Natalie Merchant – House Carpenter (Ukulele)
Capo 3
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
HOUSE CARPENTER (traditional arr. Natalie Merchant on "The House Carpenter's Daughter)
Tabbed by Izzylou
(still banjo)
G Cadd6 "well met, well met G and I know true love
Cadd6
well met, well met", said he
F* (* see note)
"I'm just returning
from the salt, salt sea
G and it's all for the love of thee" G Cadd6 "come in, come in G my own true love G Cadd6 and have a seat with me F it's been three-fourths
of a long, long year
G (Begin strumming)
since together we have been"
G Cadd6 "no I can't come in G and I can't sit down Cadd6 G for I have but a moment's time F they say that you're married
to a house carpenter
G (rest of the band comes in)
and your heart shall never be mine"
G Cadd6 "well I could have married G a king's daughter fair Cadd6 G she would have mar-ried me F but I forsaked upon
her crowns of gold
G (Fiddle comes in)
and it's all for the love of thee"
G Cadd6 "now will you forsake on G your house carpenter Cadd6 G and go along with me? F I'll take you where
The grass grows green
G
On the banks of the bitter reeds"Break/Fiddle Solo: G, Cadd6 G Cadd6 G F G
G Cadd6 G She pick'd up her wee little babe Cadd6 G And kisses gave it three saying, F "stay right here my darling little one G keep your papa company"
Break/Fiddle Solo: (Like the first) G, Cadd6 G Cadd6 G F G
G Cadd6 Now they had not been G On the ship two weeks Cadd6 G I swear it was not three F When his true love began
To weep and moan
G And she wept most bitterly G Cadd6 "now are you weeping G for my silver and gold Cadd6 G F are you weeping for my store or are
you weeping for that house carpenter
G
that you ne'er shall see no more?"G Cadd6
A curse, A curse
G on the sailor she cried Cadd6 G a curse, a curse she swore F "you robbed me of my sweet little babe G that I ne'er shall see no more!"
Break/Fiddle Solo: G, Cadd6 G Cadd6 G F G
(Slower)
G Cadd6 well, they had not been G on the ship three weeks Cadd6 G I swear it was not four F Until there came a leak in the ship G 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 Famj7 G Xx 32 13 3211 3210 3211
EADGBe
To give it a more complete and richer sound.
Cadd6 x3203