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