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...