Nickel Creek - House Carpenter
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September 19, 2002

Capo 2

Intro Em D Bm C D

All mandolin breaks in the song follow the same 
chords as verse.

Em
Well Met, Well Met, Said an old true love.

Well Met, Well Met, Said He
                          D         Bm             C                      
I just returned from the salt, salt sea. And it's all for
      D       Em
the love of thee.

Em
Come In, Come in, My Own true love 

and have a seat by me
                              D          Bm          C
It's been three-fourths of a long, long year since together
D        Em
we have been

Em
I can't come in and I can't sit down, 

for I've only a moment's time.
                               D        Bm            C
They say you're married to a house capenter and your heart 
       D       Em
will never be mine

Em
I could've married the king's daughter fair

And she would've married me.
                          D        Bm             C
But I have forsaken her crowns of gold, and it's all for 
      D       Em
the love of thee

Em
Now will you forsake your house carpenter,

And go along with me?
                         D           Bm           C
I'll take you wher the grass grows green on the banks of the 
D          Em
deep blue sea.

Em
Then she picked up her darling little babe 

and kisses she gave it three.
                              D           Bm         C
Saying stay right here you darling little babe, and keep 
           D    Em
your papa company.

Em
They had not been on the ship two weeks

I'm sure it was not three.
                               D          Bm             C
'Til this true love began to weep and to mourn and she wept
     D      Em
most bitterly.

Em
Saying are you weeping for my silver and my gold?

Saying are you weeping for my store?
                              D         Bm          C
Or are you weeping for your house carpenter, whose face 
              D       Em
you'll never see no more?

Em 
I am not weeping for your silver and your gold.

I am not weeping for your store.
                            D           Bm         C
No, I am weeping for my darling little babe whose face i'll
       D       Em
never see no more

Em
A curse, a curse to the sailor she cried.  

A curse, A Curse she swore.
                      D            Bm          C
You robbed me of my darling little babe. That I shall never
D        Em
see no more.

Em
They had not been on the ship three weeks.  

I'm sure is was not four.  
                                D            Bm       C
When there came a leak in the bottem of the ship and sank
            D       Em
the for to rise no more.