Brick By Boring Brick chords by
Paramore (Official Version)
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Key: F# minorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

F#5

A/C#

D5

A5

A5

F#5

A/C#

D5

A5

A5

F#5

A/C#

D5

A5

A5

F#5

A/C#

A5

A5

Verse 1
F#m F#m 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
D D 
 
She lives in a fairy  tale
A A 
 
Somewhere too far for us to find
F#m F#m 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
D D 
 
Forgotten the taste  and smell
A A 
 
Of a world that she's left behind
F#m F#m 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
It's  all about   the exposure
the lens I told her
F#m F#m 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
D D 
 
The angles were all    wrong now
A A 
 
She's ripping wings off of butterflies

Pre-chorus 1

E

Keep your feet on the ground

F#m7

Dsus2

E

When your head's in the clouds

F#m7

E/G#

Chorus 1
Aadd9 Aadd9 
 
Well go       get your shovel
C#m7 C#m7 
 
And we'll  dig a deep hole
F#m7 F#m7 
 
E E 
 
To bury   the castle, bury the castle
Aadd9 Aadd9 
 
Go       get your shovel
C#m7 C#m7 
 
And we'll  dig a deep hole
F#m7 F#m7 
 
E E 
 
We'll bury   the castle, bury the castle

Interlude 1

F#5

A/C#

D5

Ba da ba ba da ba ba da

A5

A5

F#5

A/C#

D5

A

A

Verse 2
F#m F#m 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
D D 
 
So one day he found  her crying
A A 
 
Coiled up on the dirty ground
F#m F#m 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
D D 
 
Her prince finally came   to save her
A A 
 
And the rest she can figure out
F#m F#m 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
But it    was a trick
D D 
 
A A 
 
And the clock struck twelve
F#m F#m 
 
Well make sure  to build your home
A/C# A/C# 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
brick  by boring brick

Pre-chorus 2
Or the wolf's gonna blow it down
E E 
 
Keep your feet on the ground
F#m7 F#m7 
 
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 
E E 
 
When your head's in the clouds
F#m7 F#m7 
 
E/G# E/G# 
 

Chorus 2
Aadd9 Aadd9 
 
Well go       get your shovel
C#m7 C#m7 
 
And we'll  dig a deep hole
F#m7 F#m7 
 
E E 
 
To bury   the castle, bury the castle
Aadd9 Aadd9 
 
Go       get your shovel
C#m7 C#m7 
 
And we'll  dig a deep hole
F#m7 F#m7 
 
E E 
 
We'll bury   the castle, bury the castle

Interlude 2

Bm

Bm

D

D

A

A

E

E

Bridge 1

Bm

Well you built up a world of magic

D

Because your real life is tragic

A

E

Yeah you built up a world of magic

Bridge 2
A A 
 
If it's not real
You can't hold it in your hand
C#m C#m 
 
You can't feel it with your heart
F#m7 F#m7 
 
E E 
 
And I  won't believe it
A A 
 
But if it's true
C#m C#m 
 
You can see it with your eyes
F#m7 F#m7 
 
Oh, even in the dark
E E 
 
And that's where I want to be, yeah

Chorus 3
Aadd9 Aadd9 
 
Go       get your shovel
C#m7 C#m7 
 
And we'll  dig a deep hole
F#m7 F#m7 
 
E E 
 
To bury   the castle, bury the castle
Aadd9 Aadd9 
 
Go       get your shovel
C#m7 C#m7 
 
And we'll  dig a deep hole
F#m7 F#m7 
 
E E 
 
We'll bury   the castle, bury the castle
F#m F#m 
 
F#m F#m 
 
F#m F#m 
 
F#m F#m 
 

Outro 1
F#5 F#5 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
D5 D5 
 
Ba da ba ba da     ba ba  da
A5 A5 
 
Ba  da ba ba ba da ba ba
F#5 F#5 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
D5 D5 
 
Ba da ba ba da     ba ba  da
A5 A5 
 
Ba  da ba ba ba da ba ba
F#5 F#5 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
D5 D5 
 
Ba da ba ba da     ba ba  da
A5 A5 
 
Ba  da ba ba ba da ba ba
F#5 F#5 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
Ba da ba ba da     ba ba da
A5 A5 
 
Ba  da ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba

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Chords

F#5
A/C#
D5
A5
F#m
D
A
E
F#m7
Dsus2
E/G#
Aadd9
C#m7
Bm
C#m

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x
A/C#: x-4-2-2-5-x
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
Dsus2: x-x-0-2-3-0
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
Aadd9: x-0-7-6-0-0
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Brick By Boring Brick by Paramore, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F# minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Paramore.

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