If I Were A Carpenter

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[Verse 1]
G           F         C         
If I were a carpenter   and you 
         G
were a lady
                        F
Now, would you marry me anyway?
C                 G
Would you have my baby?

[Verse 2]
               F            C
If I take on a tinkers trade
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Would you still find me?
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Oh, carryin' the pots I made
C                G         F C G
Followin' closer behind me

[Bridge]
F                    G
Save my love through loneliness
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F                G
Save my love for sorrow
                           F
'Cause I have given you my ownliness
C                    G        F G
Give me part of your tomorrow

[Verse 3]
G            F
If I work my hands in wood
C               G
Would you still love me?
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Ah, answer me babe, yes I would
C                  G
I'd raise you high above me

[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
G          F      C         G
If I was a miller at a mill wheel 
grindin'
                        F          C
Now would you miss your color box?
                    G
And your soft shoes shining?

[Verse 5]
G           F         C
If I were a carpenter
                G
And you were a lady
                         F
Girl, would you marry me anyway?
C                     G     F
I want you to have my baby

[Other]
F             C      G
If I were a carpenter  and you were 
a lady
    F                  C
Now would you marry me anyway?
G
Would you have my baby?