Brick By Brick
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[Intro ]F# A E D F# A E
F#
Brick by brick
A
We build a house
E D
And then we broke it down
F# A
Word for word we meant to hurt
E
And then we killed the sound
F#
Well it starts with a joke
A
And then it goes up in smoke
E D
And leaves us wandering how
F# A
And no one knows that's all she wrote
E
Well at least for now
D A
We're building a fire
Bm A
Warm up in it's arms
D A
Tears are like diamonds
Bm A
Nothing is ever good enough for ya
D A
We're building a fire
Bm A
Warm up in it's arms
D A
Flames are the liars
Bm
Nothing here is ever good enough
Bm
Nothing here is ever good enough for love
F# A E
F# A
And brick by brick we build a house
E D
In this crazy town
F# A
And word for word you make love or get hurt
E
I won't back down
F#
And it starts with a kiss
A
Did it end up like this
E D
Shit I'm running round
F# A
It goes to show you never will know
E
What life's about what life's about
D A
We're building a fire
Bm A
Warm up in it's arms
D A
Tears are like diamonds
Bm A
Nothing is ever good enough for ya
D A
We're building a fire
Bm A
Warm up in it's arms
D A
Flames are the liars
Bm
Nothing here
Bm A
Stone by stone we make a home
E D
Just to stroll around in it for a while
Bm A E
Close together and still alone
Bm A
It's quite the life or quite a lie
E D
Oh we're building a wall right before our eyes
Bm A E
Close together and still alone
D A
We're building a fire
Bm A
To warm up in it's arms
D A
Tears are like diamonds
Bm A
Cause nothing here is ever good enough for ya
D A
We're building a fire
Bm A
Warm up in it's arms
D A
Flames are the liars
Bm A
Nothing here is ever good enough for ya
D A
Building a fire here
Bm A
We warm up in it's arms
D A
Tears are like diamonds
Bm
Nothing here is ever good enough
Bm F# A E
Nothing here is ever good enough for love
D F# A E
Nothing here is ever good enough good enough for love
How to play Brick By Brick
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.