Carter Family Songs Lyrics & Chords
GIRL ON THE GREENBRIAR SHORE
Girl On The Greenbriar Shore
G
'Twas in the year of '92,
C G
In the merry month of June,
G
I left my mother and a home so dear
D G
For the girl I loved on the greenbriar shore.
Instrumental (can just improvise by picking out the individual notes of the chords)
G
My mother dear, she came to me
C G
And said "Oh son, don't go, "
G
"Don't leave your mother and a home so dear
D G
To trust a girl on the greenbriar shore. "
Instrumental
G
But I was young and reckless too,
C G
And I craved a reckless life-
I left my mother with a broken heart
D G
And I choosed that girl to be my wife
Instrumental
G
Her hair was dark and curly too
C G
And her loving eyes were blue;
G
Her cheeks were like the red red rose
D G
The girl I loved on the greenbriar shore.
Instrumental
G
The years rolled on and the months rolled by
C G
She left me all alone
G
Now I remember what mother said
D G
Never trust a girl on the greenbriar shore
Many thanks to Louis Thompson and Claire Dawson for the chords for this one.