Chords for house carpenter - sweeney's men

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_ _ Well [G] met, well met my own true love, well met, well met, cried he.
_ _ I've just returned from the salt, salty seas, and it's all for the love of thee. _ _
_ _ _ Well I could have married the king's daughter dear, and I'm sure she'd have married me.
_ _ I refused her crowns of gold, and it's all for the love of thee. _
_ _ _ _ Well if you could have married the king's daughter dear, now I'm sure you are to blame.
[G] _ For I am married to a [Dm] house carpenter, and I think he's a [G] right fine man.
Will you forsake your house carpenter, and come along with me? _
I'll take you where the grass grows green, the banks of the salt, salty sea. _ _ _
_ If I forsake my house carpenter, and go along with thee, _ _
what have you got for to maintain me on, and keep me from _ poverty?
_ Six ships, six ships all out on the sea, seven more bees on dry land.
_ One hundred and ten of old sailor [D] men shall be at your _ command. _
_ _ _ Well she picked up her sweet little babe, and kisses gave her three.
_ Saying stay right here with your papa my dear, and keep him good company. _ _
_ _ _ Then she dressed herself in rich _ attire, so glorious to behold.
_ And as she trod upon the road, well she shunned like the glittering gold. _
_ _ _ They were not out but about two weeks, I'm sure it was not three.
_ When this young lady began part weeping, she wept most [D] _ [G] bitterly. _
My love why are you weeping?
So is it for your golden store?
_ Or do you weep for your house carpenter, that you never will see no more? _ _ _ _
I do not weep for my house carpenter, nor for my golden store.
_ But I do weep for my own pretty babe, that I never will see no more. _ _ _ _
They were not out but about three weeks, well I'm sure it was not four.
When the ship sprang a leak, and began part to sink, well it sank to rise no more.
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Once a round then spun our gallant ship, twice a round spun me,
_ three times a round spun our gallant ship, and he sank to the bottom of the sea.
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