Brutalist
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Intro:
D A D G D
(Yeah, yeah) Yeah (Yeah, yeah)
A G
Uh-uh, uh-uh-uh
G
Yeah
[Verso 1]
D A
There was a building there, and it was brutalist
D G
And it was beautiful, it was my favorite
D A
But it's not there no more because they tore it down
G
They really ruined it (Yeah)
D A
My dad's an architect, he used to show me it
D G
When he would drive me to the psychiatry
D A
Again and again, didn't come back a man
G
I guess I ruined it
Interlude:
D A D
(Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah, ah)
G
(Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah)
D A G
(Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah)
[Verso 2]
D A
Sometimes, I lay awake when everyone's asleep
D G
And I can see the arches over me
D A
There was a building there, and it was brutalist
G
And it was beautiful, yeah, yeah, yeah
D A
It was standing on the right side of the street
D G
They cut my hair at the psychiatry
D A
But it was really there, it meant so much to me
G
But now they ruined it
[Refrão]
D
Yeah, but now they ruined it
A D
Yeah, yeah, but now they ruined it
G D
Yeah, yeah, they really ruined it
A G
Yeah, yeah, they really ruined it
[Verso 3]
D A
Yeah, they took a knife to it, they took a bomb to it
D G
They bulldozed it, they didn't give a shit
D A
It really breaks my heart, what they did to it
G
They really ruined it (Yeah)
[Refrão]
D
Yeah, yeah, they really ruined it
A D
Yeah, yeah, they took a knife to it
G D
Yeah, yeah, they took a bomb to it
A G
Yeah, yeah, they bulldozed it
G D
Yeah, yeah, yeah, they took a knife to it
A D
Ah-ah, they took a bomb to it
G D
Yeah-ah, they bulldozed it
A D
Yeah, yeah, they really ruined it
Outro:
D A
There was a building there, and it was brutalist
D G
And it was beautiful, my favorite
D A
I wanna take you there, I wanna take you there
G
But they ruined it
D A
I wanna take you there, I wanna take you there
D Gmaj7 D
I wanna take you there, but they tore it down
A G
It's not there no more, they really ruined it
How to play Brutalist
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.