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Thick as a Brick Jethro Tull
note: V^V^ is a Strum-strum-Strum-strum in 16ths
2/4 time
Em C Em G F#m+ rpt
V V^V^ V V^V^ V V^V^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^
g-|--------0-----|--------0-----|--------0-----|--------------------------|--
D-|--------0-----|--------1-----|--------0-----|--------------------------|--
Bb|--------0-----|--------0-----|--------0-----|--------------------------|--
F-|--------2-----|--------2-----|--------2-----|--------0-----------0-----|--
C-|--------2-----|--3-----------|--2-----------|-----2-----2-----0-----0--|--
G-|--0-----------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------2-----------|--
The poet and the wise men stand be----------hind the gun
And signal for the crack of day li----------ght the sun
[D]V V V V V V V [Dsus4] V^V^ V^V^ V [D] V^V^ V^V^
g-|--2-----2-----|--2-----2-----|--2-----2-----|--2-h3-----3-----|--3-p2-----2--|-- D-|--3-----3-----|--3-----3-----|--3-----3-----|--3--3-----3-----|--3--3-----3--|-- Bb|--2-----2-----|--2-----2-----|--2-----2-----|--2--2-----2-----|--2--2-----2--|-- F-|--0-----0-----|--0-----0-----|--0-----0-----|--0--0-----0-----|--0--0-----0--|-- C-|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-- G-|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|--
Do you be----lieve
(note: singing is behind the beat)
and back to the top, i.e. Em, etc. for "in the day..."
---------------------- Chords & Lyrics ----------------------------
Thick as a Brick
Ian Anderson
(transcription Paul Tarvydas)
capo 3rd fret (all chords & notes written as if no capo)
s/f = string/fret single notes
chords:
[D] [Dmaj7] [G6] [Dm7] [Dm9] [Dm11] [Csus2] [D] [Am]
e-|--2-----2-----0-----5-----5-----------------2-----0----- B-|--3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----------3-----1----- G-|--2-----2-----0-----5-----5-----0-----0-----2-----2----- D-|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2----- A-|--------4-----2-----0-----7-----5-----3-----------0----- E-|--------------3-----------------------------------------
[Asus2] [Dsus2] [Dsus4] [A] [Asus4] [C] [Em] [G]
e-|--0-----0--------3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----3-- B-|--0-----3--------3-----2-----3-----1-----0-----0-- G-|--2-----0--------2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-- D-|--2-----0--------0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-- A-|--0--------------------0-----0-----3-----2-----2-- E-|-----------------------------------------0-----3--
Bm F# Bb[1] C[3] Db[4] D[5] Eb[6] E[7] F[8]
e-|--2-----2-----1-----3-----4-----5-----6-----7-----8----- B-|--3-----2-----3-----5-----6-----7-----8-----9----10----- G-|--4-----3-----3-----5-----6-----7-----8-----9----10----- D-|--4-----4-----3-----5-----6-----7-----8-----9----10----- A-|--------------1-----3-----4-----5-----6-----7-----8----- E-|--------------1-----3-----4-----5-----6-----7-----8-----
[Cmaj7] [D/F] [Am7] [B] [Em11] [C/G] [Bb] [Bbsus2] [Bbsus4]
e-|--0-----2-----3-----2-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1----- B-|--0-----3-----1-----4-----0-----1-----3-----1-----4----- G-|--0-----2-----2-----4-----0-----0-----3-----3-----3----- D-|--2-----3-----2-----4-----0-----2-----3-----3-----3----- A-|--3-----------0-----------0-----3----------------------- E-|--------------------------0-----3-----------------------
[Db] [E]
e-|--1-----0----- B-|--2-----0----- G-|--1-----1----- D-|--3-----2----- A-|--------2----- E-|--------0-----
