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The Red Rose And The Briar by John Wesley Harding
The Red Rose And The Briar
Capo:no capo
INTRODUCTION
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In the tablature for the introduction, the symbols "^" and "v" denote
down-strums and up-strums. The C-chords are played using the {310230}
fingering by Wes, but the {010230} fingering isn't very different. It
sounds pretty good if you change the pattern slightly, too - either by
doing only single downstrums (no upstrums) in most of the intro, or by
playing with fingers, using the thumb to play the bass run and the
index, middle and ring fingers to play the treble chords. Wes plays
with a pick, and I've found my usual favourite (a 0.60 mm John Dunlop
nylon type) too stiff to comfortably do the double strums at the right
speed. My only thinner pick was a 0.38 mm Jim Dunlop nylon pick which
makes the double strums easy but is a bit too pliable to let me
emphasise the bass runs, so I got a 0.46 mm JD which is the best for
my acoustic guitar but the optimum depends on you and your guitar.
CHD: G C G Em
^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v ^
|------3-------3-------3-------3--|------3---------------0----------|
|------0-------0-------1-------1--|------0---------------0----------|
|------0-------0-------0-------0--|------0---------------0----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------0h2-----3-------2p0----|---------------------------------|
|--3------------------------------|--3-----------2-p-0-----------2--|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
CHD: G C G
^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
|------3-------3-------3-------3--|------3---3---3---3--------------|
|------0-------0-------1-------1--|------0---0---0---0--------------|
|------0-------0-------0-------0--|------0---0---0---0--------------|
|---------------------------------|------0---0---0h2----------------|
|----------0h2-----3-------2p0----|---------------------------------|
|--3------------------------------|--3------------------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
CHORDS AND LYRICS (Bass runs are shown in square brackets [C B A] and
================= instructions in curly backets {PLAY INTRODUCTION}.)
{PLAY INTRODUCTION}
G C G
Midweek and we reached Scarlet town
G C C/B Am
I was almost dying of thirst
G C G
We parked the car in some old schoolyard
G C D [C B A]
The windscreen caked in dirt
D D/C D/C
There was no water in the engine
D/B Am Am/B C D
Left no tread upon the tyres
G C G G/F# Em
The electrics were broke 'cause you went mad
Em/F# G C G
You ripped out all the wires
G C G
G C G ,
Across the road, a small cafe
G C C/B Am
In the state of Disrepair
G C G
You went for papers and a shave
G C D [C B A]
So I saved you a chair
D D/C D/B Em
I knew it wasn't the journey's end
Am Am/B C D
And that your dream was incomplete
G C G G/F# Em
But I just could not stand anymore
G C G
I was dead upon my feet
G C D [C B A]
I was dead upon my feet
D D/C D/C D/B
There's nothing there in the market square
Am Am/B C D
But the ghost of the Scarlet town-crier
G C G G/F# Em
I was dead upon my feet
Am C D
I sing the red rose and the briar
Am Am/B C D (G in intro)
I sing the red rose and the bri-ar
{REPEAT INTRODUCTION TWICE}
G C G
The waitress told me her life story
G C C/B Am
She'd always meant to up and go
G C G
She wiped her cup on her red pinafore
G C D [C B A]
As we waited for you to show
D D/C D/C D/B
And I told her just a little of you
Am Am/B C D
But left the picture incomplete
G C G G/F# Em
You still weren't there to paint it in person
Em/F# G C G
So I skipped out on the street
G C G
I skipped out on the street
G C G
The newsagent grinned, he said that you'd been in
G C Am
You bought a local paper and some shaves
G C G
And the washroom attendant said that you'd freshened up
G C D [C B A]
That you'd left but you hadn't payed
D D/C D/C D/B
And I couldn't figure out where you were
Am Am/B C D
So I went back to look near the car
G C G G/F# Em
There's nothing there where it should have been
Em/F# G C G
Just oil on dirt and tar
G G/B C D [C B A]
Just oil on dirt and tar
D D/C D/C D/B
There's nothing there in the market square
Am Am/B C D
But the ghost of the Scarlet town-crier
G C G G/F# Em
And there's nothing there where it should have been
Am C D
I sing the red rose and the briar
Am C D
I sing the red rose and the briar
Am C D [E F#] (G in intro)
{REPEAT INTRODUCTION}
G C G
I saw it parked way down the street
G G/B C C/B Am
In a garage off on the right
G C G
And a man said, "Get your hands off, son
G C D [C B A]
I just traded that wreck for a motorbike"
D D/C D/C D/B
There was nothing left of mine inside
Am Am/B C D
Not even the broken radio-o-o
G C G G/F# Em
And I couldn't figure out where that left me
G C G
So I went back to look for Rose
G , C G
The Cafe Rouge was a lunchtime rush
G C C/B Am
Of regulars yelling for food
G C G
And the service in there left a lot to be desired
G G/B C C/B D [C B A]
All the regulars were getting rude
D D/C D/C D/B
I saw an apron thrown over a chair
Am Am/B C D
A note said, "Hey John, we're gone, we're gone"
G C G G/F# Em
And I just smiled 'cause I loved you both
G C G
So I put the apron on
G C D [C B A]
I put the apron on
D D/C D/C D/B
Still nothing there in the market square
Am Am/B C D
But the ghost of the Scarlet town-crier
G C G G/F# Em
Well I just put the apron on
Am C D
I sing the red rose and the briar
Am C D
I sing the red rose and the briar
Am C D
I sing the red rose and the briar
Am C D [E F#] (G in intro)
I sing the red rose and the briar
{REPEAT INTRODUCTION TWICE}
G
In Scarlet town where I was born
C G
There was a fair maid dwellin'
G G/F# Em Em7
Oh, the colour of her hair was brown
Am
And her name......
C Am
And her name was......
C Am
And her name was......
C D [E F#] (G in intro)
{REPEAT INTRODUCTION} G
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