The House Carpenter chords by
The Handsome Family
The Handsome Family

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Key: A major
Verse 1
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Well met, well met, said an old true love
Well met, well met, said he
I'm just returning from the salt, salt sea
And it's all for the love of thee
Verse 2
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Come in, come in, my own true love
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And have a seat with me
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It's been three- fourths of a long,
long year
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Since together we have been
Verse 3
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Well I can't come in or I can't sit down
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For I have but a mo ment's time
They say you're married to a
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house carpenter
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And your heart will never be mine
Verse 4
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That's odd, could have married
the king's daughter dear
I'm sure she'd of married me
But, I've forsaken her crowns of gold
All for the love of thee
Verse 5
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Will you forsaken your
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house carpenter
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And come and go with me?
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I'll take you where the grass grows green
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On the banks of the deep blue sea
Verse 6
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She picked up her little babe
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And kisses gave it three
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Says stay right here, my darling little babe
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And keep your papa company
Verse 7
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Well they hadn't been on ship
for about two weeks
I'm sure it was not three
When his true love sat down
And began to weep
and mourn most bitterly
Verse 8
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Says ""Are you weepin'
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for my silver or gold?
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Says Are you weeping for my store?
Or are you weeping for that
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house carpenter
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Whose face you'll never
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see no more?""
Verse 9
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No, I'm not weepin'
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for your silver or your gold
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Or neither for your store
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I am weepin' for my darling little babe
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Whose face I'll never see no more
Verse 10
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Well they hadn't been on ship
for about three weeks
I'm sure it was not four
When they sprung a leak
in the bottom of the ship
And it sunk for to rise no more

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