A# C A# C C A# F C C A# F C If I were a carpenter and you were a lady C A# F C Would you marry me anyway? Would you have my baby? C A# F C If a tinker were my trade would you still find me? C A# F C Carrying the pots I made, following behind me A# C A# C Save my love for loneliness, save my love for sorrow C A# F C Iʼll give you my onliness, give me your tomorrow A# C A# C C A# F C C A# F C If I worked my hands in wood would you still love me? C A# F C Answer me babe, "Yes, I would, and Iʼll put you above me" C A# F C If I were a miller at a mill wheel grinding C A# F C Would you miss your colored blouse and your soft shoes shining A# C A# C Save my love for loneliness, save my love for sorrow C A# F C Iʼll give you my onliness, give me your tomorrow
