Chords for If I Were A Carpenter
Tempo:
99.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Em
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] If I was a carpenter, [G] you [D] are a lady, would you marry [Em] me anyway?
[G] Would you have [D] my baby?
If a tinker [C] was my trade, [G] would you tinker [D] with me?
Would [C] you keep the vows we made, following [D] behind me?
[C] And if I was [G] Jesus, and I built some [D] crosses, could [C] you see the [G] future?
Could you stand the [D] losses of [C] loving a [G] carpenter, and [D] being a lady,
and [C] taking a [Em] chance on me, just [D] to be my baby?
[F] Save my love [D] through loneliness, [Dm] save my love through [D] sorrow, [Dm] yes,
I'll give you [D] my holiness, [F] if just you need [D] sorrow, yes.
[Bm] If [C] I was a rock [G] star, would you [D] be my groupie?
Would you [C] make sweet love to [G] me, come to [D] California?
Well, I [C] might go crazy, I [D] have to warn you,
Well, I [C] get so mean [G] sometimes, when the [D] spirit's on me,
that I [C] think I'm Jesus, [G]
out [D] building crosses, could you [C] see the future?
[G]
Could you [D] stand the losses of [C] loving a carpenter, [G]
and [D] being a lady,
and [C] taking a chance on [G] me, just to [D] be my baby?
Save [Em] my love [D] through loneliness, [Dm] save [G] my love through [D] sorrow, [Dm] yes,
I'll [G] give you [D] my holiness, [Dm] if you'll only [F] give me [C] [D] tomorrow, yes.
[A]
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[F] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
If I [C] was a carpenter, [G] and you [D] were a lady, would you marry [C] me anyway?
[G] Would you have [D] my baby, if a [C] tinker was my [G] trade?
Would you [D] still love me, would you keep [C] the vows we made, following behind me?
And I [C] was [G] Jesus, and I built [D] some crosses, could you see [C] the future?
[D] Could you stand [D] the losses of loving [C] a [G] carpenter, and being a lady?
Would you take a chance on me, would you be [D] my baby?
Come take [C] a chance on [G] me, would you come [D] lay with me?
Come take [C] a chance [G] on me, would you be [D] my baby?
Would you take a chance [G] on me, would you be [D] my baby?
Would you take [C] a chance on me, would you be [D] my, oh, would you be my,
[F] [Em] oh, would you be my, [D] oh, would you be [C] my, oh, [G] oh, [D] oh.
[Em] [G] [D]
[Em] [G] [D]
[C] [Dm]
[G] [D]
[Em] [N]
[G] Would you have [D] my baby?
If a tinker [C] was my trade, [G] would you tinker [D] with me?
Would [C] you keep the vows we made, following [D] behind me?
[C] And if I was [G] Jesus, and I built some [D] crosses, could [C] you see the [G] future?
Could you stand the [D] losses of [C] loving a [G] carpenter, and [D] being a lady,
and [C] taking a [Em] chance on me, just [D] to be my baby?
[F] Save my love [D] through loneliness, [Dm] save my love through [D] sorrow, [Dm] yes,
I'll give you [D] my holiness, [F] if just you need [D] sorrow, yes.
[Bm] If [C] I was a rock [G] star, would you [D] be my groupie?
Would you [C] make sweet love to [G] me, come to [D] California?
Well, I [C] might go crazy, I [D] have to warn you,
Well, I [C] get so mean [G] sometimes, when the [D] spirit's on me,
that I [C] think I'm Jesus, [G]
out [D] building crosses, could you [C] see the future?
[G]
Could you [D] stand the losses of [C] loving a carpenter, [G]
and [D] being a lady,
and [C] taking a chance on [G] me, just to [D] be my baby?
Save [Em] my love [D] through loneliness, [Dm] save [G] my love through [D] sorrow, [Dm] yes,
I'll [G] give you [D] my holiness, [Dm] if you'll only [F] give me [C] [D] tomorrow, yes.
[A]
[D]
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[F] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
If I [C] was a carpenter, [G] and you [D] were a lady, would you marry [C] me anyway?
[G] Would you have [D] my baby, if a [C] tinker was my [G] trade?
Would you [D] still love me, would you keep [C] the vows we made, following behind me?
And I [C] was [G] Jesus, and I built [D] some crosses, could you see [C] the future?
[D] Could you stand [D] the losses of loving [C] a [G] carpenter, and being a lady?
Would you take a chance on me, would you be [D] my baby?
Come take [C] a chance on [G] me, would you come [D] lay with me?
Come take [C] a chance [G] on me, would you be [D] my baby?
Would you take a chance [G] on me, would you be [D] my baby?
Would you take [C] a chance on me, would you be [D] my, oh, would you be my,
[F] [Em] oh, would you be my, [D] oh, would you be [C] my, oh, [G] oh, [D] oh.
