If I Were A Carpenter

by Tim Hardin

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C Tenor - Low C

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If-'I--'were'a'carpenter,'
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and'you'were'a'lady-' 
'<-6''<-6'<-6'6'-5'6'-5'5''''' 
Would'you'marry'me'anyway?'
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would'you'have'my'baby?' 
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If a- tinker were my trade, 
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would you still love me 
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Carrying- the pots I made 
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following behind me? 
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Save my love through loneliness   
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save my love for sorrow 
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I've given-- you my only-ness   
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come and give me your tomorrow 

<-6 <-6   7    -7   -7  7   7    
If- I-- worked my hands in wood, 
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would you still love me? 
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Answer- me---, babe: yes I would   
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I'd put you above me 
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If I- were a miller, 
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at a mill wheel grinding 
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Would you miss your colour box   
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your soft shoes shining 
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Save my love through loneliness   
  7   7   -7  -8  -7 <-6
save my love for sorrow 
<-6  <-6 <-6  7  -7 -7 7  7      
I've given-- you my only-ness   
 -5  -5   -5  -5  -5   6 6 -5
come and give me your tomorrow

<-6'<-6''7''-7'-7''7''7''''' 
If-'I--'were'a'carpenter,'
'7'''7'''-7'-8'-8'-7
and'you'were'a'lady-' 
'<-6''<-6'<-6'6'-5'6'-5'5''''' 
Would'you'marry'me'anyway?'
'-4'''-4'''-5''6''6'-5
would'you'have'my'baby?
'<-6''<-6'<-6'6'-5'6'-5'5''''' 
Would'you'marry'me'anyway?'
'-4'''-4'''-5''6''6'-5
would'you'have'my'baby?