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