Brick House - The Commodores (1977)
Written By: William King, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary,
Walter Orange, Lionel Richie and Milan Williams.
Chorded By: Zack Oxford.
4/4 TIME @ 108 BPM (3 Min. 52 Sec.) in 'C'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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Am7 - x 0 5 5 5 5 A A-C-E-G
GM7 - x x 5 7 7 7 G G-B-D-F#
Am/G# - x x 6 5 5 5 G# A-C-E
Am - 5 7 7 5 5 5 A A-C-E
D - x 5 7 7 7 5 D A-D-F#
C - x 3 5 5 5 3 C G-C-E
Em7/A - x 0 0 0 0 0 A G-B-D-E
INTRO: [8 M] Bass TAB for 1 Guitar -
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NC… (0-2-0) (0-2-0)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|--020---------02|----------------|--020---------02|
D|------0---------|------0-02------|------0---------|------0-02------|
A|0---3---------0-|-----------3----|0---3---------0-|-----------3----|
E|--------3--4----|----------------|--------3--4----|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
NC… (0-2-0) (1-0)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|--------------1-|----------------|-----10---------|
G|----------------|--020-----------|----------------|--0-----2-0-----|
D|------0---------|------0-02------|------0---------|------------2-0-|
A|0---3---------0-|-----------3----|0---3---------0-|----------------|
E|--------3--4----|----------------|--------3--4----|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Ow, she's a
CHORUS #1: [12 M]
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| Am7 GM7 Am/G# Am | Am D C | Am |
brick… house… She's might-y, might-y,… just
| Am D | Am7 GM7 Am/G# Am |
let-tin' it all hang out… Ah, she's a brick… house…
| Am D C | Am7 GM7 Am/G# Am |
… Ah, that la-dy's stacked,… and that's a fact,…
| Am D | Am7 GM7 Am/G# Am |
ain't hold-in' noth-in' back. Ow,… she's a brick… house…
| Am D C | Am7 GM7 Am/G# Am |
… Well,… we're to-geth-er, ev-'ry-bo-dy knows…
| Am D |
this is how the sto-ry goes…
VERSE #1: [8 M]
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| Am7 | Am7 | Am7 |
She knows she got ev-'ry-thing… that a wo-man needs… to get a man,…
| Am7 | Am7 |
… yeah,… yeah… How can she lose… with the
| Am7 | Am7 |
stuff she use?… Thir-ty-six,… twen-ty-four,… thir-ty-six…
| Am7 |
Oh, what a win-ning hand,… 'cause she's a
CHORUS #2: [12 M]
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| Am7 GM7 Am/G# Am | Am D C | Am |
brick… house… She's might-y, might-y,… just
| Am D | Am7 GM7 Am/G# Am |