If I were a carpenter (1969)
1. If
I were a carpenter and you were a
lady,
\ C - G D
would you marry me anyway, would you have my baby?
C - G D
If a
tinker were my trade, would you
still love me?
\ C - G D
Carrying the pots I made,
following behind me.
Save my love through loneliness, save my love
for sorrow.
C - G D
I've given you my onliness, come and give me your tomorrows.
2.
If I worked my hands in wood,
would you still love me?
\
C - G D
Answer me, baby, yes, I would,
I'd put you above me.
C - G D
If I
were a miller, at a mill wheel
grinding,
\ C - G D
would you miss your colored box, your soft shoes shining?
3. If
I were a carpenter and you were a
lady,
\ C - G D
would you marry me anyway, would you have my baby?
\ C - G D
Would you marry me, anyway,
would you have my baby.