If I Were a Carpenter
Intro
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Verse 1
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If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
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Would you marry me anyway, would you have my baby
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If I were a miller and the mill should grind me
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Would you miss your lover man, your soft shoe shiner, yes
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Verse 2
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If a tinker were my trade would you still find me
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Absolutely, yes I would, come give me your tomorrow
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If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
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Would you marry me anyway, would you have my baby
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Chorus
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See my love through loneliness
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See my love through sorrow
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I'm giving you my onliness, come give me your tomorrow
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Verse 3
Gb Db Ab
If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
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Would you marry me anyway, would you have my babies
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If I were a miller and the mill should grind me
Gb Db Ab
Would you miss your lover man, your soft shoe shiner
Chorus
Gb Ab
See my love through loneliness
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See my love through sorrow
Gb Db Ab
I'm giving you my onliness, come give me your tomorrow
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Verse 4
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If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
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Would you marry me anyway, would you have my babies
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If I were a miller and the mill should grind me
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Would you miss your lover man, your soft shoe shiner
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Your soft shoe shiner...