Four Tops – If I Were A Carpenter (Guitar)

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As recorded by Four Tops (From the 1967 Album REACH OUT) [Intro] G F C G F C G [Verse 1]
G           F         C                  G
If I were a carpenter   and you were a lady

                        F
Now, would you marry me anyway?

C                 G
Would you have my baby?
[Verse 2]
               F            C
If I take on a tinkers trade

                G
Would you still find me?

                 F
Oh, carryin' the pots I made

C                G         F C G
Followin' closer behind me
[Bridge]
F                    G
Save my love through loneliness

F                G
Save my love for sorrow

                           F
'Cause I have given you my ownliness

C                    G        F G
Give me part of your tomorrow
[Verse 3]
G            F
If I work my hands in wood

C               G
Would you still love me?

                    F
Ah, answer me babe, yes I would

C                  G
I'd raise you high above me
[Interlude] F C G F C G F C G [Verse 4]
G          F      C         G
If I was a miller at a mill wheel grindin'

                        F          C
Now would you miss your color box?

                    G
And your soft shoes shining?
[Verse 5]
G           F         C                     
If I were a carpenter 

                G
And you were a lady

                         F
Girl, would you marry me anyway?

C                     G     F
I want you to have my baby
[Outro]
F             C      G
If I were a carpenter  and you were a lady

    F                  C
Now would you marry me anyway?

G
Would you have my baby?