[Em] [G] [D]
[Em] [G] [D]
[C] [Dm]
[G] [D]
[Em] [N]
Key:
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Em
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[C] If I was a carpenter, [G] you [D] are a lady, would you marry [Em] me anyway?
[G] Would you have [D] my baby?
If a tinker [C] was my trade, [G] would you tinker [D] with me?
Would [C] you keep the vows we made, following [D] behind me?
[C] And if I was [G] Jesus, and I built some [D] crosses, could [C] you see the [G] future?
Could you stand the [D] losses of [C] loving a [G] carpenter, and [D] being a lady,
and [C] taking a [Em] chance on me, just [D] to be my baby?
_ [F] _ Save my love [D] through loneliness, _ [Dm] _ save my love through [D] sorrow, _ [Dm] yes,
I'll give you [D] my _ holiness, [F] if just you need [D] sorrow, _ _ yes.
[Bm] If [C] I was a rock [G] star, would you [D] be my groupie?
Would you [C] make sweet love to [G] me, come to [D] California?
Well, I [C] might go crazy, I [D] have to warn you,
Well, I [C] get so mean [G] sometimes, when the [D] spirit's on me,
that I [C] think I'm Jesus, [G]
out [D] building crosses, could you [C] see the future?
[G]
Could you [D] stand the losses of [C] loving a carpenter, [G]
and [D] being a lady,
and [C] taking a chance on [G] me, just to [D] be my baby?
_ _ Save [Em] my love [D] through loneliness, [Dm] _ save [G] my love through [D] sorrow, _ [Dm] yes,
I'll [G] give you [D] my holiness, [Dm] if you'll only [F] give me [C] [D] tomorrow, _ _ yes.
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If I [C] was a carpenter, [G] and you [D] were a lady, would you marry [C] me anyway?
[G] Would you have [D] my baby, if a [C] tinker was my [G] trade?
Would you [D] still love me, would you keep [C] the vows we made, following behind me?
And I [C] was [G] Jesus, and I built [D] some crosses, could you see [C] the future?
[D] Could you stand [D] the losses of loving [C] a [G] carpenter, and being a lady?
Would you take a chance on me, would you be [D] my baby?
Come take [C] a chance on [G] me, would you come [D] lay with me?
Come take [C] a chance [G] on me, would you be [D] my baby?
Would you take a chance [G] on me, would you be [D] my baby?
Would you take [C] a chance on me, would you be [D] my, oh, would you be my,
[F] [Em] oh, would you be my, [D] oh, would you be [C] my, oh, [G] oh, [D] oh. _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[G] Would you have [D] my baby?
If a tinker [C] was my trade, [G] would you tinker [D] with me?
Would [C] you keep the vows we made, following [D] behind me?
[C] And if I was [G] Jesus, and I built some [D] crosses, could [C] you see the [G] future?
Could you stand the [D] losses of [C] loving a [G] carpenter, and [D] being a lady,
and [C] taking a [Em] chance on me, just [D] to be my baby?
_ [F] _ Save my love [D] through loneliness, _ [Dm] _ save my love through [D] sorrow, _ [Dm] yes,
I'll give you [D] my _ holiness, [F] if just you need [D] sorrow, _ _ yes.
[Bm] If [C] I was a rock [G] star, would you [D] be my groupie?
Would you [C] make sweet love to [G] me, come to [D] California?
Well, I [C] might go crazy, I [D] have to warn you,
Well, I [C] get so mean [G] sometimes, when the [D] spirit's on me,
that I [C] think I'm Jesus, [G]
out [D] building crosses, could you [C] see the future?
[G]
Could you [D] stand the losses of [C] loving a carpenter, [G]
and [D] being a lady,
and [C] taking a chance on [G] me, just to [D] be my baby?
_ _ Save [Em] my love [D] through loneliness, [Dm] _ save [G] my love through [D] sorrow, _ [Dm] yes,
I'll [G] give you [D] my holiness, [Dm] if you'll only [F] give me [C] [D] tomorrow, _ _ yes.
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If I [C] was a carpenter, [G] and you [D] were a lady, would you marry [C] me anyway?
[G] Would you have [D] my baby, if a [C] tinker was my [G] trade?
Would you [D] still love me, would you keep [C] the vows we made, following behind me?
And I [C] was [G] Jesus, and I built [D] some crosses, could you see [C] the future?
[D] Could you stand [D] the losses of loving [C] a [G] carpenter, and being a lady?
Would you take a chance on me, would you be [D] my baby?
Come take [C] a chance on [G] me, would you come [D] lay with me?
Come take [C] a chance [G] on me, would you be [D] my baby?
Would you take a chance [G] on me, would you be [D] my baby?
Would you take [C] a chance on me, would you be [D] my, oh, would you be my,
[F] [Em] oh, would you be my, [D] oh, would you be [C] my, oh, [G] oh, [D] oh. _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _