Chords:
{t:If I Were A Carpenter}
{artist:Johnny Cash & June Carter}
{key:A}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXt1NIYPNjA Capo 1
Intro: [A]
{c: }
(Men) If I were a [G] carpenter, [D] and you were a [A] lady,
would you marry me [G] anyway, [D] would you have my [A] baby?
(Ladies) If you were a [G] carpenter, [D] and I were a [A] lady,
I'd marry you [G] anyway, [D] I would have your [A] baby.
{c: }
(Men) If a tinker [G] was my trade, [D] would I still [A] find you?
(Ladies) I'd be carrying the [G] pots you made, [D] following be[A]hind you
{c: }
(All) [G] Save your love through [A] loneliness,
[D] save your love through [A] sorrow.
(Men) I gave you my [G] loneliness,
(All) [D] give me your to[A]morrow
{c: }
{sos}
(All) [G] Save your love through [A] loneliness,
[D] save your love through [A] sorrow.
(Men) I gave you my [G] loneliness,
(All) [D] give me your to[A]morrow
{eos}
(Men) If I were a [G] miller, [D] at a mill wheel [A]grinding
Would you miss your [G] coloured blouse, [D] and your soft shoe [A] shining?
(Ladies) If you were a [G] miller, [D] at a mill wheel [A] grinding
I'd not miss my [G] coloured blouse, [D]and my soft shoe [A] shining.
{c: }
(All) [G] Save your love through [A] loneliness,
[D] save your love through [A] sorrow.
(Men) I gave you my [G] loneliness, (both) [D] give me your to[A]morrow
{c: }
If I worked my [G] hands in wood, [D] would you still [A] love me?
(Ladies) I'd answer you [G] “yes I would”.
(Men) [D] And would you not be a[A]bove me?
{c: }
If I were a [G] carpenter, [D] and you were a [A] lady,
(Ladies) I'd marry you [G]anyway, [D] I would have your [A] baby.
{c: }
(All) [G] Save your love through [A] loneliness,
[D] save your love through [A] sorrow.
(Men) I gave you my [G] loneliness,
(All) [D] give me your to[A]morrow
