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[Intro]
| Em | - | - | - |
[Verse 1]
Em C
I was twentyfour years old
D Em
When I met the woman I would call my own
Em C G
Twentytwo grand kids now growing old
C D Em
In that house that your brother bought ya
Em C
On the summer day when I proposed
D Em
I made that wedding ring from dentist gold
Em C
And I asked her father, but her daddy said,
G
"No
C D Em
You can't marry my daughter"
[Chorus]
G C G
She and I went on the run
D C G
Don't care about religion
G C G
I'm gonna marry the woman I love
D C Em
Down by the Wexford border
G C G
She was Nancy Mulligan
D C G
And I was William Sheeran
G C G
She took my name and then we were one
D C Em
Down by the Wexford border
[Bridge]
| Em - - C | D - Em - |
| Em - C G |
[Verse 2]
C D Em
Well,
Em C
I met her at Guy's in the second World War
D Em
And she was working on a soldier's ward
Em C G
Never had I seen such beauty before
C D Em
The moment that I saw her
Em C
Nancy was my yellow rose
D Em
And we got married wearing borrowed clothes
Em C G
We got eight children, now growing old
C D Em
Five sons and three daughters
[Chorus]
G C G
She and I went on the run
D C G
Don't care about religion
G C G
I'm gonna marry the woman I love
D C Em
Down by the Wexford border
G C G
She was Nancy Mulligan
D C G
And I was William Sheeran
G C G
She took my name and then we were one
D C Em
Down by the Wexford border
[Interlude]
| G - C G | D - - - |
| G - C G | D - G - | G - C G | D - - - |
| G - C G |
[Verse 3]
D
G Em C
From her snow white streak in her jet black hair
D Em
Over sixty years I've been loving her
Em C G
Now we're sat by the fire in our old armchairs
C D Em
You know Nancy, I adore ya
Em C
From a farm boy born near Belfast town
D Em
I never worried about the king and crown
Em C G
'Cause I found my heart upon the southern ground
C D Em
There's no difference, I assure ya
[Chorus]
G C G
She and I went on the run
D C G
Don't care about religion
G C G
I'm gonna marry the woman I love
D C Em
Down by the Wexford border
G C G
She was Nancy Mulligan
D C G
And I was William Sheeran
G C G
She took my name and then we were one
D C Em
Down by the Wexford border
[Outro]
| G - C G | D - - - |
| G - C G | D - G - | G - C G | D - - - |
| G - C G | D - G - |
[Intro]
| Em | - | - | - |
[Verse 1]
| Em - - C | D - Em - | Em - C G | C D Em - |
| - - - - | - - - - | Em - - C | D - Em - |
| Em - C G | C D Em - |
I was twentyfour years old
When I met the woman I would call my own
Twentytwo grand kids now growing old
In that house that your brother bought ya
On the summer day when I proposed
I made that wedding ring from dentist gold
And I asked her father, but her daddy said,
"No
You can't marry my daughter"
[Chorus]
| G - C G | D - C G |
| G - C G | D C Em - | G - C G | D - C G |
| G - C G | D C Em - |
She and I went on the run
Don't care about religion
I'm gonna marry the woman I love
Down by the Wexford border
She was Nancy Mulligan
And I was William Sheeran
She took my name and then we were one
Down by the Wexford border
[Bridge]
| Em - - C | D - Em - |
| Em - C G |
[Verse 2]
| C D Em - | Em - - C | D - Em - |
| Em - C G | C D Em - | Em - - C | D - Em - |
| Em - C G | C D Em - |
Well,
I met her at Guy's in the second World War
And she was working on a soldier's ward
Never had I seen such beauty before
The moment that I saw her
Nancy was my yellow rose
And we got married wearing borrowed clothes
We got eight children, now growing old
Five sons and three daughters
[Chorus]
| G - C G | D - C G |
| G - C G | D C Em - | G - C G | D - C G |
| G - C G | D C Em - |
She and I went on the run
Don't care about religion
I'm gonna marry the woman I love
Down by the Wexford border
She was Nancy Mulligan
And I was William Sheeran
She took my name and then we were one
Down by the Wexford border
[Interlude]
| G - C G | D - - - |
| G - C G | D - G - | G - C G | D - - - |
| G - C G |
[Verse 3]
| D - G - | Em - - C | D - Em - |
| Em - C G | C D Em - | Em - - C | D - Em - |
| Em - C G | C D Em - |
From her snow white streak in her jet black hair
Over sixty years I've been loving her
Now we're sat by the fire in our old armchairs
You know Nancy, I adore ya
From a farm boy born near Belfast town
I never worried about the king and crown
'Cause I found my heart upon the southern ground
There's no difference, I assure ya
[Chorus]
| G - C G | D - C G |
| G - C G | D C Em - | G - C G | D - C G |
| G - C G | D C Em - |
She and I went on the run
Don't care about religion
I'm gonna marry the woman I love
Down by the Wexford border
She was Nancy Mulligan
And I was William Sheeran
She took my name and then we were one
Down by the Wexford border
[Outro]
| G - C G | D - - - |
| G - C G | D - G - | G - C G | D - - - |
| G - C G | D - G - |
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