Thick As A Brick chords by Jethro Tull

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

First 10ish Minutes

Intro:

A#  C5      A#  C5


Verse:

F              Cm          A#
  Really don't mind if you sit this one out

A#  C  A#

F               Cm           A#         F
My word's but a whisper your deafness a shout

A#

  F            Cm               A#           C
I may make you feel but I can't make you think

A#  C  A#

F                   Cm          A#             F
Your sperm's in the gutter your love's in the sink

A#  C  A#

A#                     C        F
So you ride yourselves over the fields
        A#            C      F
And you make all your animal deals
         A#             C           F   C
And your wise men don't know how it feels
C
To be thick as a brick

Instrumental:

A#  C  A#  F C A# F C A#

Verse:

        F          Cm          A#        F  C A#
And the sandcastle virtues are all swept away

F C A#

       F       Cm            A#       F C A#
In the tidal destruction the moral melee

F C A#

    F               Cm        A#       F C A#
The elastic retreat rings the close of play

F C A#

       F         Cm           F          F C A#
As the last wave uncovers the newfangled way

F C A#

A#                     C           F
But your new shoes are worn at the heels
         A#          C       F
And your suntan does rapidly peel
         A#             C           F      C
And your wise men don't know how it feels
C
To be thick as a brick

C    A# Cm

Verse:

F                     Cm   D#      Gm
  And the love that I feel   is so far away:
A#                            Gm  F  A
  I'm a bad dream that I just had today
A#                       C
  And you shake your head
C
And said it's a shame

Instrumental:

A# Cm A#m Fm A#m

Verse:

Fm                      Cm  A#m         Cm  A#m      Fm
  Spin me back down the years   and the days   of my youth
                        Cm  A#m           Fm
Draw the lace and black curtains and shut out the whole truth
                                     A#m      Fm
Spin me down the long ages, let them sing the song

Instrumental:

F  Fm Cm C

Verse:

C
See there, a son is born and we pronounce him fit to fight
          Cm                A#  C                     D#
There are blackheads on his shoulders, and he pees himself in the night

C D#

             F                      G
We'll make a man of him, put him to trade
D#                         F                      G  C
Teach him to play Monopoly and how to sing in the rain

Instrumental:

C    A# Cm F  Cm   D#      Gm

Gm F Gm F A# C Cm D F Gm Fm A# C D

Verse:

Gm                       F Gm
The poet and the painter   casting shadows on the water
       F                         C                  D
As the sun plays on the infantry returning from the sea
    Gm                       F Gm
The do-er and the thinker, no  allowance for the other
       F                             C           D
As the failing light illuminates the mercenary's creed
    Gm               F Gm
The home fire burning, the kettle almost boiling
        F             D#           D C
But the master of the house is far away
Gm                 F Gm
The horses stamping, their warm breath clouding
       F                D#             C D
In the sharp and frosty morning of the day
        G              D  F D#
And the poet lifts his pen while the soldier sheaths his sword
        Gm              F         Gm          F
And the youngest of the family is moving with authority
D                D#             C         D#            A#            C#
Building castles by the sea, he dares the tardy tide to wash them all aside

Instrumental:

Gm F Gm F A# C Cm D F Gm Fm A# C

Gm           G5

Verse:

Gm                         F Gm
The cattle quietly grazing at the grass down by the river
          F                             C             D
Where the swelling mountain water moves onward to the sea:
    Gm                    F Gm
The builder of the castles   renews the age-old purpose
    F                                   C            D
And contemplates the milking girl whose offer is his need
    Gm                      F Gm
The young men of the household have all gone into service
        F         D#             C D
And are not to be expected for a year
    Gm                  F Gm
The innocent young master, thoughts moving ever faster
    F                         D#         D  C
Has formed the plan to change the man he seems
        G                D  F D#
And the poet sheaths his pen while the soldier lifts his sword
        Gm            F         Gm          F
And the oldest of the family is moving with authority
D            D#             C                 D#
Coming from across the sea, he challenges the son
    A#              C#
Who puts him to the run