If You Were A Carpenter chords by Joan Baez, Peter Schickele

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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If you were a carpen (A major)  (G major) ter,
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 (D major) and I were a lady  (A major) 
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Would you marry me  (G major) anyway?
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 (D major) would you have my  (A major) baby?
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If a tinker  (G major) were your trade,
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 (D major) would you still  (A major) find me
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Carrying the  (G major) pots you made,
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 (D major) following be (A major) hind me?

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Verse 2

See my love through loneliness

See my love for sorrow

I've given you my onlyness,

Come give me your tomorrow

Verse 3
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 (A major) 
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If you worked your  (G major) hands in wood,
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 (D major) would you still  (A major) love me?
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Answer me,  (G major) Yes I would,
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 (D major) I'd put you above  (A major) me"
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And if you were a miller,  (G major) 
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 (D major) had a mill- wheel  (A major) grinding,
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Would you see it written  (G major) on my face?
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 (D major) I'm here for the  (A major) finding.

Verse 4
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 (G major) See my love through  (A major) loneliness
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 (G major) See my love for  (A major) sorrow
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I've given you my  (G major)  (D major) onlyness,
Come give me your tomorrow
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 (A major) 

Verse 5
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If you were a carpenter,  (G major) 
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 (D major) and I were a lady  (A major) 
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Would you marry me  (G major) anyway?  (D major) would
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you have my  (A major) baby?
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Would you marry me anyway?  (G major) 
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 (D major) would you have my  (A major) baby?