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Version 1Brick House - The Commodores (1977) Written By: William King, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange, Lionel Richie and Milan Williams. Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q. 4/4 TIME @ 108 BPM (3 Min. 52 Sec.) in 'C'. Chords Used: ----------- GUITAR KEYS E A D G B e Bass| Chord ------------------ --------------- 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 - 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] |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] |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] |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| … Ow,… that la-dy's stacked,… and that's a fact,… |Am D |Am7 GM7 Am/G# Am | ain't hold-in' noth-in' back. Oh,… she's a brick… house… |Am D C |Am7 | … Yeah,… she's the one,… the on-ly one,… |Am D | built like an Am-a-zon… [Verse 2] [8 M] |Am7 |Am7 |Am7 | The clothes she wears,… her sex-y ways,… make an… old… man… wish… for |Am7 |Am7 | youn-ger days,… yeah,… yeah… She knows she's built,… and |Am7 |Am7 | knows how to please… Sho' 'nough can knock a strong… |Am7 | man to his knees,… 'cause she's a [Chorus 3] [8 M] |Am7 GM7 Am/G# Am |Am D C |Am GM7 Am/G# Am | brick… house… Yeah,… 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| … That la-dy's stacked,… and that's a fact,… |Am D | ain't hold-in' noth-in' back. Ow… [Refrain 1] [8 M] |Em7/A |Am7 | … Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow… |Em7/A |Am7 | … Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow… |Em7/A |Am7 | … Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow… |Em7/A |Am7 | … Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, da-dow… [Chorus 4] [8 M] |Am7 GM7 Am/G# Am |Am D C |Am GM7 Am/G# Am | Brick… house… Yeah,… 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 | … Yeah,… she's the one,… the on-ly one,… |Am D | built like an Am-a-zon,… yeah… [Refrain 2] [8 M] |Em7/A |Am7 | … Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow… |Em7/A |Am7 | … Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow… |Em7/A |Am7 | … Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow… |Em7/A |Am7 | … Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow… [Chorus 5] [8 M] |Am7 GM7 Am/G# Am |Am D C |Am GM7 Am/G# Am | Brick… house… Yeah,… 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| … That la-dy's stacked,… and that's a fact,… |Am D | ain't hold-in' noth-in' back. Ow… [Refrain 3] [8 M] |Em7/A |Am7 | … Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow… |Em7/A |Am7 | … Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow… |Em7/A |Am7 | … Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow… |Em7/A |Am7 | … Shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow-dow, shook-a-dow, shook-a-dow… [Chorus 6] [8 M] |Am7 GM7 Am/G# Am |Am D C |Am GM7 Am/G# Am | Brick… house… Yeah,… 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 | … Yeah,… she's the one,… the on-ly one,… |Am D | built like an Am-a-zon,… yeah!…