If I Were A Carpenter chords by Joel Grey

SimplifiedD · C · G · Dm · Em

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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If I were a carpenter
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and you were a lady
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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 for loneliness,
Em 
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save my love for sorrow
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I've given you my only best,
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come and give me your tomorrow
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If I worked my hands on wood,
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would you still love me?
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Answer me babe, yes I will,
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Dm 
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I'd put you above me
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If I were a melon,
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at a mill wheel grinding
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Would you miss your colored box,
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your soft shoe shining?
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Save my love for summer,
Em 
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save my love for loneliness
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I'll give you my tomorrow,
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Dm 
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love me only
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If I were a carpenter,
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and you were a lady