THE BRIAR AND THE ROSE TOM WAITS
Capo 1st Fret
D A7 A D
I Fell asleep down by a stream
G A7 D
And there I had the strangest dream
G F#m F# G
And down by Brennan's Glen there grows
D A7 D
A briar and a rose
G A7
There's a tree in the forest
G D
And I Don't know where
G D A7 A
I built a nest out of your hair
D A7 D G
And climbing up into the air
D A7 D
The briar and the rose
D A7 A D
Well I don't know how long it has been
G A7 D
But I was born in Brennan's Glen
G F#m F# G
And near the end of spring there grows
D A7 D
A briar and a rose
G A7 G D
I picked the rose one early morn
G D A7 A
I pricked my finger on a thorn
D A7 D G
They've grown so high it's winding wove
D A7 D
The briar 'round the rose
D A7 A D
I tried to tear them both apart
G A7 D
I felt a bullet in my heart
G F#m F# G
And all dressed up in spring's new clothes
D A7 D
The briar and the rose
G D G D
And when I'm buried and in my grave
G D A7
Tell me so I may know
D A7 D G
Your tears may fall to make love grow
D A7 D
The briar and the rose
D A7 D G
Your tears may fall to make love grow
D A7 D
The briar and the rose
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Alternative version in G
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 D
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 Brennan'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 D
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 spring's new clothes
G D7 G
The briar and the rose
C G C G
And when I'm buried 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
G D7 G C
Your tears may fall to make love grow
G D7 G
The briar and the rose
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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