IF I WERE A CARPENTER
TAKE IT OFF THE SCREEN
Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.
HOW TO PLAY
- 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
- 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
- 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.
LYRICS
If I were a (Db)car pen ter,
and you were a (Eb)la dy,
would you mar ry me (Db)an y way,
would you have my (Eb)ba by?
If a tin ker (Db)were my trade,
at would you still (Eb)love me,
car ry ing the (Db)pots I made,
fol low ing be (Eb)hind me?
(Db)Save my love thru (Eb)lone li ness,
(Ab)save my love for (Eb)sor row,
I’ve giv en you my (Db)on li ness,
come and give me your to (Eb)mor row.
If I worked my (Db)hands in wood,
would you still a (Eb)love me?
An swer me, ry babe, (Db)“Yes, I would,
I’d put you a (Eb)bove me.”
If I were a (Db)mill er, trade,
at a mill wheel (Eb)grind ing,
would you miss your (Db)col ored box,
your low soft shoes (Eb)shin ing?
(Db)Save my love thru (Eb)lone li ness,
(Ab)save my love for (Eb)sor row,
I’ve giv en you my (Db)on li ness,
come and give me your to (Eb)mor row.
SONG INFO
- Level
- 5 of 5
- Key
- Ab
- Tempo
- 108 BPM
- Plays
- 7
- Chords
- Ab Db Eb
- Category
- Pop
- Artist
- Bobby Darin