Intro
G F C G F C G
[Verse 1]
G F C G
If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
F
Now, would you marry me anyway?
C G
Would you have my baby?
[Verse 2]
F C
If I take on a tinkers trade
G
Would you still find me?
F
Oh, carryin' the pots I made
C G F C G
Followin' closer behind me
[Bridge]
F G
Save my love through loneliness
F G
Save my love for sorrow
F
'Cause I have given you my ownliness
C G F G
Give me part of your tomorrow
[Verse 3]
G F
If I work my hands in wood
C G
Would you still love me?
F
Ah, answer me babe, yes I would
C G
I'd raise you high above me
[Interlude]
F C G F C G F C G
[Verse 4]
G F C G
If I was a miller at a mill wheel grindin'
F C
Now would you miss your color box?
G
And your soft shoes shining?
[Verse 5]
G F C
If I were a carpenter
G
And you were a lady
F
Girl, would you marry me anyway?
C G F
I want you to have my baby
[Outro]
F C G
If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
F C
Now would you marry me anyway?
G
Would you have my baby?