Tom Waits - The briar and the rose

^F I fell as^Gmleep ^C7down by the st^Fream, ^F And there I ^Gmhad ^Csus4 the st^Crangest dr^Feam ^Bb And down by ^FBrennans ^AGlen there g^Dmrows, ^Gm7 A briar^C11 and a r^Fose ^Dm There's a tree in the f^Corest, ^Bb But I don't know whe^Fre ^Bb I built a ne^Fst out ^Gmof your h^Cair, ^F And climbing ^C7sus4up, ^C I^Fnto the ^Bbair ^F A briar a^C7nd a r^Fose

^G I don't know h^Amow long ^D7it has b^Geen, ^G But I was ^Amborn ^D7sus4 in ^D7Brennans ^GGlen ^C And near the e^Gnd of sp^Bring there g^Emrows, ^Am7 A briar ^D11and a ro^Gse ^Em I picked the r^Dose one ^C early m^Gorn, ^C I pricked my ^Gfinger ^Amon a t^D7horn ^G They'd grown so cl^D7ose, Their win^Gding w^Cove, ^G The briar a^D7nd the r^Gose

^G I tried to t^Amear them ^D7both ap^Gart, ^G I felt a ^Ambullet ^D7sus4 in ^D7 my he^Gart ^C All dressed ^Gup in spr^Bings new clo^Emthes, ^Am7 The briar ^D11and the r^Gose

^Em And when I'm bu^Dried,^C in my gr^Gave, ^C Tell me so ^GI will k^Am7now ^{D7sus4 D7} Your t^Gears will ^D7sus4fall, ^{D G} To make them g^Crow, ^G The briar ^D7and the r^Gose

^Em And when I'm b^Duried^C, in my g^Grave, ^C Tell me so ^GI will k^Am7now ^{D7sus4 D7} Your t^Gears will ^D7sus4fall, ^{D G} To make them g^Crow, ^G The briar ^D7and the r^Gose

^G Your tears will ^D7sus4fall, ^{D G} To make them ^Cgrow, ^G The briar ^Dsus4and ^D7the r^Gose