Tabs
Tuning: Standard
Difficulty: Intermediate
No capo: Key of 
D MajorD
If I Were 
A augmentedA Carpenter
Words & Music: Tim Hardin
(Intro) D MajorD 
C majorC 
G+G D MajorD
(Verse 1)
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
If I.. were a carpenter and you were a lady,
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
would you marry me anyway? Would you have my baby?
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
If a tinker were my trade would you still love me?
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
Carrying the pots I made following behind me.
(Chorus)
C majorC D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Save my love through loneliness, Save my love for sorrow,
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
I'm given you my ownliness, Come give your tomorrow.
(Verse 2)
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
If I worked my hands in wood, Would you still love me?
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
Answer me babe, "Yes I would, I'll put you above me."
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
If I were a miller, at a mill wheel grinding,
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
would you miss your colored box, your soft shoe shining?
(Chorus)
C majorC D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Save my love through loneliness, Save my love for sorrow,
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
I'm given you my ownliness, Come give your tomorrow.
(Verse 3)
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
If I.. were a carpenter and you were a lady,
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
would you marry me anyway? Would you have my baby?
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
would you marry me anyway? Would you have my baby?
(Outro) D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
(Melody line)
If I were a car-pen-ter and u were a lady
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D-4--4------------------------------------------------
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w'ld u marry me anyway w'ld u have my baby
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D--4---4--4-2--0---2-0--------------0---2--2-0--------
A----------------------3------2--2--------------------
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if I tink'r were my trade w'ld u still love me
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G-------0--2----2---0---0------0--2---4-----4---2-----
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carry'n the pots I made follow'n behind me
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D-4-4-2----0---2---0--------------0---2--2---0--------
A----------------------3----2--2----------------------
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Save my luv thr'gh lonelyness save my luv for sorrow
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B--1----1--3-----5----3-------------------------------
G------------------------2--2----0----0---2--4---2----
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