House Carpenter chords by Buffy Sainte-Marie
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Intro 1
(G major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 1
"Well (G major) met,
well met," said an old true love
"Well met, well met," said (D major) he
I have (G major) just returned from the salt, salt sea
And it's all for the love of thee
Come in, come in, my own true love
And have a seat by me
Verse 2
It's (G major) been three- fourths of a long,
long year
Since together, we have been
Verse 3
I (G major) can't come in and I can't sit down
For I've only a moment's (C major) time (D major)
They say (G major) you're married
(F major) to a house car (G major) penter
And your heart will never be mine
Verse 4
I (G major) could have married a King's daughter,
fair
And she would have married me (D major)
But I (G major) have forsaken her crowns of gold
And it's all for (D major) the love (G major) of thee
Verse 5
Now (G major) you forsake your house carpenter
And go along with me
I'll take you where the grass grows green
On the banks of the deep blue sea
Verse 6
Then she (G major) picked up a darlin' little babe
And kisses, she gave it three (D major)
Saying, "Stay (G major) right here,
my darlin' little baby"
Verse 7
And keep your papa company
(G major)
They had not been on the ship two weeks
I'm sure it was not three (D major)
'Til (G major) his (F major) true love began to
weep (G major) (C major) and to mourn
(G major) And she wept most bitterly
Verse 8
Sayin', (G major) "Are you weepin' for
my silver and my gold"
Sayin',
"Are you weepin' for my store?" (D major)
Or are (G major) you weepin' for
your house carpenter
Verse 9
Whose face you'll never see no more?
(G major)
"A curse, a curse to the
(D major) sailor," (G major) she cried
"A curse, a curse," she (C major) swore (D major)
(G major) You robbed me of my darlin' (C major) little babe
(G major) That I shall never see no more
Verse 10
(G major)
They had not been on
the ship three weeks
I'm sure it was not (D major) four
When there came a (G major) leak in
the bottom of the ship
And sank them for to rise no more
Verse 11
"Well (G major) met, well met,
said an old true love
"Well met, well met, said (D major) he
I have (G major) just returned from the salt, salt sea
And it's all for the love of thee
House Carpenter
Buffy Sainte-Marie
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