[D] [Dmaj7] [G6] [Dm7] [Dm9] [Dm11] [Csus2] [D] [Dmaj] [G6] [Dm7] [Dm9] [Dm11] [Csus2] [D]Really don't [Am]mind if you [G6]sit this one [D]out.[Dmaj7] [G6] [D] [Dmaj7] [G6]
My [D]words but a w[Am]hisper -- your [G6]deafness a [D]SHOU[Dmaj7]T. [G6] [D] [Dmaj7] [G6]
I [D]may make you [Am]feel but I [G6]can't make you [D]thin[Dmaj7]k. [G6] [D] [Dmaj7] [G6]
Your [D]sperm's in the [Am]gutter -- your [G6]love's in the [D]sink[Dmaj7]. [G6] [D] [Dmaj7] [G6]
So you [G6]ride yourselves [Asus2]over the [D]fi[Dsus2]elds [D] [Dsus2] [D] [Dsus4] [D]
and you [G6]make all your [Asus2]animal [D]de[Dsus2]als [D] [Dsus2] [D] [Dsus4] [D]
and your [G6]wise men don't [Asus2]know how it [D]fe[Dsus2]els [D] [Dsus2] [D] [Dsus4] [D]
[A] [Asus2] [A] [Asus2] [A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus2] [A] to be [A]thick as a [D]br[Dmaj7]ick. [G6] [D] [Dmaj7] [G6] [D] [Dmaj7] [G6] [D] [Dmaj7] [G6]
And the [D]sand-castle [Am]virtues are [G6]all swept [D]aw[Dmaj7]ay [G6] [D] [Dmaj7] [G6]
in the [D]tidal des[Am]truction
the [G6]moral me[D]le[Dmaj7]e. [G6] [D] [Dmaj7] [G6]
The e[D]lastic re[Am]treat rings the [G6]close of [D]pl[Dmaj7]ay [G6] [D] [Dmaj7] [G6]
as the [D]last wave un[Am]covers
the [G6]newfangled [D]wa[Dmaj7]y. [G6] [D] [Dmaj7] [G6]
But your [G6]new shoes are [Asus2]worn at the [D]he[Dsus2]els [D] [Dsus2] [D] [Dsus4] [D]
and y[G6]our suntan d[Asus2]oes rapi[D]dl[Dsus2]y peel[D] [Dsus2] [D] [Dsus4] [D]
and your [G6]wise men don't [Asus2]know how it [D]fe[Dsus2]els [D] [Dsus2] [D] [Dsus4] [D]
[A] [Asus2] [A] [Asus2] [A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus2] [A] to be [A]thick as a [D]br[Dmaj7]ick. [G6] [D] [Dmaj7] [G6]
[Dm7] [Dm9] [Dm11] [Dm7] [Dm9] [Csus2] [D] And the [D]love that I [Am]feel [C] is so far a[Em]way: [G]
I'm a bad dream that I [Bm]just had to[D]day [F#]-- [G]
and you shake your [A]he[Asus2]ad [A]
and [A]say it's a [D]sha[Dmaj7]me. [G6] [D] [Dmaj7] [G6]
[Dm7] [Dm9] [Dm11] [Dm7] [Dm9] [Dm11] [Dm7] [Dm9] S[Dm11]pin me back down the [Dm7]year[Dm9]s [Dm11]
and the [Dm7]days[Dm9] [Dm11] of my [Dm7]yout[Dm9]h. [Dm11]
[Dm7] [Dm9] Draw the [Dm11]lace and [Dm7]black [Dm9]curtains[Dm11]
and shut [Dm7]out [Dm9] [Dm11] the [Dm7]whole [Dm9]truth. [Dm11]
[Dm7] [Dm9]Spin me d[Dm11]own the long ages: [Dm7]let [Dm9]them[Dm11] 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] { 5/0 5/2 5/3 5/2 5/3 4/0 6/3 5/2 electric riff repeats
A B C B C D G B }
[Am]See [D] [G]there! A [Am]son is born [D]--[G]
and we [Am]pronounce him [D] [G]fit to [Am]fight.[D] [G]
There are [Am]black-heads [D]on [G]his [Am]shoulders,[D] [G]
and he [Am]pees him[D]self [G]in the [Am]night.[D] [G]
C[3] D[5]
We'll make a man of him
E[7] D[5] F[8] E[7]
put him to trade
C[3] D[5]
teach him to play Monopoly and
E[7] E[7] D[5] F[8]
to sing in the rain.
D[5] D[5] C[3] Eb[6]
C[3] C[3] Bb[1] Db[4]
Bb[1]
(organ solo)
[Am] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] [Bm] [E] [A] [Bm] [E] [A] [Bm] [E] [A] [Bm] [E] [A] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [Asus2] [Cmaj7] [Am] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] (forte)
[Am] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] C[3] D[5] E[7] D[5] F[8] E[7]
C[3] D[5] E[7] D[5] F[8] E[7]
D[5] F[8] E[7]
D[5] F[8] E[7]
D[5] F[8] E[7]
D[5] F[8] E[7]
D[5] F[8] D/F (hold dischord)
B[7] Em B[7] Em
[Em] [D] [Em] [D] [G] [Am] [Am7] [B] [D] [Em] [Em] [Em11] [Em] [F#] [G] [Am] [B] [Em] [D] [Em] [D] [G] [Am] [Am7] [B] [D] [Em] [Em] [Em11] [Em] [F#] [G] [Am] [B] The [Em]Poet and the painter [D]casting [Em]shadows on the water --
as the [D]sun plays on the infantry re[Asus2]turning from the [B]sea.
