Peggy-O

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

Peggy-O chords and lyrics

Free chords for Peggy-O by Grateful Dead. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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Peggy-O Chords by Grateful Dead

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