Tom Waits – The Briar And The Rose (Ukulele)

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  F     G7         G    F
I FELL ASLEEP DOWN BY A STREAM

            F       G7        F
AND THERE I HAD THE STRANGEST DREAM

    F       Em        E          F
AND DOWN BY BRENNAN'S GLEN THERE GROWS

  F     G7    F
A BRIAR AND A ROSE

          F           G7
THERE'S A TREE IN THE FOREST

      F          F
AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE

F         F                G7
I BUILT A NEST OUT OF YOUR HAIR

    F        G7   F      F
AND CLIMBING UP INTO THE AIR

    F     G7      F
THE BRIAR AND THE ROSE

     F       G7       G         F
WELL I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN

          F       G7        F
BUT I WAS BORN IN BRENNON'S GLEN

    F        Em     E            F
AND NEAR THE END OF SPRING THERE GROWS

  F     G7    F
A BRIAR AND A ROSE

  F          G7       F     F
I PICKED THE ROSE ONE EARLY MORN

  F          F           G7
I PRICKED MY FINGER ON A THORN

        F        G7         F       F
THEY'VE GROWN SO CLOSE IT'S WINDING WOVE

    F      G7        F
THE BRIAR 'ROUND THE ROSE

  F        G7        G     F
I TRIED TO TEAR THEM BOTH APART

         F      G7    F
I FELT A BULLET IN MY HEART

    F           Em    E           F
AND ALL DRESSED UP IN SPRINGS NEW CLOTHES

    F     G7      F
THE BRIAR AND THE ROSE

    F        F           F     F
AND WHEN I'M BURRIED AND IN MY GRAVE 

F          F     G7
TELL ME SO I MAY KNOW

     F         G7      F         F
YOUR TEARS MAY FALL TO MAKE LOVE GROW

    F     G7      F
THE BRIAR AND THE ROSE