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[INTRO]
G  C  G  C    G
[CHORUS]
GO Peggy Gordon, You Care my Gdarling
CCome sit you Gdown upon my Dknee
CAnd tell to Gme the Cvery Greason
CWhy I am sGlightEmed Dso by Gthee
[VERSE 1]
GI'm so in love Cthat I Gcan't deny it
CMy heart lies Gsmothered in my Dbreast
CIt's not for Gyou to Clet the world Gknow it
CA troubled Gmind Emcan Dknow no Grest
-CHORUS-
[VERSE 2]
GI lay my head on a Ccask of Gbrandy
CIt was my Gfancy, I do Ddeclare
CFor when I'm Gdrinking, I'm Calways Gthinking
CAnd wishing GPeEmggy DGordon were Ghere
-CHORUS-
[BREAK]
G  C  G
C  G  D
C  G  C  G
C  G  Em D
G  C  G
[VERSE 3]
GI wish I was in some Clonesome Gvalley
CWhere womanGkind can nere' be Dfound
And the Cpretty little Gbirds do Cchange their Gvoices
CAnd every GmomEment a Ddifferent Gsound
-CHORUS-

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Peggy Gordon

by Shanneyganock

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[INTRO]

G C G C G

[CHORUS]

G C G

O Peggy Gordon, You are my darling

C G D

Come sit you down upon my knee

C G C G

And tell to me the very reason

C G Em D G

Why I am slighted so by thee

[VERSE 1]

G C G

I'm so in love that I can't deny it

C G D

My heart lies smothered in my breast

C G C G

It's not for you to let the world know it

C G Em D G

A troubled mind can know no rest

-CHORUS-

[VERSE 2]

G C G

I lay my head on a cask of brandy

C G D

It was my fancy, I do declare

C G C G

For when I'm drinking, I'm always thinking

C G Em D G

And wishing Peggy Gordon were here

-CHORUS-

[BREAK]

G C G

C G D

C G C G

C G Em D

G C G

[VERSE 3]

G C G

I wish I was in some lonesome valley

C G D

Where womankind can nere' be found

C G C G

And the pretty little birds do change their voices

C G Em D G

And every moment a different sound

-CHORUS-

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