If I Were A Carpenter.
Tim Hardin.
Album: Tim Hardin 2 (1967)
Intro: D G C G D - G C G D
D C6 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 G D
If a tinker were my trade, would you still find me,
D C G A* D
Carrying the pots I made, following behind me,
C D Em7 C6 D
Save my love for sorrow, save my love for lonely,
D C G D7
I've given you my tomorrow, love me only.
D C G D
If I worked my hands in wood, would you still love me,
D Fmaj7 Gm D
You answer me quick, "Tim, I could, I'd put you above me"
D C G D
If were a miller, at a mill wheel grinding,
D C G D
Would you miss your colored blouse, your soft shoes shining.
C D C6 G* D
Save my love for loneliness, save my love for sorrow,
D C6 G6 D7
I've given you my onlyness, give me your tomorrow.
D C G D
If I were a carpenter, and you were a lady,
D C6 G Em7 D C G D C6 D
Would you marry me anyway, would you have my baby.
(The A* & G* are probably just notes.
He also changes from D to D7 sometimes.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RrRajjlo6M
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