Peggy-o chords by Grateful Dead

Chords with lyrics

Peggy-O


[Verse 1]
  G+G     C majorC       G+G
As we marched out to Fennerio
  G+G G/F#  E minorEm    B minorBm
As we marched out to Fennerio
  C majorC        G+G
Our Captain fell in love
    G+G  G/F#  E minorEm
With a lady like a dove
    G+G       C majorC         G+G
And he called her by name, Pretty Peggy-O

[Verse 2]

  G+G     C majorC       G+G
Would you marry me, pretty Peggy-O?
G+G G/F#  E minorEm    B minorBm
Would you marry me, pretty Peggy-O?
  C majorC        G+G
If you would marry me,
   G+G    G/F#    E minorEm
I would set your cities free
   G+G       C majorC     G+G
Free all the ladies in the are-o


 [Verse 3]

  G+G       C majorC       G+G
I would marry you, sweet William-O
G+G G/F#  E minorEm         B minorBm
I would marry you, sweet William-O
 C majorC       G+G
I would marry you
   G+G  G/F#     E minorEm
but your Guineas are too few
  G+G      C majorC         G+G
And I fear my mama would be angry-o


[Verse 4]

  G+G          C majorC         G+G
What would your mama think, pretty Peggy-O
G+G G/F#        E minorEm       B minorBm
What would your mama think, pretty Peggy-O
    C majorC       G+G
What would your mama think
   G+G  G/F#     E minorEm
If she heard my Guineas clink?
  G+G         C majorC          G+G
Saw me marching at the head of my soldiers-o.

[Verse 5]

  G+G       C majorC             G+G
Come a-steppin down the stairs, pretty Peggy-O
G+G G/F#        E minorEm       B minorBm
Come a-steppin down the stairs, pretty Peggy-O
  C majorC          G+G
Come a-steppin down the stairs
   G+G  G/F#     E minorEm
Combin' back your yellow hair
  G+G      C majorC          G+G
Bid a last fair well to your William-O


[Verse 6]

  G+G       C majorC        G+G
For if ever I return, pretty Peggy-O
G+G G/F#   E minorEm       B minorBm
If ever I return, pretty Peggy-O
  C majorC      G+G
If ever I return
   G+G  G/F#     E minorEm
All your cities I will burn
  G+G       C majorC       G+G
Destroy all the ladies in the are-o


[Verse 7]

  G+G       C majorC           G+G
Sweet William he is dead, pretty Peggy-O
G+G G/F#        E minorEm     B minorBm
Sweet William he is dead, pretty Peggy-O
  C majorC        G+G
Sweet William he is dead,
  G+G  G/F#     E minorEm
And he died for a maid
  G+G        C majorC       G+G
And he's burried in Louisana country-O


[Verse 8]

  G+G     C majorC      G+G
As we marched out to Fenerio
G+G G/F#    E minorEm     B minorBm
As we marched out to Fenerio
  C majorC      G+G
Our Captain fell in love
  G+G  G/F#     E minorEm
With a lady like a dove
  G+G       C majorC          G+G
And he called her by name, Pretty Peggie-O

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