Iron & Wine – Caught In The Briars (Guitar)
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Chords
Here's the most accurate chording for Caught in the Briars for both the Off The Record
and WERS 88.9 sessions. They include the additional song "Sundown," denoted below. I also
included the cool little riff he plays in Tab form.
There's another version of this song that I much prefer, which is in DADGAD, but this is an
easier, mellower version that doesn't require retuning or excessive hand movements.
(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.)
ENJOY!
[Verse 1]
C The back alley's full of rain G And everything's shining C As holy as she can be G The trick's in the timing
[Verse 2]
C Free as a morning bird G Fragile as china C She's stuck in the weakest heart G Of South Carolina
[Chorus]
Cm Where all of the naked boys Bm Lay down beside her Am Sing her the saddest song G 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)
C
G
[Verse 3]
Cm I never meant to fall Bm So hard in the doorway Am And all the sinners here D Have crosses for Sunday
[Verse 4]
Cm Kissed at the county fair Bm Frisked in the city Am Which proves as an answered prayer G But ain't it a pity
[Chorus]
C Where all of the naked boys G Lay down beside her C Sing her the saddest song G All caught in the briars C G (flourish then move into strumming)
[Sundown]
C There go the cops with the tomcat teeth G Here come the church mice trying too hard C She had a way to be kind with words G I had a knife in the back of my car C Nobody knows when the rain may come G Nobody wants wake up and be cruel C She locked the door and the sun went down G In South Carolina with nothing to lose Cm Bm All of her naked boys Am G And not even I was true
[BONUS}
Riff he was playing at the beginning of the videos
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