Peggy-O Chords

Peggy-O
 
 
[Verse 1]
   G          C             G
As we marched out to Fennerio
   G  G/F#    Em        Bm
As we marched out to Fennerio
    C               G
Our Captain fell in love
       G    G/F#   Em
With a lady like a dove
       G             C                  G
And he called her by name, Pretty Peggy-O
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
   G          C             G
Would you marry me, pretty Peggy-O? 
G  G/F#    Em        Bm
Would you marry me, pretty Peggy-O? 
   C               G
If you would marry me,
     G       G/F#        Em
I would set your cities free 
      G             C          G
Free all the ladies in the are-o
 
 
 [Verse 3]
 
   G              C             G
I would marry you, sweet William-O 
G  G/F#    Em                 Bm
I would marry you, sweet William-O 
 C             G
I would marry you 
      G    G/F#         Em
but your Guineas are too few 
    G           C                 G
And I fear my mama would be angry-o
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
   G                   C                 G
What would your mama think, pretty Peggy-O 
G  G/F#                Em              Bm
What would your mama think, pretty Peggy-O
       C             G
What would your mama think 
      G    G/F#         Em
If she heard my Guineas clink?
    G                  C                   G
Saw me marching at the head of my soldiers-o.
 
 
[Verse 5]
 
   G              C                         G
Come a-steppin down the stairs, pretty Peggy-O
G  G/F#                Em              Bm
Come a-steppin down the stairs, pretty Peggy-O
   C                   G
Come a-steppin down the stairs
      G    G/F#         Em
Combin' back your yellow hair
    G            C                   G
Bid a last fair well to your William-O
 
 
[Verse 6]
 
   G              C                G
For if ever I return, pretty Peggy-O
G  G/F#     Em             Bm
If ever I return, pretty Peggy-O
   C            G
If ever I return
      G    G/F#         Em
All your cities I will burn
    G              C             G
Destroy all the ladies in the are-o
 
 
[Verse 7]
 
   G              C                     G
Sweet William he is dead, pretty Peggy-O
G  G/F#                Em          Bm
Sweet William he is dead, pretty Peggy-O
   C               G
Sweet William he is dead,
    G   G/F#         Em
And he died for a maid
    G                C             G
And he's burried in Louisana country-O
 
 
[Verse 8]
 
   G          C           G
As we marched out to Fenerio
G  G/F#       Em          Bm
As we marched out to Fenerio
   C            G
Our Captain fell in love
    G   G/F#         Em
With a lady like a dove
    G              C                    G
And he called her by name, Pretty Peggy-O
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