Girl on the Greenbriar Shore

The Carter Family

Written by A.P. Carter

Key of D · Chords: I IV V

Intro

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Verse 1

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'Twas in the year of '92, in the merry month of June,

Verse 2

I left my mother and a home so dear
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for the girl I loved on the Greenbriar shore.

Verse 3

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My mother dear, she came to me and said "Oh son, don't go,"

Verse 4

"Don't leave your mother and a home so dear
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to trust a girl on the Greenbriar shore. "

Verse 5

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But I was young and reckless, too, and I craved a reckless life,

Verse 6

I left my mother with a broken heart,
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and I choosed that girl to be my wife.

Verse 7

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Her hair was dark and curly, too and her loving eyes were blue,

Verse 8

her cheeks were like the red red rose,
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the girl I loved on the Greenbriar shore.

Verse 9

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The years rolled on and the months rolled by, she left me all alone,

Verse 10

now I remember what mother said :
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Never trust a girl on the Greenbriar shore.