This song is meant to be picked out until the bridge and chorus, but you can get by strumming it.

Strumming Pattern:

Verse -

Bridge -

Strumming Pattern:

Chorus -

Strumming Pattern:

Verse

D .......Dsus2/G................. D............................ Dsus2/G
Six am, day after christmas, throw some clothes on in the dark.
D.................. Dsus2/G................ D........................... Dsus2/G
Smell of cold, car seat is freezing, the world is sleeping. I am
D ....Dsus2/G D Dsus2/G
numb.
D.......................... Dsus2/G.. D ............................Dsus2/G
Up the stairs to her apartment, she is balled up on the couch.
D ..........................Dsus2/G........................ D............................. Dsus2/G
Her Mom and Dad went down to Charlotte, they're not home to find us out.

Bridge

D/B..... Dsus2/G.. D/B............................ Dsus2/G
and we drive.......... now that I have found someone I'm
D............. Dsus2/G..... D/B...... Dsus2/E .....E7
feeling more alone than I ever have before

Chorus

G.............................. A........... Bm
she's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
G.............................. A.......... Bm
off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
G............................. A............ Bm ....D G A G D
she's a brick and I'm drowning slowly

Verse

D.............................. Dsus2/G ..D.........................Dsus2/G
they call her name at seven thirty. I pace around the parking lot
D............................ Dsus2/G... D.......................... Dsus2/G
I walk down to buy her flowers, and sell some gifts that I got.

Bridge

D/B.. Dsus2/G........ D/B................... Dsus2/G
Can't you see it's not me you're dying for. Now she's
D.......... .....Dsus2/G...... D/B .....Dsus2/E ....E7
feeling more alone than she ever has before

Chorus

G................................ A .........Bm
she's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
G .............................A ........Bm
off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
G................................ A ........Bm... D G A G A G D
she's a brick and i'm drowning slowly

Bridge

D/B ...............Dsus2/G.............................. D
as weeks went by it showed that she was not fine
D/B ...............Dsus2/G................ D
they told me son it's time to tell the truth and
D/B................. Dsus2/G............ D ............D/B...... Dsus2/E........ E7
she broke down, and i broke down cause i was tired of lying

D Dsus2/G (x2)

Verse

D................ Dsus2/G............ D.................... Dsus2/G
driving back to her apartment, for the moment we're alone
D.............. Dsus2/G.. D/B Dsus2/E E7
she's alone. i'm alone. now i know it.

Chorus

G............................... A ..........Bm
she's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
G................................ A ...........Bm
off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
G.................................. A .........Bm..... D G A G A G D
she's a brick and i'm drowning slowly