If I Were a Carpenter Tim Hardin
Minstrel71@yahoo.com (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
If I Were A Carpenter
Words & Music: Tim Hardin
(Intro) D C G D
(Verse 1)
[D]If I.. were a ca[C]rpenter [G] and you were a la[D]dy,
[D]would you marry me a[C]nyway? [G] Would you have my b[D]aby?
[D]If a tinker w[C]ere my trade [G] would you still l[D]ove me?
[D]Carrying the p[C]ots I made [G] following be[D]hind me.
(Chorus)
S[C]ave my love through lo[D]neliness, S[G]ave my love for s[D]orrow,
[D]I'm given you my o[C]wnliness, [G] Come give your to[D]morrow.
(Verse 2)
[D]If I worked my h[C]ands in wood, [G] Would you still lo[D]ve me?
[D]Answer me babe, "Y[C]es I would, [G] I'll put you ab[D]ove me."
[D]If I were a m[C]iller, [G] at a mill wheel g[D]rinding,
[D]would you miss your c[C]olored box,[G] your soft shoe s[D]hining?
(Chorus)
S[C]ave my love through lo[D]neliness, S[G]ave my love for s[D]orrow,
[D]I'm given you my o[C]wnliness, [G] Come give your to[D]morrow.
(Verse 3)
[D]If I.. were a ca[C]rpenter [G] and you were a la[D]dy,
[D]would you marry me a[C]nyway? [G] Would you have my b[D]aby?
[D]would you marry me a[C]nyway? [G] Would you have my b[D]aby?
(Outro) D C G D
(Melody line)
If I were a car-pen-ter and u were a lady
E----------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------------- G-------0---2---2---0---0----0--0--2---4--4-2--------- D-4--4------------------------------------------------ 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--------------0---2--2-0-------- A----------------------3------2--2-------------------- E-----------------------------------------------------
if I tink'r were my trade w'ld u still love me
E----------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------------- G-------0--2----2---0---0------0--2---4-----4---2----- D-0--4------------------------------------------------ A----------------------------------------------------- E-----------------------------------------------------
carry'n the pots I made follow'n behind me
E----------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------- D-4-4-2----0---2---0--------------0---2--2---0-------- A----------------------3----2--2---------------------- E-----------------------------------------------------
Save my luv thr'gh lonelyness save my luv for sorrow
E----------------------------------------------------- B--1----1--3-----5----3------------------------------- G------------------------2--2----0----0---2--4---2---- D---------------------------------------------------4- A----------------------------------------------------- E-----------------------------------------------------
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