If I Were A Carpenter Chords by Four Tops

Tempo:
126.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

C

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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If I Were A Carpenter chords
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[G]
[F] [Em] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
If I [F] were a carpenter
[C] and you were [G] a lady, now would you marry [F] me
[Em] anyway?
Would you have my [G] baby?
If I [F] take all the tickers straight, [C] would you [G] still buy me?
Oh, carry [F] the parts I made, [Em] follow it closer [G] where I need.
[F] [C] [G] [F]
Save my love [G] through loneliness,
[F] save my love [G] for sorrow,
cause I have given you [F] my own loneliness, [C] give me part of [G] your tomorrow.
[F] [G]
If I work [F] my hand in wood, [C] would you [G] still love me?
Now answer me [F] baby, yes I would, [Em] I'll grace you, [G] I love me.
[F] [Em]
[G]
[F] [C]
[G]
[F] [C] [G] If I [F] were a miller [Em] at a mill, [G] now would you miss your [F] color [C] box?
Soft [G] shoes shining, I were [F] a carpenter [C] and you were [G] a lady.
Now would you marry [F] me [C] anyway?
Would you have [G] my baby?
If I
[F] were [C] a carpenter [G] and you were a lady, [F] now would you marry me anyway?
Would you have my baby?
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Em
121
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter chords, practice playing F, C, G, F, G, Em and G in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 63 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 127. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ If I [F] were a carpenter _
[C] _ and you were [G] a lady, _ _ now would you marry [F] me _ _ _
[Em] anyway?
Would you have my [G] baby? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ If I [F] take all the tickers straight, [C] _ would you [G] still buy me?
_ Oh, carry [F] the parts I made, [Em] follow it closer [G] where I need. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
Save my love [G] through loneliness, _
[F] save my love [G] for sorrow,
cause I have given you [F] my own _ loneliness, [C] give me part of [G] your tomorrow. _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ If I work [F] my hand in wood, [C] _ would you [G] still love me? _
Now answer me [F] baby, yes I would, _ [Em] I'll grace you, [G] I love me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ If I [F] were a miller _ [Em] _ at a mill, [G] _ _ _ _ now would you miss your [F] color _ [C] box?
_ Soft [G] shoes _ _ _ shining, I were [F] a carpenter _ [C] and you were [G] a lady.
_ _ Now would you marry [F] me _ _ _ [C] anyway?
Would you have [G] my _ _ _ baby? _ _
If I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ were [C] a carpenter _ [G] and you were a lady, [F] now would you marry me anyway?
Would you have my baby? _ _ _ _ _ _

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