House Carpenter Chords

Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

 and it's all for the love of tGhee"

G"come in, come in Cadd6

 my own Gtrue love

 and have Ga seat wiCadd6th me

 it's beeFn three-fourths

of a long, long year

G (Begin strumming)

since together we have been"

G"no I can't come in Cadd6

 and I can'Gt sit down

 for I have but a momeCadd6nt's time G

 they say Fthat you're married

to a house carpenter

 and your heart shall never be mGine"

G"well I could have maCadd6rried

 a king'sG daughter fair

 she would have mCadd6ar-ried mGe

 but IF forsaked upon

her crowns of gold

G (Fiddle comes in)

and it's all for the love of thee"

 "now wilGl you forsake Cadd6on

 your houseG carpenter

 and goCadd6 along with me?G

 I'llF take you where

The grass grows green

 On the banks of the bitter rGeeds"

 Break/Fiddle Solo: G, Cadd6 G Cadd6 G F G

 She pick'dG up herCadd6 wee little babe G

 And kisses gave it tCadd6hree sayGing,

 "sFtay right here my darling little one

 keep your papa company" G

Break/Fiddle Solo: (Like the first) G, Cadd6 G Cadd6 G F G

GNow they had not been Cadd6

 On the ship twGo weeks

 I swear it was nCadd6ot three G

 When his trFue love began

To weep and moan

 And she wept most bitteGrly

 "noGw are you weeping Cadd6

 for my silver Gand gold

 are you weepinCadd6g for my store or areG F

you weeping for that house carpenter

 that you ne'er shall see no moGre?"

G Cadd6

A curse, A curse

 on the sailorG she cried

 a curse, a cursCadd6e she swore G

 "you robbeFd me of my sweet little babe

 that I ne'er shall see no moGre!"

 Break/Fiddle Solo: G, Cadd6 G Cadd6 G F G

(Slower)

Gwell, they had not been Cadd6

 on the ship tGhree weeks

 I swear it was noCadd6t four G

 UntFil there came a leak in the ship

  G end.

And she sank to rise no more...