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 IF I WERE A CARPENTER

 

Tim Hardin

 

 

[D] If I were a [C] carpenter,

[G] And you were a [D] lady,

Would you marry me [C] anyway?

[G] Would you have my [D] baby?

If a tinker [C] was my trade,

[G] Would you still [D] love me?

Carrying the [C] pots I made,

[G] Following be-[D]-hind me.

 

[C] Save my love through [D] loneliness,

[Em] Save my [C] love for [D] sorrow.

I've given you my [C] ownliness,

[G] Come and give me your to-[D]-morrow.

 

If I worked my [C] hands in wood,

[G] Would you still [D] love me?

Answer me babe, [C] "Yes I would.

[G] I'd put you a-[D]-bove me."

If I were a [C]miller,

[G] At a mill wheel [D] grinding,

Would you miss your [C] coloured box,

[G] Your soft shoes [D] shining?

 

[C] Save my love through [D] loneliness,

[Em] Save my [C] love for [D] sorrow.

I've given you my [C] ownliness,

[G] Come and give me your to-[D]-morrow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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