Peggy-O

[Verse 1]
A              D           A
 As we rode out to Fennario
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As we rode out to Fennario
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Our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove
        A             D
And her called her by a name,
             A
pretty Peggy O

[Verse 2]
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Will you marry me, pretty Peggy O?
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Will you marry me, pretty Peggy O?
   D              A
If you will marry me,
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I'll set your cities free
    A            D                  A
And free all the ladies in the area O

[Verse 3]
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I would marry you, sweet William O
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I would marry you,   sweet William O
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I would marry you but your guineas are too few
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And I fear my mama would be angry O

[Verse 4]
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What would your mama think,
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 pretty Peggy O?
What would your mama think,
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   pretty Peggy O?
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What would your mama think if she hears my guineas clink?
       A                   D                A
Saw me marching at the head of my soldiers O

[Guitar Solo]
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D A F#m A D A
D A F#m C#m
D A F#m A D

[Verse 5]
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 If ever I return, pretty Peggy O
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If ever I return, pretty Peggy O
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If ever I return,
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your cities I will burn
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Destroy all the ladies in the area O

[Verse 6]
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Come steppin' down the stairs,
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 pretty Peggy O
Come steppin' down the stairs,
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   pretty Peggy O
     D                 A
Come steppin' down the stairs,
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combin' back your yellow hair
      A            D                 A
Bid a last farewell to your William O

[Verse 7]
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Sweet William, he is dead,
D             A
 pretty Peggy O
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Sweet William, he is dead,
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pretty Peggy O
      D              A
Sweet William, he is dead,
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and he died for a maid
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And he's buried in the Louisiana country O

[Verse 8]
   A          D          A
As we rode out to Fennario
              F#m      C#m
As we rode out   to Fennario
    D               A                           F#m
Our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove
             A       D
And he called her by a name,
             A
pretty Peggy O

[Outro]
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