House Of The Rising Sun < Songs > If I Were A Carpenter
By: Tim Hardin
Performed: Leon Russell
| D | C | G | D |
| If I was a | carpenter, | and you were a | lady |
| D | C | G | D |
| Would you marry me | anyway, | would you have my | baby? |
| D | C | G | D |
| If a tinker | was my trade, | would you tinker | with me? |
| D | C | G | D |
| Would you keep the | vows we made, | following be | hind me? |
| D | C | G | D |
| And if I was | Jesus, | and I build some | crosses |
| D | C | G | D |
| Could you see the | future, | could you stand the | losses |
| D | C | G | D |
| Of loving a | carpenter, | and being a | lady |
| D | C | G | D |
| And taking the | chance on me, | just to be my | baby |
| C | D |
| Save my love through | loneliness, |
| C | D |
| Save my love through | sorrow; |
| D | C |
| I'll | give you my | onlyness |
| G | D |
| If you'll | just give me to | morrow |
| D | C | G | D |
| If I was a | rock star, | would you be my | groupie |
| D | C | G | D |
| Would you make sweet | love to me, | come to | California |
| D | C | G | D |
| Well I might go | crazy, | I have to | warn you |
| D | C | G | D |
| Well I get so | mean sometimes, | when the spirits | on me |
| D | C | G | D |
| Better think I'm | Jesus, | out building | crosses |
| D | C | G | D |
| Could you see the | future, | could you stand the | losses |
| D | C | G | D |
| Of loving a | carpenter, | and being a | lady |
| D | C | G | D |
| And taking the | chance on me, | just to be my | baby |
This is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.
You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.
