Chords for Buffy Sainte Marie - "House Carpenter"
Tempo:
119.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Bm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [Am] [Bm] [A]
[Am] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A] Well met, well met [D] my own [G] true [A] love.
Well met, well [D] met [E] cried he.
[A] And I've just returned from [Em] the salt, salt [A] sea.
And it's all for the [E] love [A] of thee.
[D]
[A] Come in, come in my own true love.
And have a seat with [B] me.
For [Am] it's been three quarters of a long, [D] long [A] year.
Since together we have been.
[B] Come in and [A] I'll not [D] sit down.
[A] I haven't [D] but a [E] moment's time.
But [A] I hear you are married [G] to a house [D] carpenter.
[A] And your love will never be mine.
And I could [B] have met [Em] with a [E] king's daughter [A] there.
So free she [D] was [E] with me.
[A] But I forsook all her [D] crowns and [A] gold.
And it's all for the love of thee.
Well if you could have married with a king's [E] daughter there.
[A] I'm sure you are [Bm] to blame.
[A]
And I have married with a house [D] carpenter.
[A] And I'm sure he's a fine young man.
Well will [B] you forsake [A] your house carpenter.
And come away with [Bm] me.
[A] I'll take you down [G] where the grass [D] grows green.
[A] Down, down by the sweet Don D.
Then she [B] picked up her [A] tiny wee babe.
And kisses gave it three.
Then stay right here my own [D] little dear.
[A] And keep your father company.
[D] Now [A] they hadn't been on ship but about two weeks.
I'm sure it was not three.
When she [D] spied his [G] a [D] clothing foot.
And [A] began to weep most bitterly.
And are you,
[Bm] [E] [A] for are you even [D] for the house carpenter.
Whose [A] face you'll never see no more.
I am not weeping for my house [Bm] and land.
[A] And I'm not [D] weeping for my [E] star.
[A] And this I am weeping for [G] my [D] soul.
So dear [A] whose purity I'll never see no more.
Now they hadn't been on ship but about three weeks.
I'm sure it was [B] not more.
[E] [A] When he stopped his foot.
And down she sank and sank.
To rise no more.
Well met, well met my own true love.
Well met, well met [E] cried he.
[A] And I've just returned to the [Bm] salt, salt sea.
[A] And it's all [Bm] for the love [A] of thee.
[Am] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A] Well met, well met [D] my own [G] true [A] love.
Well met, well [D] met [E] cried he.
[A] And I've just returned from [Em] the salt, salt [A] sea.
And it's all for the [E] love [A] of thee.
[D]
[A] Come in, come in my own true love.
And have a seat with [B] me.
For [Am] it's been three quarters of a long, [D] long [A] year.
Since together we have been.
[B] Come in and [A] I'll not [D] sit down.
[A] I haven't [D] but a [E] moment's time.
But [A] I hear you are married [G] to a house [D] carpenter.
[A] And your love will never be mine.
And I could [B] have met [Em] with a [E] king's daughter [A] there.
So free she [D] was [E] with me.
[A] But I forsook all her [D] crowns and [A] gold.
And it's all for the love of thee.
Well if you could have married with a king's [E] daughter there.
[A] I'm sure you are [Bm] to blame.
[A]
And I have married with a house [D] carpenter.
[A] And I'm sure he's a fine young man.
Well will [B] you forsake [A] your house carpenter.
And come away with [Bm] me.
[A] I'll take you down [G] where the grass [D] grows green.
[A] Down, down by the sweet Don D.
Then she [B] picked up her [A] tiny wee babe.
And kisses gave it three.
Then stay right here my own [D] little dear.
[A] And keep your father company.
[D] Now [A] they hadn't been on ship but about two weeks.
I'm sure it was not three.
When she [D] spied his [G] a [D] clothing foot.
And [A] began to weep most bitterly.
And are you,
[Bm] [E] [A] for are you even [D] for the house carpenter.
Whose [A] face you'll never see no more.
I am not weeping for my house [Bm] and land.
[A] And I'm not [D] weeping for my [E] star.
[A] And this I am weeping for [G] my [D] soul.
So dear [A] whose purity I'll never see no more.
Now they hadn't been on ship but about three weeks.
I'm sure it was [B] not more.
[E] [A] When he stopped his foot.
And down she sank and sank.
To rise no more.
Well met, well met my own true love.
Well met, well met [E] cried he.
[A] And I've just returned to the [Bm] salt, salt sea.
