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[Intro]
A
[Verse]
    AAs we rode on oDut to FennariAo,
    AAs we rode on oF#mut to C#mFennario,
Our cDaptain fell in love.A.. with a lady Elike a F#mdove
And Acalled her by her nDame, pretty Peggy-AO.
[Verse]
    AWill you marry me.D.. pretty Peggy-AO,
will you marry me.F#m.. pretty C#mPeggy-O?
If Dyou will marry me, Aoh... I'll set your Ecities F#mfree
And Afree all the Dladies... in the area-AO.
[Verse]
    AOh, I would marry you, Dsweet William-AO,
    AOh, I would marry you.F#m.. sweet C#mWilliam-O
Oh, DI would marry you.A.. but your guineas are Etoo F#mfew
And I Afear my Dmama would be angry-AO.
[Verse]
    AWhat would your mama think.D.. pretty Peggy-AO,
    AWhat would your mama think.F#m.. pretty C#mPeggy-O,
What Dwould your mama think.A.. if she heard my EguineaF#ms clink
And Asaw me marching at the Dhead of my soldiers-AO?
[Verse]
    AOh, if I ever I return.D.. pretty Peggy-AO,
    AIf I ever I return.F#m.. pretty C#mPeggy-O,
Oh, Dif I ever I return.A.. your cities I Ewill F#mburn
And Adestroy all the laDdies in the area-AO.
[Verse]
    ACome steppin' down the Dstairs pretty Peggy-AO,
    ACome steppin' down the F#mstairs pretty C#mPeggy-O,
Come Dsteppin' down the Astairs combin' back your Eyellow F#mhair
ABid a last fareDwell to your WilliaAm-O.
[Verse]
    ASweet William he is dead.D.. pretty PeggyA-O,
    ASweet William he is dead.F#m.. pretty C#mPeggy-O,
Sweet DWilliam he is dead.A.. and he died Efor a F#mmaid
And he's Aburied in the LouisiDana countryA-O.
[Verse]
    AAs we rode on Dout, to FennariAo,
    AAs we rode on F#mout to C#mFennario
Our Dcaptain fell in love.A.. with a lady Elike a F#mdove,
And Acalled her by her Dname, pretty Peggy-AO.

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Peggy-O

by The National

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F#m

C#m

[Intro]

[Verse]

A D A

As we rode on out to Fennario,

A F#m C#m

As we rode on out to Fennario,

D A E F#m

Our captain fell in love... with a lady like a dove

A D A

And called her by her name, pretty Peggy-O.

[Verse]

A D A

Will you marry me... pretty Peggy-O,

F#m C#m

will you marry me... pretty Peggy-O?

D A E F#m

If you will marry me, oh... I'll set your cities free

A D A

And free all the ladies... in the area-O.

[Verse]

A D A

Oh, I would marry you, sweet William-O,

A F#m C#m

Oh, I would marry you... sweet William-O

D A E F#m

Oh, I would marry you... but your guineas are too few

A D A

And I fear my mama would be angry-O.

[Verse]

A D A

What would your mama think... pretty Peggy-O,

A F#m C#m

What would your mama think... pretty Peggy-O,

D A E F#m

What would your mama think... if she heard my guineas clink

A D A

And saw me marching at the head of my soldiers-O?

[Verse]

A D A

Oh, if I ever I return... pretty Peggy-O,

A F#m C#m

If I ever I return... pretty Peggy-O,

D A E F#m

Oh, if I ever I return... your cities I will burn

A D A

And destroy all the ladies in the area-O.

[Verse]

A D A

Come steppin' down the stairs pretty Peggy-O,

A F#m C#m

Come steppin' down the stairs pretty Peggy-O,

D A E F#m

Come steppin' down the stairs combin' back your yellow hair

A D A

Bid a last farewell to your William-O.

[Verse]

A D A

Sweet William he is dead... pretty Peggy-O,

A F#m C#m

Sweet William he is dead... pretty Peggy-O,

D A E F#m

Sweet William he is dead... and he died for a maid

A D A

And he's buried in the Louisiana country-O.

[Verse]

A D A

As we rode on out, to Fennario,

A F#m C#m

As we rode on out to Fennario

D A E F#m

Our captain fell in love... with a lady like a dove,

A D A

And called her by her name, pretty Peggy-O.

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