If I Were A Carpenter Chords by Tim Hardin

Tempo:
154.3 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

C

Bm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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If I were a Carpenter Tim Hardin chords
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[Bm] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
If I were [C] a carpenter, [G] [D]
you were a lady, would you marry [C] me anyway?
[G]
Would you have [D] my baby?
[G] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D]
If a [C] tinker were my [G] trade, would you still [D] find me
Carrying [C] the parts [G] I made, far away [D] behind the [C] mirror?
[G] [D]
[G] [C] Save my [D] love for loneliness, [C] I'll save [D] my love for sorrow
I've given [Am] you my [G] onlyness, give me your [D] tomorrow
[G] [D]
I've given [Am] you my onlyness, [G] give [D] me your tomorrow
[C] [G] [D] If
[B] [Em] [D]
[G]
[D] [C] [G]
[D]
[G] [D]
I work [C] my hands in wood, [G] would you [D] still love me?
You answer me [C] quickly, say [G] my good, how could [D] you love me [G]
above me?
[D]
If [G] I [C] were a [G] miller, that miller will [D] grind me
Would you miss [C] your felling [G]
blouse, your soft [D] shooting shoes?
[G]
[D] [G] [D]
You answer me quickly, [C] say my [G] good, how could [Bm] you love [D] me above [Dm] me?
[C] [G]
[D]
[C] Save my [D] love for loneliness, [C] save [D] my love for sorrow
I've given [C] you my [G] onlyness, give me your [D] tomorrow
[G] [D]
[G] [C] [G]
[D]
If I [Eb] were much polarer than you seem to [D] see me
Would you [C] be sure [G] I [D] couldn't really be me?
[C] [G]
[D] If I were [C] much [G] polarer than you [D] seem to see me
How could [Ebm] you be [C] sure I [G]
[D] couldn't really be me?
[G] [D]
If I were [C] a carpenter, [G]
you were [D] a lady
Would you [C] marry me anyway?
[G]
Would you have [D] my baby?
Would you [C] marry me [G] anyway?
Would you have [D] my baby?
[G] [D]
[G] [C] [G]
[Gbm]
[A] [Em]
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Bm
13421112
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
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To learn Tim Hardin - (Live at Woodstock - 8/15/69) If I Were A Carpenter chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, G, D, C, G and C of chords. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 77 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 154 BPM. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ If I were [C] a carpenter, _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ you were a lady, _ _ would you marry [C] me anyway?
_ [G] _
_ _ _ Would you have [D] my baby?
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ If a [C] tinker were my [G] trade, _ would you still [D] find me
_ _ _ _ _ Carrying [C] the parts [G] I made, _ _ _ far away [D] behind the _ [C] mirror?
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ Save my [D] love for loneliness, _ _ [C] I'll save [D] my love for sorrow
_ _ _ _ I've given [Am] you my _ _ [G] onlyness, _ _ _ _ _ _ give me your [D] tomorrow _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I've given [Am] you my _ onlyness, [G] _ give [D] me your _ tomorrow
[C] _ [G] _ [D] If _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I work [C] my hands in wood, [G] _ would you [D] still love me? _ _ _
You answer me [C] quickly, say [G] my good, how could [D] you _ love me [G]
above me?
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ If [G] I [C] were a _ _ [G] miller, that miller will [D] _ grind me _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Would you miss [C] your felling _ [G]
blouse, _ _ your soft _ [D] shooting _ _ _ shoes?
[G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You answer me quickly, [C] _ say my [G] good, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
how could [Bm] you love [D] me _ above [Dm] me?
[C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ Save my [D] love for loneliness, _ [C] save _ [D] my love for sorrow
_ _ I've _ given [C] you my _ _ _ [G] onlyness, _ _ _ _ give me your [D] _ tomorrow _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ If I [Eb] were much _ polarer than you seem to [D] see _ me _
Would you [C] be sure _ [G] I _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] couldn't really be me?
[C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ If I were [C] much _ _ [G] polarer than you [D] seem to see me
_ _ _ How could [Ebm] you be [C] sure I [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] couldn't really be _ me? _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
If _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I were [C] a carpenter, _ [G] _
you were [D] a lady _ _ _
Would _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you [C] marry me anyway?
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Would you have [D] my baby?
_ _ _ _ _ Would you [C] marry me _ [G] anyway? _ _
_ Would you have [D] my baby? _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _

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