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Nancy Mulligan

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Strumming pattern with chord changes:
[Verse]
| | | | |
| Em   C| D   Em| Em   C   G| C   D   Em|
| | | | |
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Chorus]
| | | | |
| G   C   G| D   C   G| G   C   G| C   D   Em|
| | | | |
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Interlude and Outro]
| | | | |
| G   C| D| G   C| D   G|
| | | | |
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Intro]
e|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--8---7---7-------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------9-----9-7-9-7---------|----6-7---------------------------|
D|----------------------9---9---|--9-------9-7-9---7-5-7-5---------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------7---7---|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--8---7---7-------------------|--------7-------------------------|
G|--------9-----9-7-9-7---------|----7-9---9-7---7-----------------|
D|----------------------9---9---|--9-----------9---9-7-------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------10-9-7---7--|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
EmI was twenty-four years Cold when I Dmet the woman I would Emcall my own
Twenty-Emtwo grand kids now Cgrowing Gold in that Chouse that your Dbrother Embought ya
On the Emsummer day when I proCposed, I Dmade that wedding ring from Emdentist gold
And I Emasked her father but her Cdaddy said Gno, Cyou can't Dmarry my Emdaughter
[Chorus 1]
GShe and I went Con the Grun, Ddon't care about reCligGion
GI'm gonna marry the Cwoman I Glove, Cdown by the DWexford Emborder
GShe was Nancy CMulliGgan, and DI was William CSheeGran
She Gtook my name and then Cwe were Gone, Cdown by the DWexford Emborder
Em C D Em
Em C G C D Em
[Verse 2]
Well I Emmet her at Guy's in the second world Cwar and Dshe was working on a Emsoldier's ward
Never Emhad I seen such Cbeauty beGfore the Cmoment Dthat I Emsaw her
EmNancy was my yellow Crose and Dwe got married wearing Emborrowed clothes
We got Emeight children now Cgrowing Gold, Cfive sons Dand three Emdaughters
[Chorus 2]
GShe and I went Con the Grun, Ddon't care about reCligGion
GI'm gonna marry the Cwoman I Glove, Cdown by the DWexford Emborder
GShe was Nancy CMulliGgan, and DI was William CSheeGran
She Gtook my name and then Cwe were Gone, Cdown by the DWexford Emborder
[Interlude]
GDi da-da-da-da-da di-da-Cdi, Ddi da-da-da-da-da di-da-di, da da
GDi da-da-da-da-da di-da-Cdi, Ddi da-da-da-da-da Gdi
GDi da-da-da-da-da di-da-Cdi, Ddi da-da-da-da-da di-da-di, da da
GDi da-da-da-da-da di-da-Cdi, Ddi da-da-da-da-da Gdi
[Verse 3]
From her Emsnow white streak in her jet black Chair, over Dsixty years I've been Emloving her
Now we're Emsat by the fire in our Cold armGchairs, you know CNancy DI aEmdore ya
From a Emfarm boy born near Belfast Ctown, DI never worried about the Emking and crown
'Cause I Emfound my heart upon the Csouthern Gground, there's no Cdifference DI asEmsure ya
[Chorus 3]
GShe and I went Con the Grun, Ddon't care about reCligGion
GI'm gonna marry the Cwoman I Glove, Cdown by the DWexford Emborder
GShe was Nancy CMulliGgan, and DI was William CSheeGran
She Gtook my name and then Cwe were Gone, Cdown by the DWexford Emborder
[Outro]
GDi da-da-da-da-da di-da-Cdi, Ddi da-da-da-da-da di-da-di, da da
GDi da-da-da-da-da di-da-Cdi, Ddi da-da-da-da-da Gdi
GDi da-da-da-da-da di-da-Cdi, Ddi da-da-da-da-da di-da-di, da da
GDi da-da-da-da-da di-da-Cdi, Ddi da-da-da-da-da Gdi
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The story behind the song

"Nancy Mulligan" is a deeply personal song that tells the romantic story of Ed Sheeran's grandparents. It describes how his Protestant grandfather from Northern Ireland and his Catholic grandmother from the Republic of Ireland fell in love during the Second World War, marrying at the Wexford border. Their wedding was a true "Romeo and Juliet romance," as no one attended, his grandfather melted down gold teeth for a ring, and they wore borrowed clothes. This song, found on the deluxe edition of his 2017 album ÷, embodies a timeless tale of love overcoming obstacles.

AI-written from these sources:Nancy Mulligan — Wikipedia ↗Ed Sheeran — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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