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