If I Were A Carpenter – guitar tab
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 #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# 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) #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #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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