If You Were A Carpenter chords by Joan Baez

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


🎸 Intro:
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD A augmentedA


🎸 Verse 1:
A augmentedA       G+G
If you were a carpenter
D MajorD      A augmentedA
And I were a lady
          G+G
Would you marry me anyway?
D MajorD         A augmentedA
Would you have my baby?

🎸 Verse 2:
A augmentedA      G+G
If a tinker were your trade
D MajorD        A augmentedA
Would you still find me
       G+G
Carrying the pots you made
D MajorD      A augmentedA
Following behind me?

🎸 Bridge:
G+G          A augmentedA
See my love through loneliness
G+G        A augmentedA
See my love for sorrow
         G+G
I've given you my onliness
D MajorD          A augmentedA
Come give me your tomorrow

🎸 Verse 3:
A augmentedA         G+G
If you worked your hands in wood
D MajorD        A augmentedA
Would you still love me?
      G+G
Answer me, yes I would
D MajorD      A augmentedA
I'd put you above me

🎸 Verse 4:
A augmentedA         G+G
And if you were a miller
D MajorD        A augmentedA
Had a mill-wheel grinding
             G+G
Would you see it written on my face?
D MajorD        A augmentedA
I'm here for the finding

🎸 Bridge:
G+G          A augmentedA
See my love through loneliness
G+G        A augmentedA
See my love for sorrow
         G+G
I've given you my onliness
D MajorD          A augmentedA
Come give me your tomorrow

🎸 Verse 5:
A augmentedA       G+G
If you were a carpenter
D MajorD      A augmentedA
And I were a lady
          G+G
Would you marry me anyway?
G+G         A augmentedA
Would you have my baby?
          G+G
Would you marry me anyway?
         A augmentedA
Would you have my baby?