Chords for Dan Fogelberg sings If I Were A Carpenter Live 1997
Tempo:
109 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
Dm
Fm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] [Fm] Yep.
[F]
He had a father named Old.
Yep.
[C] He had a [F] farm he did.
Back toward the aisle.
[Bb] [F] [Bb] You're a pig?
[Fm] [F]
[N]
Oh, they're lovely.
They got back to the house.
He's got backstage passes on him, too.
They do.
Great.
Just chuck them on the barbie.
I'll be back in a few.
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [Fm] Last night of the tour, folks.
[Eb] [Bb]
Well, here's a [C] song.
[F] It's a song from [Bb] the 60s.
I didn't write this one.
This was written by a songwriter by the name of Tim Harden.
Unfortunately, [Dm] Tim Harden was one of the [F] casualties.
He didn't make it out of the [Eb] 60s.
But [F] he wrote some great songs when he was alive.
[Fm]
[Bb] This is two of them.
One of them.
[Fm]
[F] [Bb] I have two of them.
I have to [Eb] apologize to the ladies on this because [G] this song is somewhat [Bb] chauvinistic.
[Bbm] [Ab]
So [Bb] if you have a problem with this, I [Fm] didn't write it.
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
If I were the carpenter, [Bb] you were [F] a lady, would you marry me anyway?
[Bb] Would you [F] have my baby?
If I worked my hands in [Dm] wood, would you [F] still love me?
Come on, there's a baby here somewhere.
[Bb] And she'll [F] forever love me.
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
If I were a [Bb] miller with a mill [F] wheel grinder, would you miss your color [Bb] blouse?
And your soft shoe shining?
If I think I was my dress, [Bb] would you [F] still love me?
Carrying the plans I [Bb] made, follow those [F] behind me.
[Bb] Save my love [F] through loneliness.
[Eb] Save [Gm] my love through [C] sorrow.
[F]
Giving [Dm] you my [F] [Eb] loneliness.
Give me [F] your tomorrow.
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[F] If I were a carpenter, [Bb] [F] you were a lady, would you marry me [Bb] anyway?
Would you [F] have my baby?
If I worked my hands [Dm] in wood, would you [F] still love me?
Come on, there's a baby here somewhere.
[Bb] I'll bless you forever.
[Eb] Save my love through [F] loneliness.
[Dm] Save my love through [F]
sorrow.
[D] Giving you my loneliness.
[Eb] Give me your tomorrow.
If I were a carpenter, [Bb] you [F] were a lady, would you marry me [Bb] anyway?
Would you have [F] my baby?
Would you marry me anyway?
[Bb]
Would you have [F] my baby?
[Dm] [F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Dm]
[F] [Bb]
[Fm]
[F]
[N] Thank you!
[Cm]
[F] [Fm]
[F]
He had a father named Old.
Yep.
[C] He had a [F] farm he did.
Back toward the aisle.
[Bb] [F] [Bb] You're a pig?
[Fm] [F]
[N]
Oh, they're lovely.
They got back to the house.
He's got backstage passes on him, too.
They do.
Great.
Just chuck them on the barbie.
I'll be back in a few.
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [Fm] Last night of the tour, folks.
[Eb] [Bb]
Well, here's a [C] song.
[F] It's a song from [Bb] the 60s.
I didn't write this one.
This was written by a songwriter by the name of Tim Harden.
Unfortunately, [Dm] Tim Harden was one of the [F] casualties.
He didn't make it out of the [Eb] 60s.
But [F] he wrote some great songs when he was alive.
[Fm]
[Bb] This is two of them.
One of them.
[Fm]
[F] [Bb] I have two of them.
I have to [Eb] apologize to the ladies on this because [G] this song is somewhat [Bb] chauvinistic.
[Bbm] [Ab]
So [Bb] if you have a problem with this, I [Fm] didn't write it.
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
If I were the carpenter, [Bb] you were [F] a lady, would you marry me anyway?
[Bb] Would you [F] have my baby?
If I worked my hands in [Dm] wood, would you [F] still love me?
Come on, there's a baby here somewhere.
[Bb] And she'll [F] forever love me.
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
If I were a [Bb] miller with a mill [F] wheel grinder, would you miss your color [Bb] blouse?
And your soft shoe shining?
If I think I was my dress, [Bb] would you [F] still love me?
Carrying the plans I [Bb] made, follow those [F] behind me.
[Bb] Save my love [F] through loneliness.
[Eb] Save [Gm] my love through [C] sorrow.
[F]
Giving [Dm] you my [F] [Eb] loneliness.
Give me [F] your tomorrow.
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[F] If I were a carpenter, [Bb] [F] you were a lady, would you marry me [Bb] anyway?
Would you [F] have my baby?
If I worked my hands [Dm] in wood, would you [F] still love me?
Come on, there's a baby here somewhere.
[Bb] I'll bless you forever.
[Eb] Save my love through [F] loneliness.
[Dm] Save my love through [F]
sorrow.
[D] Giving you my loneliness.
[Eb] Give me your tomorrow.
If I were a carpenter, [Bb] you [F] were a lady, would you marry me [Bb] anyway?
Would you have [F] my baby?
Would you marry me anyway?
[Bb]
Would you have [F] my baby?
