If I Was A Carpenter < Songs > Its A Heartache
| D | C | C/B | Am | Am7/G | D |
| If I were a | carpenter, | and | you | were a | lady |
| D | C | C/B | Am | Am7/G | D |
| Would you marry me | anyway, | would | you | have my | baby? |
| D | C | C/B | Am | Am7/G | D |
| If a | tinker | were my trade, | would | you | still | love me? |
| D | C | C/B | Am | Am7/G | D |
| Carrying the | pots I made, | follow | ing | be | hind me |
| C | D |
| Save my love through | loneliness, |
| C | D |
| Save my love for | sorrow; |
| D | C | C/B | Am |
| I | gave you my | onli | ness | |
| Am/G | D |
| Give me all your to | morrows |
| D | C | C/B | Am | Am7/G | D |
| If I worked my | hands in wood, | would | you | still | love me |
| D | C | C/B | Am | Am7/G | D |
| Answer me, babe, | yes, I would, | I would | put you | above | me |
| D | C | C/B | Am | Am7/G | D |
| If I were a | miller, | at a | mill | wheel | grinding |
| D | C | C/B | Am | Am7/G | D |
| Would you miss your | coloured box, | your | soft | shoes | shining? |
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