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The Briar And The Rose

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THE BRIAR AND THE ROSE
I GFELL AD7SLEEP DOWN DBY A GSTREAM
AND THERE I CHAD THE D7STRANGEST GDREAM
AND CDOWN BY BmBRENNAN'S BGLEN THERE CGROWS
A GBRIAR D7AND A GROSE
THERE'S A CTREE IN THE D7FOREST
AND I CDON'T KNOW GWHERE
CI BUILT A GNEST OUT OF YOUR D7HAIR
AND GCLIMBING D7UP INGTO THE CAIR
THE GBRIAR D7AND THE GROSE
WELL GI DON'T D7KNOW HOW DLONG IT'S GBEEN
BUT I WAS CBORN IN D7BRENNON'S GGLEN
AND CNEAR THE BmEND OF BSPRING THERE CGROWS
A GBRIAR D7AND A GROSE
I CPICKED THE D7ROSE ONE CEARLY GMORN
I CPRICKED MY GFINGER ON A D7THORN
THEY'VE GGROWN SO D7CLOSE IT'S GWINDING CWOVE
THE GBRIAR 'D7ROUND THE GROSE
I GTRIED TO D7TEAR THEM DBOTH AGPART
I FELT A CBULLET D7IN MY GHEART
AND CALL DRESSED BmUP IN BSPRINGS NEW CCLOTHES
THE GBRIAR D7AND THE GROSE
AND CWHEN I'M GBURRIED AND CIN MY GGRAVE 
CTELL ME SO GI MAY D7KNOW
YOUR GTEARS MAY D7FALL TO GMAKE LOVE CGROW
THE GBRIAR D7AND THE GROSE

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The Briar And The Rose

by Tom Waits

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THE BRIAR AND THE ROSE

G D7 D G

I FELL ASLEEP DOWN BY A STREAM

C D7 G

AND THERE I HAD THE STRANGEST DREAM

C Bm B C

AND DOWN BY BRENNAN'S GLEN THERE GROWS

G D7 G

A BRIAR AND A ROSE

C D7

THERE'S A TREE IN THE FOREST

C G

AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE

C G D7

I BUILT A NEST OUT OF YOUR HAIR

G D7 G C

AND CLIMBING UP INTO THE AIR

G D7 G

THE BRIAR AND THE ROSE

G D7 D G

WELL I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN

C D7 G

BUT I WAS BORN IN BRENNON'S GLEN

C Bm B C

AND NEAR THE END OF SPRING THERE GROWS

G D7 G

A BRIAR AND A ROSE

C D7 C G

I PICKED THE ROSE ONE EARLY MORN

C G D7

I PRICKED MY FINGER ON A THORN

G D7 G C

THEY'VE GROWN SO CLOSE IT'S WINDING WOVE

G D7 G

THE BRIAR 'ROUND THE ROSE

G D7 D G

I TRIED TO TEAR THEM BOTH APART

C D7 G

I FELT A BULLET IN MY HEART

C Bm B C

AND ALL DRESSED UP IN SPRINGS NEW CLOTHES

G D7 G

THE BRIAR AND THE ROSE

C G C G

AND WHEN I'M BURRIED AND IN MY GRAVE

C G D7

TELL ME SO I MAY KNOW

G D7 G C

YOUR TEARS MAY FALL TO MAKE LOVE GROW

G D7 G

THE BRIAR AND THE ROSE

About The Briar And The Rose Chords by Tom Waits

Learn how to play The Briar And The Rose by Tom Waits with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Briar And The Rose chords”, “The Briar And The Rose guitar chords”, or “Tom Waits The Briar And The Rose chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Briar And The Rose chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Briar And The Rose lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, D7, D, A, C, Bm.

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