The Carpenter
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by The Carpenter's Union
(From the 1972 Album THE CARPENTER'S UNION)
[Intro]
Emaj7 Em7 Emaj7 Em7
[Verse 1]
Emaj7 Em7
The shop on the hill
Emaj7 Em7
A room full of tools
A7
The carpenter waits
Em F#m E A Emaj7
In the cool of the morning
[Verse 2]
Em7 Emaj7
The trees in the forest
Em7
Misshapen and torn
Am7 A
As prayed as they wait
G E A Emaj7
For the warm sunlight
[Verse 3]
Em7 Emaj7
And if they fall
Em7
Toward the hills
A7 A
The carpenter takes them
Em G Em A7 Emaj7
From the geely round down under
[Verse 4]
Emaj7 Emaj7
back in the shore
Em7
His coral begin
A9 A
At the image of beauty
Em7
He's caught with me
A7
In the old room
[Verse 5]
Em F#m7
This carpenter and Jesus
G F#m7
He is true that he is love.
Em7 F#m7
His hands are (??)
G F#m7
And he comes from the bound
Em7 F#m7
To bring a salvation
G F#m7
He's the only one
Em7 F#m7
To remake and see to use the man
G F#m7
And it cannot be love
[Interlude]
Em7 F#m7 F Em7 F#m7
Em7 Emaj7 Em7 Emaj7
Em7 Emaj7
[Verse 6]
Em7 Emaj7
This carpenter cry
Em7
So tragically
A
Died on the cross
Em A7 Emaj7
For us can't you see?
Em7 Emaj7
Keep in the bright
Em7
To free us from sin
A9 A
Now let his power
E Em7 A7
Work within your life.
[Verse 7]
Em F#m7
There's a forest of people
G F#m7
In this world that we're in
Em F#m7
Their eyes are all twisted
G F#m7
And started with sin
E
But he can take them
F#7
He can make them
G F#7
One of his kids
E F#7 G
A carpenter child in union with him
[Interlude]
F#m7 Em E F#m7 F Em7 E7
F#m7
[Outro]
E
Christ the man of Galilee
F#m7 Fmaj7
Come to him and you will see
E
Peace and love and harmony
F#m7 Fmaj7
Night more abundantly
E
Christ the man of Galilee
F#7 F
Come to him and you will see
E
Peace and love and harmony
F#m7 Fmaj7
Night more abundantly
How to play The Carpenter
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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.