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Song For A Carpenter chords by
Dan Fogelberg
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Key: F major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Oh he makes
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his life as a carpenter
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He works his hands in wood
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And he lives the way his granddad
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Might have liked and understood
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He goes to work each morning
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And he comes home every night
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And the time that passes in between
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He knows has been spent right
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Verse 2
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A child in South Ohio
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A man in Northern Maine
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He took his dream
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To the end of the world
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And he brought it home again
Verse 3
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Here he met his sweet Rebeckah
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Here he came to make his stand
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In a house he built in the piney woods
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Where the ocean meets the land
Verse 4
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And it's hey-ho, steady steady as you go
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Sing for the love of the land
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Hey-ho, blessed blessed is the home
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Born of the carpenter's
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hand
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Verse 5
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Oh his hair is rough and curly
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And his legs they reach the ground
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And his eyes are full of living
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And his back is broad and brown
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And his heart is sure and stubborn
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And his pride's too strong
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to bend
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And somewhere in his life
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He found the time to be my friend
Verse 6
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And it's hey-ho, steady steady as you go
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Sing for the love of the land
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Hey-ho, blessed blessed is the home
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Born of the carpenter's hand
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Interlude 1
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Oh he loves
Verse 7
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his sweet Rebeckah
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He'll love her 'til his death
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And she gave to him a bonny son
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And they named the child Seth
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And now they are a family
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A community of three
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Living in the piney woods
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Where the soil meets the sea
Verse 8
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And it's hey-ho, steady steady as you go
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Sing for the love of the land
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Hey-ho, blessed blessed is the home
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Born of the carpenter's hand
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Born of the carpenter's
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Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • A

  • G

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 3

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The original key of Song For A Carpenter by Dan Fogelberg is F major.

The primary chords used in Song For A Carpenter are F, C, Bb, Dm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, C, Bb, Dm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Song For A Carpenter is approximately 154 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Song For A Carpenter using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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