The Red Rose and the Briar Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Mid[C]wee[G]k[Em][G][C][G]
[C]and we [D]reached [G]scarlet town
I was almost dying [Am]of thirst
We [G]parked the car [C]in [D]some [G]old schoolyard
The windscreen [C]caked [D]in dirt
There was no water in the [C]en gine left
[Am]No tread upon the ty[C]res
[D]The ele[G]ctrics were bro[C]ke
'cause [G]you [D]went [Em]mad
You [G]ripped out [C]all [G]the wires[C][G]
Across the road, [D]a small [G]cafe
In this state of dis[Am]repair
You [G]went for pa[C]per[G]s and a shave
So I saved [C]you [D]a chair
I knew it wasn't [G]the jour
ney's [Em]end
And that your [Am]dream was [C]incomplete
[D]But I j[G]ust coul[C]d not [Am]stand[G] anymo[D]re[Em]
I was [G]dead [C]upon my [G]feet
I was dead [C]upon [D]my feet

[Verse 2]
There's nothing [D]there [C]in the mar
ket square
[Am]But the ghost of the scarlet [D]town [C]crier[D]
[G]I was d[C]ead u[G]pon my f[Em]eet
I sing the [Am]red rose and [C]the bri [D]ar
I sing the [Am]red rose [C]and [D]the briar
[G][C][G]

[Interlude 1]
[Em][D][G][C][G][C][G][Em][G][C][G]
The waitress told [C]me her

[Verse 3]
[G]life story
She'd always meant to [C]up and [Am]go
She [G]wiped a cup [C]on her [G]red pinafore
As we waited for you [C]to [D]show
And I told her just a [C]little of [G]you
But [Am]left the picture [C]incomplete
[D]You sti[G]ll wer[C]en't there
[G]to paint [D]it in [Em]per son
So I [G]skipped out on [C]the [G]street
I skipped out [C]on [G]the street
The newsagent [C]grinned, he
[D]said yes [G]you'd been in
You bought a local paper
[C]and [Am]some shades
The [G]washroom attendant [C]said [Am]that
[G]you'd freshened up
That you'd left but you [C]hadn't [D]paid
And I couldn't figure [C]out where you [G]were
So I went [Am]back just to look near [C]the car
[D]There was not[G]hing there whe[C]re
[D]it [G]should [D]have [Em]been
Just [G]oil on [C]dirt [G]and tar
Just oil on [C]dirt [D]an d tar

[Verse 4]
There's nothing [C]there [D]in the mar
[C]ket squ[G]are
[Am]But the ghost of the scar[G]let [C]town crier
[D]And there was not[G]hing there
[C]where it [G]should [D]have [Em]been
I sing the [Am]red rose [C]and the bria[D]r
I sing the [Am]red rose [C]and the bria[D]r
[Am][C][D][G][C][G][Em][D][G]

[Verse 5]
[C][G]
I saw it parked [C]way [G]down the street
In a garage off [C]on the [Am]right
And a [G]man said 'get [C]your
[D]hand[G]s off son'
I just traded that [C]wreck for
[D]a motorbike
There was nothing left of [C]mine inside
[G]Not even the[Am] broken rad[C]io[D]
And [G]I couldn't figu[C]re
[D]out where [G]that [D]left [Em]me
So I went [G]back to [C]look for [G]rose[C][Am][G]
The cafe rouge [C]was [D]a l[G]unchtime rush
Of regulars yelling [C]for [Am]food
The [G]service in there [C]left
[G]a lot to be desired
And all the regulars were [C]getting [D]rude
I saw an apron thrown [C]over a chair
[G]A note sai[Am]d 'hey john we'[C]re gone,
[D]we're gone'
And I just [G]smiled [C]'ca[D]use I
[G]loved [D]you [Em]both
So I [G]put the [C]ap ron [D]on[G]
I put the [C]ap [D]ron on

[Verse 6]
[D]There's nothing there [C]in the mar
ket square
[Am]But the ghost of the scarlet [C]town crier[D]
And [G]I just p[C]ut the a[G]p r[D]on o[Em]n
I sing the [Am]red rose [C]and [D]the briar
I sing the [Am]red rose [C]and the bria[D]r[Am]

[Outro 1]
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