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If I Were A Carpenter Chords

Music by: Burl Ives
Tone F major BPM 111 Views 6
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[Verse 1]
[A]If [G]I w[A]ere[G] a [A]carpenter[G]
[D]an d you were a [A]lady
Would you marry me [G]anyway,
[D]would you have my [A]baby?
If a tinker [G]were my train,
[D]would you still lov[A]e me?
Carrying the [G]pots I [D]made,
following be[A]hind me
[G]Save my love through [A]loneliness,
[Bm]save my [G]love for [A]sorrow
I've given you my [G]holiness,
[D]come and give me your to[A]morrow
If I worked my [G]hands in [D]wood,
would you still [A]love me?
Answer me babe, [G]yes I would,
[D]I'd put you [A]above me
If I were a [G]miller,
[D]had a mill wheel [A]grinding
Would you miss your [G]colored [D]box,
your soft shoes [A]shining
[G]Save my love through [A]loneliness,
[Bm]save my [G]love from sor[A]row,
I've given you [G]my [D]onlyness,
come and give me your tomor[A]row,
[D]come and give me your tomor[A]row,
[D]come
Come and give me your tomorrow
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