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The Four Tops - If I Were a Carpenter
D C G D
IF I WERE A CARPENTER AND YOU WERE A LADY
C
NOW WOULD YOU MARRY ME ANYWAY
G D
WOULD YOU HAVE MY BABY
D C
G D
IF I TAKE ON A TINKERS TRADE WOULD YOU STILL FIND ME
C
OH CARRYING THE POTS I’D MADE
G D
FOLLOWING CLOSER BEHIND ME
C D
SAVE MY LOVE THROUGH LONELINESS
C D
SAVE MY LOVE FOR SORROW
D D
COS I HAVE GIVEN YOU MY ONLYNESS
G D
GIVE ME PART OF YOUR TOMORROW
D C
G D
IF I WORK MY HANDS IN WOOD, WOULD YOU STILL LOVE ME
C
NOW ANSWER ME BABY, YES I WOULD
G D
I WOULD PLACE YOU HIGH ABOVE ME
D C G
D
IF I WERE A MILLER AT A MILL WHEEL GRINDING
C
WOULD YOU MISS YOUR COLOURED BOX
G D
SOFT SHOE SHINING
D C
G D
IF I WERE A CARPENTER AND YOU WERE A LADY
C
GIRL WOULD YOU MARRY ME ANYWAY
G D
WANT YOU TO HAVE MY BABY
Repeat 1st verse