The House Carpenter chords

The Handsome Family

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Intro: A5 

verse 1 

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Well met, well met, said an old true love 
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Well met, well met, said he 
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I'm just returning from the salt, salt sea, 
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and it's all for the love of thee 

verse 2 

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Come in, come in, my old true love 
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and have a seat with me 
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It's been three-fourths of a long, long year 
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since together we have been 

verse 3 

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Well, I can't come in or I can't sit down 
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For I haven't but a moment's time 
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They say you're married to a house carpenter 
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and your heart will never be mine 

verse 4 

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That's odd, could've married a king's daughter dear 
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I'm sure she'd've married me 
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But, I've forsaken her crowns of gold 
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all for the love of thee 

Verse 5 

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So, will you forsaken your house carpenter 
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and come and go with me? 
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I'll take you where the grass grows green 
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on the banks of the deep blue sea 

Verse 6 

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She picked up her little babe 
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and kisses gave it three 
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Says stay right here my darling little babe 
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and keep your poppa company 

Verse 7 

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Well they hadn't been on ship for about two weeks, 
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I'm sure it was not three, 
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when his true love sat down and began to weep 
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and mourn most bitterly 

Verse 8 

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Says are you weepin' for my silver or my gold? 
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Says are you weepin' for my store? 
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Or are you weepin' for that house carpenter 
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whose face you'll never see no more? 

Verse 9 

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No, I'm not weepin' for your silver or your gold 
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Or neither for your store 
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I am weepin' for my darling little babe 
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whose face I'll never see no more 

verse 10 

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Well they hadn't been on ship for about three weeks, 
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I'm sure it was not four, 
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when they sprung a leak in the bottom of the ship 
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and it sunk for to rise no more 

Outro 

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