Chords for House Carpenter
Tempo:
113.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Dm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
We've met, we've met, my old true love We've met, we've met, said he
I've just returned from the salt, salt sea And it's all for [A] the love [D] of thee
Come in, come in, my old true love And have a seat [A] with me
[D]
It's been three-fourths of a long, long year Since together we have been
I can't come [A] in, I can't sit down I have but a moment's time
They say you were married to [A] a house carpenter And your heart will never [D] be mine
I could have married [A]
a king's daughter fair And she would have married [D] me
But I've [A] forsaken her crown of [D] gold And it's all for [G] the [D] love of thee
Will you forsake your house carpenter And come along with me?
[A]
I'll take [D] you where the [A] grass grows green On the banks of [D] Ittery
Then she picked up her [A] dolly rooney And kisses [D] she gave [A] it me
[D] Say and stay [A] right here, my darling little babe And keep [D] your papa company
[D]
They [A] had not been in this [D] ship two weeks I'm sure it [Dm] [A] was not three
Till his true love began to weep [D] And she wept most bitterly
[A] Oh, is it for your silver you weep?
Oh, [D] is it for your stones?
[A] Or [D] is it for [A] that house carpenter Whose face you'll never see anymore?
[Dm]
[A]
A curse, a curse to the sailor [D] she cried A curse, a curse she swore
You've robbed me of my darling little babe Whose face I'll never see anymore
They had not [A] been on the ship three weeks I'm sure it was not four
[D] They [A]
sprung a leak in the bottom of the ship [D] And it sunk for [A] to rise no [D] more
[D]
[A]
[D]
We've met, we've met, my old true love We've met, we've met, said he
I've just returned from the salt, salt sea And it's all for [A] the love [D] of thee
Come in, come in, my old true love And have a seat [A] with me
[D]
It's been three-fourths of a long, long year Since together we have been
I can't come [A] in, I can't sit down I have but a moment's time
They say you were married to [A] a house carpenter And your heart will never [D] be mine
I could have married [A]
a king's daughter fair And she would have married [D] me
But I've [A] forsaken her crown of [D] gold And it's all for [G] the [D] love of thee
Will you forsake your house carpenter And come along with me?
[A]
I'll take [D] you where the [A] grass grows green On the banks of [D] Ittery
Then she picked up her [A] dolly rooney And kisses [D] she gave [A] it me
[D] Say and stay [A] right here, my darling little babe And keep [D] your papa company
[D]
They [A] had not been in this [D] ship two weeks I'm sure it [Dm] [A] was not three
Till his true love began to weep [D] And she wept most bitterly
[A] Oh, is it for your silver you weep?
Oh, [D] is it for your stones?
[A] Or [D] is it for [A] that house carpenter Whose face you'll never see anymore?
[Dm]
[A]
A curse, a curse to the sailor [D] she cried A curse, a curse she swore
You've robbed me of my darling little babe Whose face I'll never see anymore
They had not [A] been on the ship three weeks I'm sure it was not four
[D] They [A]
sprung a leak in the bottom of the ship [D] And it sunk for [A] to rise no [D] more
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We've met, we've met, my old true love We've met, we've met, said _ he _ _ _ _
I've just returned from the salt, salt sea And it's all for [A] the love [D] of thee _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Come in, come in, my old true love And have a seat [A] with me
_ [D] _ _ _
It's been three-fourths of a long, long year Since together _ we have been
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ can't come [A] in, I can't sit down I have but a _ moment's time _ _
_ _ They say you were married to [A] a house carpenter And your heart will never [D] be mine _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I could have married [A]
a king's daughter fair And she would have married _ [D] me _ _
_ _ But I've [A] forsaken her crown of [D] gold And it's all for [G] the [D] love of thee _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Will you _ forsake your house carpenter And come _ along with me?
[A] _ _
_ _ I'll take [D] you where the [A] grass grows green On the banks of [D] Ittery _ _
Then _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
she picked up her _ [A] dolly rooney And kisses [D] she gave [A] it me _ _ _ _
[D] Say and stay [A] right here, my darling little babe And keep [D] your papa _ company
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They [A] had not been in this [D] ship two weeks I'm sure it [Dm] [A] was not three _ _ _
_ _ Till his true love began to weep [D] And she wept most _ _ bitterly _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Oh, is it for your silver you weep?
Oh, [D] is it for your stones? _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Or [D] is it for [A] that house carpenter Whose face you'll never see anymore? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
A curse, a curse to the sailor [D] she cried A curse, a curse she _ swore _ _ _ _
You've robbed me of my darling little babe Whose face I'll never see anymore _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ They had not [A] been on the ship three weeks I'm sure it was not _ four
_ _ _ [D] They [A] _
sprung a leak in the bottom of the ship [D] And it sunk for [A] to rise no [D] more _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We've met, we've met, my old true love We've met, we've met, said _ he _ _ _ _
I've just returned from the salt, salt sea And it's all for [A] the love [D] of thee _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Come in, come in, my old true love And have a seat [A] with me
_ [D] _ _ _
It's been three-fourths of a long, long year Since together _ we have been
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ can't come [A] in, I can't sit down I have but a _ moment's time _ _
_ _ They say you were married to [A] a house carpenter And your heart will never [D] be mine _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I could have married [A]
a king's daughter fair And she would have married _ [D] me _ _
_ _ But I've [A] forsaken her crown of [D] gold And it's all for [G] the [D] love of thee _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Will you _ forsake your house carpenter And come _ along with me?
[A] _ _
_ _ I'll take [D] you where the [A] grass grows green On the banks of [D] Ittery _ _
Then _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
she picked up her _ [A] dolly rooney And kisses [D] she gave [A] it me _ _ _ _
[D] Say and stay [A] right here, my darling little babe And keep [D] your papa _ company
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They [A] had not been in this [D] ship two weeks I'm sure it [Dm] [A] was not three _ _ _
_ _ Till his true love began to weep [D] And she wept most _ _ bitterly _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Oh, is it for your silver you weep?
Oh, [D] is it for your stones? _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Or [D] is it for [A] that house carpenter Whose face you'll never see anymore? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
A curse, a curse to the sailor [D] she cried A curse, a curse she _ swore _ _ _ _
You've robbed me of my darling little babe Whose face I'll never see anymore _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ They had not [A] been on the ship three weeks I'm sure it was not _ four
_ _ _ [D] They [A] _
sprung a leak in the bottom of the ship [D] And it sunk for [A] to rise no [D] more _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _