House Carpenter chords by Nickel Creek

SimplifiedEm · G · Esus2 · C · E …

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Esus2
C
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D
Bm
Esus4

Intro 1

Esus2

Well

Verse 1
met,
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Esus2 
well met said an old true love
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Esus2 
Well met, well met said he
Em 
D 
I've just returned from the salt,
Bm 
salt sea
C 
Bm 
And it's all for the love
E 
Esus2 
of thee
Em 
Come in, come in,
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my old true love
Em 
Esus2 
And have a seat by me
Em 
D 
It's been three-fourths of of a long,
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Esus2 
long     year
Em 
C 
Em 
Since together we have been
Esus2 

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Interlude 1

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Verse 2
Em 
can't come in and
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I can't sit down
E 
Esus4 
For I've only a moment
E 
Esus2 
s time
Em 
They say you're married
D 
Bm 
to a house carpenter
C 
D 
And your heart will never
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Em 
Esus2 
be mine
E 
Em 
I could have married the kings
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daughter fair
E 
Esus2 
And she would have married me
Em 
But I have forsaken her
Esus4 
Bm 
crowns of       gold
C 
Em 
E 
And it's all for the love of thee

Interlude 2

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Esus4

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Verse 3
Bm 
Now will you forsake your
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Esus2 
house carpenter
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Esus2 
And go along with     me
Em 
E 
D 
I'll take you where the grass
Bm 
grows green
C 
On the banks of the deep
Bm 
E 
Esus2 
blue sea
E 
Em 
Then she picked up  her
Esus2 
darling little babe
E 
Esus2 
E 
And kisses she gave it       three
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E 
Em 
Saying stay right here,
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my darling little babe
C 
Em 
And keep your papa company

Interlude 3

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Verse 4
E 
Em 
Esus2 
They had not been on the ship 2 weeks
E 
Esus2 
E 
Esus2 
I'm sure it was not      three
Em 
When the old true love began
Bm 
to weep and to mourn
C 
Bm 
Em 
And she wept most bit terly
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E 
Saying are you weeping for
Em 
Esus2 
my silver and my gold
E 
Saying are you weeping
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for my store
Em 
Or are you weeping for
D 
Bm 
your house carpenter
C 
Bm 
Em 
E 
Whose face you'll never see no  more

Verse 5
E 
Em 
A curse, a curse to  the sailor
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she cried
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Esus2 
A curse, a curse she swore
Em 
E 
You robbed me of
Em 
D 
Bm 
my darling little babe
C 
Bm 
That I  shall never see
Em 
Esus2 
no more
E 
Em 
They had not been on the ship
Esus2 
E 
three weeks
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E 
Esus2 
I'm sure it was not four
Em 
When there came a leak
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Bm 
on the bottom of the ship
C 
Bm 
Em 
And sank them for to rise no more