Apr272023

Harry Belafonte – If I Were A Carpenter Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
D   C   D   C
D

[Verse 1]
     C
If I were a carpenter
         D
 and you were a lady
          C
Would you marry me anyway
          D
Would you have my baby
            C
If a tinker was my trade
          D
would you still find me
     C
Carrying the pots I made
     D
Following behind me

[Bridge]
C                 D
Save my love thru loneliness
Em      C        D
Save my love for sorrow
           C            G
I’ve given you my onliness
                      D
Come and give me your tomorrow

[Verse 2]
D              C
If I worked my hands in wood
          D
Would you still love me
          C              G
Answer me babe yes I would
      D
I put you above me


[Verse 3]
   C             G
If I were a miller and
        D
 a mill wheel grinding
          C
Would you miss your
 colored blouse
          G        D
Your soft shoes shining

[Bridge]
C                 D
Save my love thru loneliness
Em      C        D
Save my love for sorrow
               C          G
I’ve given you my onliness
                      D
Come and give me your tomorrow

[Verse 4]
          C
If I were a carpenter
         D
and you were a lady
          C             F  Bb
Would you marry me anyway
          D             C
Would you have my baby

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Outro]
               D                 C
I’m a carpenter, just a carpenter
               D                C
I’m a carpenter, just a carpenter
              D
I’m a carpenter

How to play If I Were A Carpenter: key, chords and progression

These are If I Were A Carpenter chords by Harry Belafonte on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play If I Were A Carpenter by Harry Belafonte, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 6 chords: D, C, Em, G, F and Bb.

Listen for D – C – G – D (V – IV – I – V in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: F and Bb are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.