The rose & the briar
Bm - A - Bm
- G - Bm - A - D
D A D
1. Beware the dream that turns to greed
D - A D
when
the flower rejects
the seed.
Bm A
D
When the lover does not yearn
Bm - A D
for
the swallow's swift return.
A D
A D
2. Too late the lessons has been learned,
D - A D
the
flowers withered, letters burned.
Bm - A D
The fond embrace is just a breeze
Bm -
A D
like
the touch of falling leaves.
A7 D - A D
So take this broken heart
of mine,
D - A
D
throw it out like sour wine.
Bm - A
D
Let it burn upon the fire,
Bm - A
D
you're the rose and I'm the briar.
A D A D
3. And now the eves are rolling on,
D - A D
and I
think of what has gone.
Bm
A D
For what I gained I do not
care,
Bm
- A D
and
what I lost I hold
most dear.
A7 D - A D
So take this broken heart
of mine,
D - A D
throw it out like sour wine.
Bm - A D
Let it burn upon the fire,
Bm - A
D
you're the rose and I'm the briar.
D7 G -
D G
So take this broken heart of
mine,
G - D G
throw it out like sour wine.
Em - D G
Let it burn upon the fire,
Em - D G - B7
you're the rose and I'm the briar.
Em - D G
+ Let it burn upon the fire,
Em - D
C - G
you're
the rose and I'm the briar.
(orig.
= capo 3rd) (Tommy Fleming)