The Red Rose And The Briar

[Refrão]
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I sing the red rose and the briar
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I sing the red rose and the briar
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D [E F#] (G in intro)

[Próxima Parte]
{REPEAT INTRODUCTION}
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I saw it parked way down the street
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In a garage off on the right
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And a man said, "Get your hands off, son
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I just traded that wreck for a motorbike"
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There was nothing left of mine inside
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Not even the broken radio-o-o
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And I couldn't figure out where that left me
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So I went back to look for Rose
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The Cafe Rouge was a lunchtime rush
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Of regulars yelling for food
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And the service in there left a lot to be desired
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All the regulars were getting rude
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I saw an apron thrown over a chair
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A note said, "Hey John, we're gone, we're gone"
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And I just smiled 'cause I loved you both
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So I put the apron on
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C D [ C B A ]
I put the apron on
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Still nothing there in the market square
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But the ghost of the Scarlet town-crier
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Well I just put the apron on
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I sing the red rose and the briar

[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
I sing the red rose and the briar
{REPEAT INTRODUCTION TWICE}
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In Scarlet town where I was born
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There was a fair maid dwellin'
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Oh, the colour of her hair was brown
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And her name......
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And her name was......
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