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