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If I Were a Carpenter Keeper Of The Flame Stefan Schwabe (schwabe@operamail.com) D A D G A D Derived from the version of Bram Manck |
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Chords:
D D' D'' Dsus4 C G D(2) Em A
D ---0-----0-----0-----0------0------0-----0-------0------0
A ---0-----0-----0-----0------0------0-----0-------0------0
G ---7-----12----11----7------9------4-----11------0------6
D ---0-----0-----0-----5------0------0-----0-------2------0
A ---5-----10----9-----5------10-----5-----12------2------7
D ---0-----0-----0-----0------10-----5-----0-------2------7
C G D Dsus4 D
If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
C G D Dsus4 D
Would you marry me anyway, would you have my baby?
C G D Dsus4 D
If I were a miller at a mill wheel grinding
C G D Dsus4 D
Would you miss your colored blouse, your soft shoes shining?
D(2)
Save my love through loneliness
C D(2)
Save my love for sorrow
C G
I've given you my only-ness
D Dsus4 D
Give me your tomorrows
2 x
D ------------------------
A ------------------------
F# -----------2--[2-3-4]---
D ---[2-3-4]------------2-
A ------------------------
D ------------------------
[] = Hammer-ons
Em A
D ----------------------0-
A ------------------------
F# -----------2--[2-3-4]---
D ---[2-3-4]--------------
A ------------------------
D ------------------------
D D' D''
C G D Dsus4 D
If I were a tinker, would you come and find me?
C G D Dsus4 D
Would you carry the things I'd made, walk along aside me
C G D Dsus4 D
If I worked my hands in wood, could you still love me
C G D Dsus4 D
Would you answer me "yes I would", would you be above me
D(2)
Save my love from loneliness
(tacet)
Save my love from sorrow
C G
I've given you my only-ness
D Dsus4
Please give me your tomorrows
D(2)
Save my love from loneliness
C D(2)
Save my love from sorrow
C G
I've given you my only-ness
D Dsus4 D
Please give me your tomorrows
C G D
If I were a carpenter and you were a lady