Mick Mcauley - House Carpenter Chords

Am   
'Well met, well met, my own true love
Am                         Em
Well met, well met,' cried she
F                            G          Em
'I've just returned from the salt, salt sea
F                    G       Am
And it's all for the love of thee

Am   
'I could have married the king's daughter there
Am                         Em
And she would have married me
F                    G               Em
But I've forsaken my king's daughter there
F                    G       Am
And it's all for the love of thee'

Am   
'If you could have married a king's daughter there
Am                         Em
I'm sure you're the one to blame
F                     G          Em
For I am married to a house carpenter
F                   G          Am
And I'm sure he's a fine young man'

Am   
'Forsake, forsake your house carpenter
Am                  Em
And come along with me
F                       G           Em
I'll take you where the green grass grows
F                G         Am
On the shores of sunny Italy'

Am   
And up she picked her babies three
Am                        Em
Gave them kisses, one two three
F                              G              Em
Saying 'take good care of your Daddy when I'm gone
F             G     Am
Keep him good company'

Am   
They were sailing about two weeks
Am                  Em
I'm sure it was not three
F                               G           Em
When the youngest of the girls, she came on deck
F              G     Am
Saying 'what's company?'

Am   
'Are you weeping for your house and your home
Am                        Em
Is that where you long to be?'
F                          G            Em
'No I'm not weeping for my house carpenter
F                  G      Am
I'm weeping for my babies three'

Am              F     G         Em
'What are those hills yonder my love
Am           F        Em
They look as white as snow'
F                       G          Em
'Those are the hills of Heaven, my love
F            G          Am
That you and I'll never know'

Am              F     G         Em
'What are those hills yonder my love
Am           F        Em
They look as dark as night'
F                       G          Em
'Those are the hills of hell-fire my love
F            G          Am
Where you and I will unite'

Am   
Twice around went the gallant ship
Am                   Em
I'm sure, it was not three
F                             G           Em
When the ship all of a sudden it sprung a leak
F                  G             Am
And drifted to the bottom of the sea