The [Em]do-er and the thinker: [D]no [Em]allowance for the other --
as the [D]failing light illuminates the [Asus2]mercenary's [B]creed.
The [Em]home fire burning: [D]the [Em]kettle almost boiling --
but the [D]master of the [C]house is far a[Asus2]way. [B]
The [Em]horses stamping -- [D]their [Em]warm breath clouding
in the [D]sharp and frosty [C]morning of the [Asus2]day. [B]
And the [G]poet [D]lifts his [B]pen while the [D]soldier [Am]sheaths his [C]sword.
And the [Em]youngest of the family [D]is [Em]moving with authority.[D]
[B]Building castles [Am]by the sea, he [C]dares the tardy [C/G]tide
to [G]wash them all a[Bb]side.
(7:14 - solos)
Em D (44X)
(9:13)
B[7] Em B[7] Em
The [Em]cattle quietly grazing [D]at the [Em]grass down by the river
where the [D]swelling mountain [Asus2]water moves onward to the [B]sea:
the [Em]builder of the castles [D]re[Em]news the age-old purpose
and [D]contemplates the [Asus2]milking girl whose offer is his [B]need.
The [Em]young men of the househol[D]d [Em]have
all [Em]gone into service and
are [D]not to be ex[C]pected for a [Asus2]year. [B]
The [Em]innocent young master [D]-- thoughts [Em]moving ever faster --
has [D]formed the plan to [C]change the man he [Asus2]seems. [B]
And the [G]poet [D]sheaths his [B]pen
while the [D]soldier [Am]lifts his [C]sword.
And the [Em]oldest of the family [D]is [Em]moving with authority.
[B]Coming from a[Am]cross the sea, he [C]challenges the [C/G]son
who [G]puts him to the [Bb]run.[Bbsus2] [Bb] [Bbsus2] [Bb] [Bbsus2] [Bb] [Bbsus4] [Bb]
[Bb] [Bbsus2] [Bb] [Bbsus2] [Bb] [Bbsus2] [Bb] [Bbsus4] [Bb] [Bb](10:[Bbsus2]30) [Bb] [Bbsus2] [Bb] [Bbsus2] [Bb] [Bbsus4] [Bb]
[G] [D] [Em] [G] [D] [Em] [F#] [Em] [D] [Db] [E]What do you [D]do when
the [A]old man's gone -- do you want to [B]be him? [E]And
your [D]real self [A]sings the song.
Do you want to [B]free him?
[A]No one to [G]help you [D]get up steam [E]--
[A]and the whirl[G]pool turns you `[D]way off-[B]beam.
(11:51)
{[D]4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 5/4 4/0 [Em]4/2
F# F# F# F# F# Db D E }
{[D]4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 5/4 4/0 [Em]4/2
F# F# F# F# F# Db D E }
[Am]{3/2 3/0 3/2 4/2 4/3 3/0 3/2 3/0 4/3
[A] [G] [A] [E] [F] [G] [A] [G] [F] [Em]4/0 4/2 4/0 5/2 5/3 4/0 4/2 4/3 3/0
E D E B C D E F G}
[Am]{3/2 3/0 3/2 4/2 4/3 3/0 3/2 3/0 4/3
[A] [G] [A] [E] [F] [G] [A] [G] [F] [Em]4/0 4/2 4/0 5/2 5/3 4/0 4/2 4/3 3/0
E D E B C D E F G}
[Am]{3/2 3/0 3/2 4/2 4/3 3/0 3/2 3/0 4/3
[A] [G] [A] [E] [F] [G] [A] [G] [F] [Em]4/0 4/2 4/0 5/2 5/3 4/0 4/2 4/3 3/0
E D E B C D E F G}
[Am]{3/2 3/0 3/2 4/2 4/3 3/0 3/2 3/0 4/3
[A] [G] [A] [E] [F] [G] [A] [G] [F] [Em]4/0 4/2 4/0 5/2 5/3 4/0 4/2 4/3 3/0
E D E B C D E F G}
(12:11)
LATER.
[end of partial .crd]
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