miss marcy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Billy [D]boy, [G]Billy [Bm]boy, [G]sit on the por[D]ch
Pa married Miss Marcy
[G]when I was just [D]six
Ma died when I was just [A]two
[D]Without her, us young'uns
would have [G]been in a [D]fix
She cared for [G]us like mammy's [D]do

[Verse 2]
Billy [D]boy, [Bm]Billy boy, [G]sit on the [D]porch
Do you know what went on at the [A]still?
Joe [D]Wilson is dying, Tom [G]Jenkins is [D]dead
And they say that [G]pa done
shot uncle [D]Will

[Verse 3]
Billy [D]boy, Billy [Bm]boy, [G]sit on the [D]porch
Do you know what started the [A]fight?
'Twas an [D]hour passed milkin'
when [G]Marcy got [D]home
Miss Mar[G]cy done stayed out all [D]night
Miss Marcy [G]done stayed out all [D]night

[Verse 4]
[D]Dad was a strange one, [G]he hated the [D]dance
He never did go for such [A]frills
Marcy [D]went with Joe Wilson
when [G]she got the [D]chance
Or Tom or some[G]times uncle [D]Will

[Verse 5]
Now [D]pa got more jealous,
[G]day after [D]day[A]
[D]Today at the still they [G]all made their [D]play
On account of [G]Miss Marcy,
they're [D]dead

[Verse 6]
Billy [D]boy, [G]Billy [Bm]boy, [G]sit on the [D]porch
Do you know what went on at the [A]still?
Joe [D]Wilson is dying, Tom [G]Jenkins is [D]dead
And they say that [G]pa done
shot uncle [D]Will
And they say that [G]pa done shot uncle [D]Will

[Verse 7]
Billy [D]boy, Billy [Bm]boy, [G]sit on the [D]porch
You're shaking boy, what's ailing [A]you?
The [D]blade of your knife is all
[G]stained crimson [D]red
Miss Marcy [G]well, she's dying [D]too
Billy boy, Billy [Bm]boy, [D]sit[G] on the por[D]ch