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HOUSE CARPENTER (traditional arr. Natalie Merchant on "The House Carpenter's Daughter)
Capo 3 Banjo intro: (play G)
(still banjo)
                     GCadd6
"well met, well met
and I know Gtrue love
well met, well met", saCadd6id he
        F*                                (* see note)
"I'm just returning
from the salt, salt sea
and it's all for the love of tGhee"
                     GCadd6
"come in, come in
my own Gtrue love
                 GCadd6          
and have a seat with me
it's beeFn three-fourths
of a long, long year
                        G            (Begin strumming)
since together we have been"
                     GCadd6
"no I can't come in
and I can'Gt sit down
                     Cadd6            G  
for I have but a moment's time
they say Fthat you're married
to a house carpenter
                               G         (rest of the band comes in)
and your heart shall never be mine"
                    GCadd6
"well I could have married
a king's Gdaughter fair
                Cadd6    G  
she would have mar-ried me
but I Fforsaked upon
her crowns of gold
                              G         (Fiddle comes in)
and it's all for the love of thee"
                     GCadd6
"now will you forsake on
your house Gcarpenter
      Cadd6          G  
and go along with me?
I'll Ftake you where
The grass grows green
On the banks of the bitter rGeeds"
Break/Fiddle Solo: G, Cadd6        GCadd6      G          F  G  
                GCadd6                  G  
She pick'd up her wee little babe
                    Cadd6   G  
And kisses gave it three saying,
"sFtay right here my darling little one
keep your papa company"G  
Break/Fiddle Solo: (Like the first) G, Cadd6   G   Cadd6     G     F       G
                           GCadd6
Now they had not been
On the ship twGo weeks
                Cadd6     G  
I swear it was not three
When his trFue love began
To weep and moan
And she wept most bitteGrly
                    GCadd6
"now are you weeping
for my silver Gand gold
              Cadd6                           G  F  
are you weeping for my store or are
you weeping for that house carpenter
that you ne'er shall see no moGre?"
               GCadd6
 Acurse,  Acurse
on the sailor Gshe cried
               Cadd6                 G  
a curse, a curse she swore
"you robbeFd me of my sweet little babe
that I ne'er shall see no moGre!"
Break/Fiddle Solo:  G, Cadd6         GCadd6         G        F  G  
(Slower)
                            GCadd6 
well, they had not been
on the ship tGhree weeks
                 Cadd6  G  
I swear it was not four
UntFil there came a leak in the ship
                                       Gend.
And she sank to rise no more...
* The guitar during this section does little variations. I suggest if playing by yourself play:
        Fadd9           F        Fmaj7          F        Fadd9      FFamj7      G  
Xx 32 13    3211     3210     3211          
EADGBe
To give it a more complete and richer sound.
Cadd6  x3203

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House Carpenter

by Natalie Merchant

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fadd9

Fmaj7

HOUSE CARPENTER (traditional arr. Natalie Merchant on "The House Carpenter's Daughter)

Capo 3 Banjo intro: (play G)

(still banjo)

Cadd6

"well met, well met

and I know true love

Cadd6

well met, well met", said he

F* (* see note)

"I'm just returning

from the salt, salt sea

and it's all for the love of thee"

Cadd6

"come in, come in

my own true love

Cadd6

and have a seat with me

it's been three-fourths

of a long, long year

G (Begin strumming)

since together we have been"

Cadd6

"no I can't come in

and I can't sit down

Cadd6

for I have but a moment's time

they say that you're married

to a house carpenter

G (rest of the band comes in)

and your heart shall never be mine"

Cadd6

"well I could have married

a king's daughter fair

Cadd6

she would have mar-ried me

but I forsaked upon

her crowns of gold

G (Fiddle comes in)

and it's all for the love of thee"

Cadd6

"now will you forsake on

your house carpenter

Cadd6

and go along with me?

I'll take you where

The grass grows green

On the banks of the bitter reeds"

G G G F G

Break/Fiddle Solo: , Cadd6 Cadd6

G G

Cadd6

She pick'd up her wee little babe

Cadd6

And kisses gave it three saying,

"stay right here my darling little one

keep your papa company"

Break/Fiddle Solo: (Like the first) G, Cadd6 G Cadd6 G F G

Cadd6

Now they had not been

On the ship two weeks

Cadd6

I swear it was not three

When his true love began

To weep and moan

And she wept most bitterly

Cadd6

"now are you weeping

for my silver and gold

G F

Cadd6

are you weeping for my store or are

you weeping for that house carpenter

that you ne'er shall see no more?"

Cadd6

A A

curse, curse

on the sailor she cried

Cadd6

a curse, a curse she swore

"you robbed me of my sweet little babe

that I ne'er shall see no more!"

G G G F G

Break/Fiddle Solo: , Cadd6 Cadd6

(Slower)

Cadd6

well, they had not been

on the ship three weeks

Cadd6

I swear it was not four

Until there came a leak in the ship

end.

And she sank to rise no more...

* The guitar during this section does little variations. I suggest if playing by yourself play:

Fadd9 F Fmaj7 F Fadd9 F G

Famj7

Xx 32 13 3211 3210 3211

EADGBe

To give it a more complete and richer sound.

Cadd6 x3203

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