If I Were a Carpenter

M* (Stephen Mabry)
Oct.22, 2001
Did not find a listing for this, so I
sat down and figured it out.

No capo:  Key of D

(Intro) D  C  G  D

(Verse 1)

D               C          G                      D
If I.. were a carpenter          and you were a lady,

D                   C        G                     D
would you marry me anyway?      Would you have my baby?

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

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


(Chorus)

 C                     D           G                D
Save my love through loneliness,  Save my love for sorrow,

D                 C         G                    D
I'm given you my ownliness,     Come give your tomorrow.


(Verse 2)

D               C              G                   D
If I worked my hands in wood,    Would you still love me?


D                 C           G                  D
Answer me babe, "Yes I would,     I'll put you above me."


D            C       G                    D
If I were a miller,      at a mill wheel grinding,


D                    C          G                  D
would you miss your colored box,   your soft shoe shining?


(Chorus)

 C                     D           G                D
Save my love through loneliness,  Save my love for sorrow,

D                 C         G                    D
I'm given you my ownliness,     Come give your tomorrow.


(Verse 3)

D               C          G                      D
If I.. were a carpenter          and you were a lady,

D                   C        G                     D
would you marry me anyway?      Would you have my baby?

D                   C        G                     D
would you marry me anyway?      Would you have my baby?

(Outro) D  C  G  D


(Melody line)

  If I were a  car-pen-ter  and u were a  lady
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  w'ld u marry me anyway    w'ld u have my baby
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D|--4---4--4-2--0---2-0--------------0---2--2-0-------- 
A|----------------------3------2--2-------------------- 
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  if I tink'r were my trade  w'ld u still love me
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G|-------0--2----2---0---0------0--2---4-----4---2----- 
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  carry'n the pots I made   follow'n behind me
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D|-4-4-2----0---2---0--------------0---2--2---0-------- 
A|----------------------3----2--2---------------------- 
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  Save my luv thr'gh lonelyness save my luv for sorrow
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B|--1----1--3-----5----3------------------------------- 
G|------------------------2--2----0----0---2--4---2---- 
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A|----------------------------------------------------- 
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