If I Were a Carpenter — Bobby Darin
Chords and lyrics for If I Were a Carpenter by Bobby Darin (key of A#).
Verse 1
If I Were A Carpenter - Bobby Darin.
#8 in '66.
Verse 1
[C]If I were a [Bb]carpenter, [F]and you were a [C]lady,
Would you marry me [Bb]anyway? [F]Would you have my [C]baby?
[C]If a tinker [Bb]were my trade [F]would you still [C]find me,
[C]carrin' the [Bb]pots I made, [F]followin' [C]behind me.
Chorus
[Bb]Save my love through [C]loneliness, [Bb]save my love for [C]sorrow.
I'm [C]given you my [Bb]onliness, [F]come give your [C]tomorrow.
Verse 2
[C]If I worked my [Bb]hands in wood, [F]would you still [C]love me?
Answer me babe, [Bb]"Yes I would, [F]I'll put you [C]above me."
[C]If I were a [Bb]miller [F]at a mill wheel [C]grinding,
[C]would you miss your [Bb]colored blouse, [F]and your soft shoes [C]shining?
Chorus
[Bb]Save my love through [C]loneliness, [Bb]save my love for [C]sorrow.
I'm [C]given you my [Bb]onliness, [F]come give your [C]tomorrow.
Verse 3
[C]If I were a [Bb]carpenter, [F]and you were a [C]lady,
Would you marry me [Bb]anyway? [F]Would you have my [C]baby?
[C]If a tinker [Bb]were my trade [F]would you still [C]find me,
[C]carrin' the [Bb]pots I made, [F]followin' [C]behind me.
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