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IF I WERE A CARPENTER
Bob Seger cover
Intro     A  D/ A/  G/ D(lower) /  A  
AIf I were a Gcarpenter Dand you were a Alady
AWould you marry me Ganyway?  DWould you have my Ababy?
   G   D     A(2x)
AIf I worked my Ghands in wooDd, I wonder would you still Alove me?
Say yGes I would, Dand I'll put you aAbove me
    G    D   AThat's what my woman would sayG  D  A  
GAnd would you save my Dlove from Aloneliness
GWould you save Dmy love from Asorrow, if you would
I give you my GonlynDess, girl aAnd all of my tomorrows, all of my tomorrows
   G   D     A(2x)
Yeah Yeah???.Cmon
Solo
   G   D     A(2x)
AIf a tinker Gwere my tradeD, would you still fiAnd me?
ACarrying the Gpots and the pans that I mDade, walking along the hiAghway
That long lonely highway
   G   D    A(7x)
If I was a carpenter??and you were a lady?? And I was just a carpenter
Instead of a rock and roll star??Just a carpenter?..a carpenter ??. a carpenter?yeah

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If I Were A Carpenter

by Bob Seger

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IF I WERE A CARPENTER

Bob Seger cover

A D A G D A

Intro / / / (lower) /

A G D A

If I were a carpenter and you were a lady

A G D A

Would you marry me anyway? Would you have my baby?

G D A

(2x)

A G D A

If I worked my hands in wood, I wonder would you still love me?

G D A

Say yes I would, and I'll put you above me

G D A G D A

That's what my woman would say

G D A

And would you save my love from loneliness

G D A

Would you save my love from sorrow, if you would

G D A

I give you my onlyness, girl and all of my tomorrows, all of my tomorrows

G D A

(2x)

Yeah Yeah???.Cmon

Solo

G D A

(2x)

A G D A

If a tinker were my trade, would you still find me?

A G D A

Carrying the pots and the pans that I made, walking along the highway

That long lonely highway

G D A

(7x)

If I was a carpenter??and you were a lady?? And I was just a carpenter

Instead of a rock and roll star??Just a carpenter?..a carpenter ??. a carpenter?yeah

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