Peggy-O Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[G]As we rode on [C]out [G]to Fennario
As we rode on [Em]out [Bm]to Fennario
Our [C]captain fell in [G]love with
A lady like [Em]a dove
[G]And called her by a [C]name,
pretty Peggy- O
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[Verse 2]
Will you marry [C]me pretty Peggy- [G]O
Will you marry [Em]me pretty P[Bm]eggy- O

[Verse 3]
If [C]you will marry [G]me
I'll set your cities [Em]free
[G]And free all [C]the ladies in the [G]area- O
I would marry [C]you sweet [G]William- O
I would marry [Em]you sweet [Bm]William- O[G]
[C]I would marry y[G]ou but your
Guineas are [Em]too few
And [G]I fear my m[C]ama
would be angry- [G]O
What would your mama think
[C]pretty Peggy- O[G]
What would your mama think
[Em]pretty Peggy[Bm]- O[G]
What [C]would your mama [G]think if
She heard my guineas [Em]clink
[G]Saw me marching at the
[C]head of my soldiers
[G]

[Verse 4]
[G]If ever I [C]return pretty Peggy- [G]O
If ever [Em]I return pretty
[Bm]Peggy- [G]O[Bm][G][C]
If ever [G]I return your cities I [Em]will burn
[G]Destroy all [C]the ladies in the area- O
[G]

[Verse 5]
Come stepping down the stairs
[C]pretty Peggy- O[G]
Come stepping down the stair
[Em]s pretty Peg[Bm]gy- O
Come [C]stepping down
[G]the stairs combing
Back your [D]yellow [Em]hair
[G]Bid a last [C]farewell to
your [G]William- O

[Verse 6]
Sweet [G]William he is [C]dead
pretty Peggy- [G]O
Sweet William he [Em]is dead
pretty [Bm]Peggy- [G]O
Sweet [C]William he is [G]dead and
He died [D]for a maid
[Em]An d he's bu[G]ried in
[C]the Louisiana country- O
[G]

[Verse 7]
[G]As we rode on [C]out [G]to Fennario
As we rode on [Em]out [Bm]to Fennario
[C]Our captain fell in [G]love with
A lady like [Em]a dove
[G]And called her by a name,
[C]pretty Peggy- O

[Outro 1]
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