[Dm] [F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Dm]
[F] [Bb]
[Fm]
[F]
[N] Thank you!
[Cm]
[F] [Fm]
Key:
F
Bb
Dm
Fm
Eb
F
Bb
Dm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Fm] Yep.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ He had a father named Old. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yep.
_ [C] _ _ He had a [F] farm he did. _ _ _ _ _ _
Back toward the aisle. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] You're a pig?
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, they're lovely. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ They got back to the house.
He's got backstage passes on him, too. _
They do.
Great.
Just chuck them on the barbie.
I'll be back in a few.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] Last night of the tour, folks.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ Well, here's a [C] song.
_ [F] It's a song from [Bb] the 60s.
I didn't write this one.
This was written by a songwriter by the name of Tim Harden.
_ _ Unfortunately, [Dm] Tim Harden was one of the [F] casualties.
He didn't make it out of the [Eb] 60s.
But [F] he wrote some great songs when he was alive.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Bb] This is two of them. _
One of them.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ I have two of them.
I have to [Eb] apologize to the ladies on this because [G] this song is somewhat [Bb] chauvinistic. _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
So [Bb] if you have a problem with this, _ _ I [Fm] didn't write it.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
If I were the carpenter, _ [Bb] _ you were [F] a lady, _ would you marry me anyway?
[Bb] Would you [F] have my baby? _
If I worked my hands in [Dm] wood, would you [F] still love me?
_ Come on, there's a baby here somewhere.
[Bb] And she'll [F] forever love me. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ If I were a _ [Bb] miller with a mill [F] wheel grinder, _ would you miss your color [Bb] blouse?
And your soft shoe _ _ shining?
If I think I was my dress, [Bb] _ would you [F] still love me?
_ Carrying the plans I [Bb] made, follow those [F] behind _ me.
_ [Bb] Save my love [F] through loneliness.
[Eb] Save [Gm] my love through [C] sorrow.
[F] _
Giving [Dm] you my [F] _ [Eb] loneliness.
Give me [F] your tomorrow. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ If I were a carpenter, _ [Bb] _ _ [F] you were a lady, _ would you marry me [Bb] anyway?
_ Would you [F] have my baby? _ _
If I worked my hands [Dm] in wood, would you [F] still love me?
Come on, there's a baby here somewhere.
_ [Bb] I'll bless you forever. _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Save my love through [F] _ loneliness.
[Dm] Save my love through [F]
sorrow.
_ [D] Giving you my loneliness. _
_ [Eb] Give me your tomorrow.
If _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I were a carpenter, _ [Bb] _ you [F] were a lady, _ would you marry me [Bb] anyway?
_ Would you have [F] my baby? _ _
Would you marry me anyway?
_ [Bb] _
Would you have [F] my baby? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] Thank you!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Fm] Yep.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ He had a father named Old. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yep.
_ [C] _ _ He had a [F] farm he did. _ _ _ _ _ _
Back toward the aisle. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] You're a pig?
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, they're lovely. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ They got back to the house.
He's got backstage passes on him, too. _
They do.
Great.
Just chuck them on the barbie.
I'll be back in a few.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] Last night of the tour, folks.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ Well, here's a [C] song.
_ [F] It's a song from [Bb] the 60s.
I didn't write this one.
This was written by a songwriter by the name of Tim Harden.
_ _ Unfortunately, [Dm] Tim Harden was one of the [F] casualties.
He didn't make it out of the [Eb] 60s.
But [F] he wrote some great songs when he was alive.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Bb] This is two of them. _
One of them.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ I have two of them.
I have to [Eb] apologize to the ladies on this because [G] this song is somewhat [Bb] chauvinistic. _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
So [Bb] if you have a problem with this, _ _ I [Fm] didn't write it.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
If I were the carpenter, _ [Bb] _ you were [F] a lady, _ would you marry me anyway?
[Bb] Would you [F] have my baby? _
If I worked my hands in [Dm] wood, would you [F] still love me?
_ Come on, there's a baby here somewhere.
[Bb] And she'll [F] forever love me. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ If I were a _ [Bb] miller with a mill [F] wheel grinder, _ would you miss your color [Bb] blouse?
And your soft shoe _ _ shining?
If I think I was my dress, [Bb] _ would you [F] still love me?
_ Carrying the plans I [Bb] made, follow those [F] behind _ me.
_ [Bb] Save my love [F] through loneliness.
[Eb] Save [Gm] my love through [C] sorrow.
[F] _
Giving [Dm] you my [F] _ [Eb] loneliness.
Give me [F] your tomorrow. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ If I were a carpenter, _ [Bb] _ _ [F] you were a lady, _ would you marry me [Bb] anyway?
_ Would you [F] have my baby? _ _
If I worked my hands [Dm] in wood, would you [F] still love me?
Come on, there's a baby here somewhere.
_ [Bb] I'll bless you forever. _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Save my love through [F] _ loneliness.
[Dm] Save my love through [F]
sorrow.
_ [D] Giving you my loneliness. _
_ [Eb] Give me your tomorrow.
If _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I were a carpenter, _ [Bb] _ you [F] were a lady, _ would you marry me [Bb] anyway?
_ Would you have [F] my baby? _ _
Would you marry me anyway?
_ [Bb] _
Would you have [F] my baby? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] Thank you!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _