but I can't make you think.
     D              Am           G6            D  Dmaj7 G6   D Dmaj7 G6
Your sperm's in the gutter, your love's in the sink.


[Chorus]
       G6              Asus2    D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
So you ride yourselves over the fields,
        G6            Asus2  D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
and you make all your animal deals,
         G6             Asus2       D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
and your wise men don't know how it feels...

A Asus2 A Asus2 A Asus4 A  Asus2 A

         A          D Dmaj7 G6   D Dmaj7 G6
...to be thick as a brick.

D Dmaj7 G6    D Dmaj7 G6

[Verse 2]
        D           Am          G6         D  Dmaj7 G6   D Dmaj7 G6
And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away
       D        Am            G6      D  Dmaj7 G6   D Dmaj7 G6
in the tidal destruction, the moral melee.
     D        Am              G6       D  Dmaj7 G6   D Dmaj7 G6
The elastic retreat rings the close of play
       D           Am          G6         D  Dmaj7 G6   D Dmaj7 G6
as the last wave uncovers  the newfangled way.


[Chorus]
         G6            Asus2       D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
But your new shoes are worn at the heels..
         G6          Asus2   D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
and your suntan does rapidly peel..
         G6             Asus2       D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
and your wise men don't know how it feels...

A Asus2 A Asus2 A Asus4 A  Asus2 A

         A          D Dmaj7 G6   D Dmaj7 G6
...to be thick as a brick.


[Bridge]
Dm7 Dm9 Dm11  Dm7 Dm9 Csus2   D

        D           Am     C              Em     G
And the love that I feel..     is so far away
                       Bm         D   F#   G
I'm a bad dream that I just had today
                   A Asus2 A
and you shake your head
    A          D  Dmaj7 G6     D Dmaj7 G6
and say it's a shame.

Dm7 Dm9 Dm11
Dm7 Dm9 Dm11

[Verse 3]
Dm7 Dm9 Dm11                 Dm7 Dm9 Dm11
       Spin me back down the years
        Dm7 Dm9 Dm11       Dm7 Dm9 Dm11
and the days         of my youth.
Dm7 Dm9          Dm11     Dm7   Dm9     Dm11
        Draw the lace and black curtains
         Dm7 Dm9 Dm11      Dm7   Dm9    Dm11
and shut out           the whole truth.
Dm7 Dm9      Dm11               Dm7 Dm9 Dm11
    Spin me down the long ages  let them sing the song.

Dm7 Dm9 Dm11
Dm7 Dm9 Dm11

Dm7 Dm7 D Dsus2 D

Am      D G
Am      D G

Am      D G
Am      D G
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