[A] And it's all [Bm] for the love [A] of thee.
Key:
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D
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Bm
G
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] Well met, well met [D] my own [G] true [A] love.
Well met, well [D] met [E] cried he.
[A] _ And I've just returned from [Em] the salt, salt [A] sea.
And it's all for the [E] love [A] of thee.
_ [D] _
[A] Come in, come in my own true love.
And have a seat with [B] me.
For [Am] it's been three quarters of a long, [D] long [A] year.
Since together we have been. _
_ [B] Come in and [A] I'll not [D] sit down.
[A] I haven't [D] but a [E] moment's time.
But [A] I hear you are married [G] to a house [D] carpenter.
[A] And your love will never be mine.
And I could [B] have met [Em] with a [E] king's daughter [A] there.
So free she [D] was [E] with me. _
[A] _ But I forsook all her [D] crowns and [A] gold.
And it's all for the love of thee.
Well if you could have married with a king's [E] daughter there.
[A] I'm sure you are [Bm] to blame.
_ [A]
And I have married with a house [D] carpenter.
[A] And I'm sure he's a fine young man.
Well will [B] you forsake [A] your house carpenter.
And come away with [Bm] me. _
[A] I'll take you down [G] where the grass [D] grows green.
[A] Down, down by the sweet Don D. _ _
Then she [B] picked up her [A] tiny wee babe.
And kisses _ gave it three.
_ Then stay right here my own [D] little dear.
[A] And keep your father company. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Now [A] they hadn't been on ship but about two weeks.
I'm sure it was not three.
_ When she _ [D] spied his [G] a [D] clothing foot.
And [A] began to weep most bitterly. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And are you, _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] for are you even [D] for the house carpenter.
Whose [A] face you'll never see no more.
I am not weeping for my house [Bm] and land.
[A] And I'm not [D] weeping for my [E] star.
[A] And this I am weeping for [G] my [D] soul.
So dear [A] whose purity I'll never see no more. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now they hadn't been on ship but about three weeks.
I'm sure it was [B] not more.
[E] [A] When he stopped his foot.
And down she sank and sank.
To rise no more.
Well met, well met my own true love.
Well met, well met [E] cried he.
[A] And I've just returned to the [Bm] salt, salt sea.
[A] And it's all [Bm] for the love [A] of thee.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] Well met, well met [D] my own [G] true [A] love.
Well met, well [D] met [E] cried he.
[A] _ And I've just returned from [Em] the salt, salt [A] sea.
And it's all for the [E] love [A] of thee.
_ [D] _
[A] Come in, come in my own true love.
And have a seat with [B] me.
For [Am] it's been three quarters of a long, [D] long [A] year.
Since together we have been. _
_ [B] Come in and [A] I'll not [D] sit down.
[A] I haven't [D] but a [E] moment's time.
But [A] I hear you are married [G] to a house [D] carpenter.
[A] And your love will never be mine.
And I could [B] have met [Em] with a [E] king's daughter [A] there.
So free she [D] was [E] with me. _
[A] _ But I forsook all her [D] crowns and [A] gold.
And it's all for the love of thee.
Well if you could have married with a king's [E] daughter there.
[A] I'm sure you are [Bm] to blame.
_ [A]
And I have married with a house [D] carpenter.
[A] And I'm sure he's a fine young man.
Well will [B] you forsake [A] your house carpenter.
And come away with [Bm] me. _
[A] I'll take you down [G] where the grass [D] grows green.
[A] Down, down by the sweet Don D. _ _
Then she [B] picked up her [A] tiny wee babe.
And kisses _ gave it three.
_ Then stay right here my own [D] little dear.
[A] And keep your father company. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Now [A] they hadn't been on ship but about two weeks.
I'm sure it was not three.
_ When she _ [D] spied his [G] a [D] clothing foot.
And [A] began to weep most bitterly. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And are you, _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] for are you even [D] for the house carpenter.
Whose [A] face you'll never see no more.
I am not weeping for my house [Bm] and land.
[A] And I'm not [D] weeping for my [E] star.
[A] And this I am weeping for [G] my [D] soul.
So dear [A] whose purity I'll never see no more. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now they hadn't been on ship but about three weeks.
I'm sure it was [B] not more.
[E] [A] When he stopped his foot.
And down she sank and sank.
To rise no more.
Well met, well met my own true love.
Well met, well met [E] cried he.
[A] And I've just returned to the [Bm] salt, salt sea.
[A] And it's all [Bm] for the love [A] of thee.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _