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Taylor Acorn – Brick By Boring Brick Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
Bm  F#m G D  D
Bm7 F#m G D  D

VERSE:
Bm7                  F#m   G
Well she lives in a fairy tale
 D
Somewhere too far for us to find
Bm7            F#m       G
Forgotten the taste and smell
D
Of a world that she's left behind
Bm         F#m  G     D
It's all about the exposure
     D
The lens that told her
Bm7             F#m        G
The angles were all wrong now
       D
She's ripping wings
off of butterflies

PRE-CHORUS:
 A                          Bm G  G
Keep your feet on the ground
 A                            Bm G G
When your head's in the clouds

CHORUS:
      D
Well, go get your shovel
     F#m
And we'll dig a deep hole
   Bm7
To bury the castle,
 A
Bury the castle
D
Go get your shovel
     F#m
And we'll dig a deep holе
   Bm7
To bury the castle,
 A
Bury the castle
Bm7         F#m    G    D  D
Ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-da

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VERSE:
Bm7            F#m       G
So one day he found her crying
 D
Coiled up on the dirty ground
Bm7                F#m      G
Her prince finally came to save her
 D
And the rest you can figure out
    Bm7       F#m
But it was a trick
 G       D
And the clock struck twelve
                Bm7
Well, make sure to build your
       Bm       G      D
heart brick by boring brick
Or the wolf's gonna blow it down

PRE-CHORUS:
 A                          Bm G  G
Keep your feet on the ground
 A
When your head's in
            Bm7 G   G
the clou-ou-ou-ouds

CHORUS:
      D
Well, go get your shovel
     F#m
And we'll dig a deep hole
          Bm7
And we'll bury the castle,
 A
Bury the castle
D
Go get your shovel
     F#m
And we'll dig a deep holе
          Bm7
And we'll bury the castle,
 A              Em7
Bury the castle-le
          D
Whoa-whoa-oh
          Bm7
Whoa-whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh,
        A  A
whoa-oh-oh

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BREAK:
 Em7
Well, you built up a world of magic
 D
Because your real life is tragic
Bm7                              A
Yeah, you built up a world of magic

VERSE:
         D
If it's not real
                          F#m
You can't hold it in your hand
                             Bm7
You can't feel it with your heart
    A
And I won't believe it
        D
But if it's true
                         F#m
You can see it with your eyes
                Bm7
Oh, even in the dark
            A
And that's where I want to be,
yeah

CHORUS:
D
Go get your shovel
     F#m
And we'll dig a deep hole
          Bm7
And we'll bury the castle,
 A
Bury the castle
D
Go get your shovel
     F#m
And we'll dig a deep holе
          Bm7
And we'll bury the castle,
 A              Bm7 F#m G D  D
Bury the castle-le
Bm7         F#m    G    D
Ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-da

How to play Brick By Boring Brick: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Brick By Boring Brick by Taylor Acorn on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Brick By Boring Brick by Taylor Acorn is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 7 chords: Bm, F#m, G, D, Bm7, A and Em7.

Listen for Bm7 – F#m – G – D (vi7 – iii – IV – I in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – mi – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, Em, F, C, Am7, G, Dm7 (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

Bm7 chord on guitar (x24232) — Bm7B D F♯ A

Em7 chord on guitar (020000) — Em7E G B D

Brick By Boring Brick chords: questions

What key is Brick By Boring Brick in?

Brick By Boring Brick by Taylor Acorn is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Brick By Boring Brick?

Brick By Boring Brick uses 7 chords: Bm, F#m, G, D, Bm7, A, Em7.

What is the chord progression of Brick By Boring Brick?

The main progression is Bm7 – F#m – G – D (vi7 – iii – IV – I).

Is Brick By Boring Brick easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, Em, F, C, Am7, G, Dm7 (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo).

How to play Brick By Boring Brick: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

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