Chords for Tim Hardin - If I Were a Carpenter
Tempo:
86.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
Dm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] Well, I just [E] tuned it for another song that I'm about to play for you.
It's called, it's called, it's called If I Were a Carpenter.
[D] If [G] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [C]
[D]
[G] I [C] were a carpenter, [G] and you were a lady, would [C] you marry me anyway?
[G] Would you have [D] my baby?
And if a [C] tinkerer were my [G] trade, would [D] you still find me?
[C] Carrying the [A] pots I [G] made, [D] following behind me.
[G] [C] [D]
And if I [C] work my hands in wood, [G] [D] would you still love me?
You answer quickly, [C] Tim I could, [G] how [D] could you above me?
[C]
[D] Save my love for [C] loneliness, save [D] my love for sorrow.
I've given you [C] my loneliness, [G] give me your [D] tomorrow.
[G] [C] [D]
And if I [C] were much poorer, [G] can you [D] seem to see me?
[G] How could [C] I be sure [G] you [D] could really love me?
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [D]
If I [C] were a carpenter, [G] and you [D] were a lady, would you [C] marry me anyway?
[G] Would you [D] have my baby?
[G]
[C] [D] And if [C] I were a villa, [D] at a mill we'll grind it, would you [C] miss your [D] colored blouse?
[G]
[Bm] Your soft shoes, [D] the shiny.
[G] [C]
[D] [C] [D] Save my love for [C] loneliness, save [D] my love for sorrow.
I've [C] given you my loneliness, [D] give me your tomorrow.
I've given you [C] my loneliness, [G]
[D] give me your tomorrow.
[G] [Em] [Ab]
It's called, it's called, it's called If I Were a Carpenter.
[D] If [G] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [C]
[D]
[G] I [C] were a carpenter, [G] and you were a lady, would [C] you marry me anyway?
[G] Would you have [D] my baby?
And if a [C] tinkerer were my [G] trade, would [D] you still find me?
[C] Carrying the [A] pots I [G] made, [D] following behind me.
[G] [C] [D]
And if I [C] work my hands in wood, [G] [D] would you still love me?
You answer quickly, [C] Tim I could, [G] how [D] could you above me?
[C]
[D] Save my love for [C] loneliness, save [D] my love for sorrow.
I've given you [C] my loneliness, [G] give me your [D] tomorrow.
[G] [C] [D]
And if I [C] were much poorer, [G] can you [D] seem to see me?
[G] How could [C] I be sure [G] you [D] could really love me?
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [D]
If I [C] were a carpenter, [G] and you [D] were a lady, would you [C] marry me anyway?
[G] Would you [D] have my baby?
[G]
[C] [D] And if [C] I were a villa, [D] at a mill we'll grind it, would you [C] miss your [D] colored blouse?
[G]
[Bm] Your soft shoes, [D] the shiny.
[G] [C]
[D] [C] [D] Save my love for [C] loneliness, save [D] my love for sorrow.
I've [C] given you my loneliness, [D] give me your tomorrow.
I've given you [C] my loneliness, [G]
[D] give me your tomorrow.
[G] [Em] [Ab]
Key:
D
C
G
Dm
E
D
C
G
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ Well, I just [E] tuned it for another song that I'm about to play for you.
It's called, it's _ _ _ called, it's called If I Were a Carpenter. _
[D] If _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] I [C] were a carpenter, [G] and you were a lady, _ _ would [C] you marry me anyway?
[G] Would you have [D] my baby? _ _ _ _ _
And if a [C] tinkerer were my [G] trade, would [D] you still find me?
_ _ [C] Carrying the [A] pots I [G] made, [D] following behind me.
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And if I [C] work my hands in wood, [G] [D] would you still love me?
_ You answer quickly, [C] Tim I could, [G] how [D] could you above me?
_ _ _ [C] _
[D] Save my love for [C] loneliness, save [D] my love for sorrow. _
I've given you [C] my loneliness, [G] _ give me your [D] tomorrow. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _
And if I [C] were much poorer, [G] can you [D] seem to see me?
_ _ [G] How could [C] I be sure [G] you _ [D] could really love me? _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
If I [C] were a carpenter, [G] and you [D] were a lady, _ _ would you [C] marry me anyway?
[G] Would you [D] have my baby?
_ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ And if [C] I were a villa, [D] at a mill we'll grind it, _ _ _ _ _ would you [C] miss your [D] colored blouse?
[G] _
_ _ [Bm] Your soft shoes, [D] the shiny.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ [D] Save my love for [C] loneliness, save [D] my love for sorrow.
_ I've [C] given you my loneliness, [D] _ _ give me your tomorrow. _ _
_ _ I've given you [C] my loneliness, _ [G] _
_ _ [D] give me your tomorrow. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Ab] _
It's called, it's _ _ _ called, it's called If I Were a Carpenter. _
[D] If _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] I [C] were a carpenter, [G] and you were a lady, _ _ would [C] you marry me anyway?
[G] Would you have [D] my baby? _ _ _ _ _
And if a [C] tinkerer were my [G] trade, would [D] you still find me?
_ _ [C] Carrying the [A] pots I [G] made, [D] following behind me.
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And if I [C] work my hands in wood, [G] [D] would you still love me?
_ You answer quickly, [C] Tim I could, [G] how [D] could you above me?
_ _ _ [C] _
[D] Save my love for [C] loneliness, save [D] my love for sorrow. _
I've given you [C] my loneliness, [G] _ give me your [D] tomorrow. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _
And if I [C] were much poorer, [G] can you [D] seem to see me?
_ _ [G] How could [C] I be sure [G] you _ [D] could really love me? _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
If I [C] were a carpenter, [G] and you [D] were a lady, _ _ would you [C] marry me anyway?
[G] Would you [D] have my baby?
_ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ And if [C] I were a villa, [D] at a mill we'll grind it, _ _ _ _ _ would you [C] miss your [D] colored blouse?
[G] _
_ _ [Bm] Your soft shoes, [D] the shiny.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ [D] Save my love for [C] loneliness, save [D] my love for sorrow.
_ I've [C] given you my loneliness, [D] _ _ give me your tomorrow. _ _
_ _ I've given you [C] my loneliness, _ [G] _
_ _ [D] give me your tomorrow. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Ab] _