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If I Were A Carpenter | guitar tab
Performed by Pete Townshend at the Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, North London on April 14, 1974
From the "Wild Action" CD
Written by Tim Hardin
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Transcribed by Whotabs
Eric Krum (ekrum67@msn.com) 2001-11-24 www.thewho.net/whotabs
Capo on 5
Chords: G5 = X X 5 7 8 X
G = X X 5 7 8 7
Gsus2 = X X 5 7 8 5
Fsus2 = X 8 7 5 8 5
C6/E = X 7 5 5 8 5
C = 7 6 5 5 8 5
G/D = X 5 5 7 8 7
Begin with "off-kilter" riff on beat 2:
G5
|---------------|-------------|
|-----8---------|--8-8-----8--|
|-----7-5-------|--7-7-----7--|
|(5)--5---8-5---|5-5-5-----5--|
|-------------8-|------5^8-8--|
|---------------|-------------| (repeat x 4)
Count: 1 2 3 4...
(Verse 1)
|Fsus2
If I were a carpenter
|C6/E |G Gsus2 G5
And you were a Lady
|G Gsus2 G5 |Fsus2
Would you marry me anyway
|C6/E |G Gsus2 G5 |G Gsus2 G5
Would you have my baby
(Verse 2)
If I worked my hands in wood
Would you still love me
Answer me, "Yes, I would"
I put you above me
(Bridge)
|Fsus2 C |G
Save my love through loneliness
|Fsus2 C |G
Save my love through sorrow
|G |Fsus2
I've given you my only-ness
|C |G
Give me your to-morrows
(Repeat intro riff x 2 then verse 2)
(Verse 3)
If a miller were my trade
At the mill wheel grinding
Would you miss your colored bath
And your soft shoes shining
(Break 1)
|Fsus2 |C6/E |Fsus2 C6/E |G/D
La,la,la,la la, la,la,la
|Fsus2 |C6/E |Fsus2 C6/E |G |G
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
(Verse 4)
If I were a tinker
Would you still find me
Would you carry the pots I made
Following behind me
(Break 2)
(Repeat riff x 3)
|Fsus2 |C6/E |G5 |G5 |Fsus2 |C6/E
(Repeat riff x 2 then verse 1)
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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