(intro)  C Bb F Fm C D# C

C                Bb          F                  C
    If I were a carpenter       and you were a lady,
                       Bb        F                     C   D# C
    would you marry me anyway,      would you have my baby?
C                Bb              F                  C
    If a tinker were my trade,      would you still find me ?
                  Bb            F                C      F C F C
    Carrying the pots I made,       following behind me.

 C                    Bb           F                     C
Save my love through loneliness,       save my love for sorrow,
                   Bb         F                   C
I've given you my onliness,       give me your tomorrows.

( C Bb F C )  (2x)  
( F C )

C                   Bb                F                   C
    If I worked my hands in wood,       would you still love me?
                     Bb             F               C      D# C D# C
    Answer me, baby, yes, I would,    I'd put you above me.
C                Bb               F                  C
    If a miller were my trade,       at a mill wheel grinding,
                         Bb                F                        C
    would you miss your colored gloves,       and your soft shoes shining?

( C Bb F Fm C )

C               Bb           F                 C
   If I were a carpenter       and you were a lady,
                       Bb         F                       C
    would you marry me anyway,         would you have my baby?

( C F C F C )