The Carpenter chords by Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell
Skip chords and lyrics
Verse 1
Let us (D minor) now praise the carpenter
and the (C major) things that he made
An (B flat major) d the way that he lived
by the (C major) tools of the trade
I can (D minor) still hear his hammer
singin' (C major) tenpenny time
Workin' (B flat major) by the hour till
the (C major) day that he died
He was (F major) tough as a crowbar,
he was quick as a chisel
Fair (C major) as a plane, Lord,
and (D minor) true as a (C major) love
He was (F major) straight as a chalk line,
right as a rule
Square (C major) with the world,
he took good (D minor) care of his
(C major) tools (F major) (C major) (D minor)
(C major) he (D minor) worked his hands and wood
from the (C major) crib to the coffin
with a (B flat major) care and a love
that you (C major) don't see too often and
he built (D minor) boats out of wood
big boats work (C major) ing in a shipyard
Man (B flat major) sions on the hill
and a (C major) birdhouse in the backyard
He was (F major) tough as a crowbar,
he was quick as a chisel
Fair (C major) as a plane, lord
and (D minor) true as a (C major) love
He was (F major) straight as a chalk line,
right as a rule
Square (C major) with the world,
he took good (D minor) care of his (C major) two (F major)
(C major) (D minor) (C major)
(F major) (C major) (D minor)
(C major) He said (D minor) anything that's worth
cuttin' (C major) down a tree for
Is (B flat major) worth doin' right,
don't the (C major) Lord love a two -by -four?
And if you (D minor) ask him how to
do something
me say (C major) just like noah built the ark
you (B flat major) got to hold your mouth
right son and (C major) never miss your mark
be (F major) tough as a crowbar
you be quick as a chisel
fair (C major) as a plane
lord and (D minor) true as a (C major) level
be (F major) straight as a chalk line
right as a rule
square (C major) with the world
you take good (D minor) care of your (C major) tooth
You'd be (F major) tough as a crowbar,
quick as a chisel,
(C major) Fair as a plane, Lord,
and (D minor) true as a (C major) letter.
You'd be (F major) straight as a chalk line,
bright as a roof,
(C major) Swear with the world
you'd (G major) take good (D minor) care of your (C major) crew. (F major) (C major) (D minor)
(C major) (F major) (Gsus4) (C major)
(D minor) (C major) (B flat major) (F major)
Thank (F major) you. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. (E flat major) Yeah. Yeah.
a little bit of bottom off guys guitar.
Yeah. I got a little EQ thing here.
What's that thing making all that racket?
Hey, I wanted to ask pertinent
question.
There was a bunch of people lined up (F major) outside in
the rain just looking real lonesome.
Let them in.
Let those people in.
It's cold out there.
I see little hands out there. (E flat major)
Open the door, Richard.
Yeah, yeah.
All right, we're starting to roll now.
There we are, there we are.
All right, this is another new song.
I get my passion for new songs
out of the way
and then do some old ones.
I think I remember these, the new ones.
I don't remember the old ones.
The Carpenter
Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell
Save song
Speed: 1.0x
RestartPlay SpaceEnable loopDisable audioMore songs by Guy Clark
Discover chords for more songs to play
5.0
