Thick As A Brick Chords & Lyrics - Jethro Tull

Capo 3

[D]Really don't [Am]mind if you [G6]sit this one [D]out. [Dmaj7] , [G6] [D] , [Dmaj7] , [G6]
[D]My words but a [Am]whisper your [G6]deafness a [D]shout. [Dmaj7] , [G6] [D] , [Dmaj7] , [G6]

[D]I may make you [Am]feel but I [G6]can't make you [D]think. [Dmaj7] , [G6] [D] , [Dmaj7] , [G6]

[D]Your 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]fields [Dsus2] , [D] , [Dsus4] , [D]
and you [G6]make all your [Asus2]animal [D]deals [Dsus2] , [D] , [Dsus4] , [D]

and your [G6]wise men don't [Asus2]know how it [D]feels[Dsus2] , [D] , [Dsus4] , [D]
[A] , [Asus2] , [A] , [Asus2] , [A] , [Asus4] , [A] [Asus2] , [A]
to be [A]thick as a [D]brick. [Dmaj7] , [G6] [D] , [Dmaj7] , [G6] [D] , [Dmaj7] , [G6]

And the [D]sand-castle [Am]virtues are [G6]all swept [D]away [Dmaj7] , [G6] [D] , [Dmaj7] , [G6]

in the [D]tidal des[Am]truction the [G6]moral [D]melee. [Dmaj7] , [G6] [D] , [Dmaj7] , [G6]

The [D]elastic [Am]retreat rings the [G6]close of [D]play[Dmaj7] , [G6] [D] , [Dmaj7] , [G6]

as the [D]last wave un[Am]covers the [G6]newfangled [D]way. [Dmaj7] , [G6] [D] , [Dmaj7] , [G6]

But [G6]your new shoes [Asus2]are worn at the [D]heels [Dsus2] , [D] , [Dsus4] , [D]
and your [G6]suntan does [Asus2]rapidly [D]peel [Dsus2] , [D] , [Dsus4] , [D]
and your [G6]wise men don't [Asus2]know how it [D]feels [Dsus2] , [D] , [Dsus4] , [D]
[A] , [Asus2] , [A] , [Asus2] , [A] , [Asus4] , [A] [Asus2] , [A]
to be [A]thick as a [D]brick. [Dmaj7] , [G6] [D] , [Dmaj7] , [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]
A Asus2 A
and you shake your [A]head[Asus2] , [A]

and [A]say it's a [D]shame. [Dmaj7] , [G6] [D] , [Dmaj7] , [G6]

[Dm7] , [Dm7] , [Dm7] , [Dm9] , [Dm11]
[Dm7] , [Dm9] , [Dm11]Spin me back down the[Dm7] years [Dm9] , [Dm11]
Dm7 Dm9 Dm11 Dm7 Dm9 Dm11
and the [Dm7] days[Dm9] , [Dm11] of my [Dm7]youth. [Dm9] , [Dm11]
[Dm7] , [Dm9] Draw the [Dm11]lace and [Dm7]black [Dm9] curtains [Dm11]

and shut out[Dm7] , [Dm9] , [Dm11] the whole truth. [Dm7] , [Dm9] , [Dm11]
[Dm7] , [Dm9] Spin me [Dm11] down the long ages: [Dm7] let them [Dm9] sing the [Dm11]song.

[Dm7] , [Dm9] , [Dm11] , [Dm7] , [Dm9] , [Dm11]
[Dm7] , [Dm7] , [D] , [Dsus2] , [D]
[Am] [D] , [G] , [Am] [D] , [G]
[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]
We'll make a [C]man of him [D]
put him to [E]trade [D] , [F] , [E]
[C]teach him to play [D]Monopoly and
to sing in the [E]rain. [D] , [F] , [E]
[Am] , [D] , [G] (opakovat mnohokrát)
[Em] , [D] [Em] , [D]
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]doer and the thinker: [D]no al[Em]lowance 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.

[Em] [D] (opakovat 44x)
[B] , [Em] [B] , [Em]
Em D 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 [D]household 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 [D]family 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 [B]run. [Bbsus2] , [Bb] , [Bbsus2] , [Bb] , [Bbsus2] , [Bb] , [Bbsus4] , [Bb]

[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.