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Caught In The Briars

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Here's the most accurate chording for Caught in the Briars for both the Off The Record 
included the cool little riff he plays in Tab form.
(Note: Minor chords are to be bar chords in the A-minor shape along the 1,2,3,4, and 5th strings at the 3rd, 2nd, and open frets, you can see how these are played in the variations options when highlighting chords.)
[Verse 1]
The back alley's fulCl of rain
And everything's shiGning
As holy as she can Cbe
The trick’s in the timGing
[Verse 2]
Free as a morning bCird
Fragile as chinGa
She’s stuck in the weakest heCart
Of South CaroliGna
[Chorus]
Where all of the naked bCmoys
Lay down beside hBmer
Sing her the saddest soAmng
All caught in the briGars
C (C's are flourished by playing open and one on the B String)
G (G's are flourished by hammering open and two on the A and D strings)
C
G
[Verse 3]
I never meant to fCmall
So hard in the doorBmway
And all the sinners heAmre
Have crosses for SundDay
[Verse 4]
Kissed at the county faCmir
Frisked in the cBmity
Which proves as an answered prAmayer
But ain’t it a pGity
[Chorus]
Where all of the naked bCoys
Lay down beside heGr
Sing her the saddest sonCg
All caught in the briGars
CG (flourish then move into strumming)
[Sundown]
There go the cops with the Ctomcat teeth
Here come the church mice trying too Ghard
She had a way to be kCind with words
I had a knife in the back of my cGar
Nobody knows when the rCain may come
Nobody wants wake up and be cGruel
She locked the door and the Csun went down
In South Carolina with nothing to lGose
All of her naked bCmoysBm  
And not even I was AmtrueG  
Riff he was playing at the beginning of the videos
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Caught In The Briars

by Iron & Wine

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Here's the most accurate chording for Caught in the Briars for both the Off The Record

included the cool little riff he plays in Tab form.

(Note: Minor chords are to be bar chords in the A-minor shape along the 1,2,3,4, and 5th strings at the 3rd, 2nd, and open frets, you can see how these are played in the variations options when highlighting chords.)

[Verse 1]

The back alley's full of rain

And everything's shining

As holy as she can be

The trick’s in the timing

[Verse 2]

Free as a morning bird

Fragile as china

She’s stuck in the weakest heart

Of South Carolina

[Chorus]

Where all of the naked boys

Lay down beside her

Sing her the saddest song

All caught in the briars

C (C's are flourished by playing open and one on the B String)

G (G's are flourished by hammering open and two on the A and D strings)

[Verse 3]

I never meant to fall

So hard in the doorway

And all the sinners here

Have crosses for Sunday

[Verse 4]

Kissed at the county fair

Frisked in the city

Which proves as an answered prayer

But ain’t it a pity

[Chorus]

Where all of the naked boys

Lay down beside her

Sing her the saddest song

All caught in the briars

G (flourish then move into strumming)

[Sundown]

There go the cops with the tomcat teeth

Here come the church mice trying too hard

She had a way to be kind with words

I had a knife in the back of my car

Nobody knows when the rain may come

Nobody wants wake up and be cruel

She locked the door and the sun went down

In South Carolina with nothing to lose

Cm Bm

All of her naked boys

Am G

And not even I was true

Riff he was playing at the beginning of the videos

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|---0---------------|

|-----0-----------0-|

|-----------0-0h2---|

|-------0-2---------|

|-3-----------------|

|-------------------|

|---0---------------|

|-----0-------------|

|-----------0-0h2-0-|

|-------0-2---------|

|-3-----------------|

|-------------------|

|-----------------0-| x2

|-----------0-2-----|

|-------0-2---------|

|-3-----------------|

|-------------------|

|---1-------------1-|

|-----0-----0-0h2---|

|-------0-2---------|

|-3-----------------|

|-------------------|

About Caught In The Briars Chords by Iron & Wine

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The chords for "Caught In The Briars" show the original chord names (including A, C, G, Cm, Bm, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.