If I Were a Carpenter

D  C  G  D


[Verse 1]

D               C          G    
If I.. were a carpenter         
                  D
 and you were a lady,
D                   C        G  
would you marry me anyway?      
                   D
Would you have my baby?

D            C              G   
If a tinker were my trade       
                 D
would you still love me?

D             C            
Carrying the pots I made       
G               D
following behind me.


[Chorus]

 C                     D        
Save my love through loneliness,  
   G                D
Save my love for sorrow,
D                 C         G   
I'm given you my ownliness,     
                 D
Come give your tomorrow.


[Verse 2]

Continues after the ad
D               C              G
If I worked my hands in wood,   
                   D
 Would you still love me?
D                 C           G 
Answer me babe, "Yes I would,   
                 D
  I'll put you above me."
D            C       G          
If I were a miller,      at a 
          D
mill wheel grinding,
D                    C          
would you miss your colored box,
G                  D
   your soft shoe shining?


[Chorus]

 C                     D        
Save my love through loneliness,  
   G                D
Save my love for sorrow,
D                 C         G   
I'm given you my ownliness,     
                 D
Come give your tomorrow.


[Verse 3]

D               C          G    
If I.. were a carpenter         
                  D
 and you were a lady,
D                   C        G  
would you marry me anyway?      
                   D
Would you have my baby?
D                   C        G  
would you marry me anyway?      
                   D
Would you have my baby?


[Other]

D  C  G  D


(Melody line)

   If I were a  car-pen-ter  and u were a  lady
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B|-------------------------------
G|-------0---2---2---0---0----0--
D|-4--4--------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|0--2---4--4-2---------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|----------------------| 
E|----------------------| 


   w'ld u marry me anyway    w'ld u have my baby
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--4---4--4-2--0---2-0-----------
A|----------------------3------2--
E|--------------------------------

E|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---0---2--2-0--------| 
A|2--------------------| 
E|---------------------| 


   if I tink'r were my trade  w'ld u still love me
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B|--------------------------------
G|-------0--2----2---0---0------0-
D|-0--4---------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|-2---4-----4---2-----| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|---------------------| 

  carry'n the pots I made   follow'n
 behind me
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B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|-4-4-2----0---2---0-------------
A|----------------------3----2--2-
E|--------------------------------

E|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|-0---2--2---0--------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|---------------------| 


   Save my luv thr'gh lonelyness save my luv for sorrow
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B|--1----1--3-----5----3----------
G|------------------------2--2----
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|0----0---2--4---2----| 
D|-------------------4-| 
A|---------------------| 
E|---------------------| 

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