WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Grateful Dead - Peggy-o Chords | Ver. 1
[Verse 1]
G C G
As we marched out to Fennerio
G G/F# Em Bm
As we marched out to Fennerio
C G
Our Captain fell in love
G G/F# Em
With a lady like a dove
G C G
And he called her by name, Pretty Peggy-O
[Verse 2]
G C G
Would you marry me, pretty Peggy-O?
G G/F# Em Bm
Would you marry me, pretty Peggy-O?
C G
If you would marry me,
G G/F# Em
I would set your cities free
G C G
Free all the ladies in the are-o
[Verse 3]
G C G
I would marry you, sweet William-O
G G/F# Em Bm
I would marry you, sweet William-O
C G
I would marry you
G G/F# Em
but your Guineas are too few
G C G
And I fear my mama would be angry-o
[Verse 4]
G C G
What would your mama think, pretty Peggy-O
G G/F# Em Bm
What would your mama think, pretty Peggy-O
C G
What would your mama think
G G/F# Em
If she heard my Guineas clink?
G C G
Saw me marching at the head of my soldiers-o.
[Verse 5]
G C G
Come a-steppin down the stairs, pretty Peggy-O
G G/F# Em Bm
Come a-steppin down the stairs, pretty Peggy-O
C G
Come a-steppin down the stairs
G G/F# Em
Combin' back your yellow hair
G C G
Bid a last fair well to your William-O
[Verse 6]
G C G
For if ever I return, pretty Peggy-O
G G/F# Em Bm
If ever I return, pretty Peggy-O
C G
If ever I return
G G/F# Em
All your cities I will burn
G C G
Destroy all the ladies in the are-o
[Verse 7]
G C G
Sweet William he is dead, pretty Peggy-O
G G/F# Em Bm
Sweet William he is dead, pretty Peggy-O
C G
Sweet William he is dead,
G G/F# Em
And he died for a maid
G C G
And he's burried in Louisana country-O
[Verse 8]
G C G
As we marched out to Fenerio
G G/F# Em Bm
As we marched out to Fenerio
C G
Our Captain fell in love
G G/F# Em
With a lady like a dove
G C G
And he called her by name, Pretty Peggie-O