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Peggy-o

Grateful Dead
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 As we  marched out  to Fennerio
 
 As we marched out to Fennerio
 Our Captain  fell in love
 
 With a lady like a dove
 And he called  her by name,  Pretty Peggy-O
 Would you marry me, pretty Peggy-O?
 Would you marry me, pretty Peggy-O?
 If you would marry me,
 I would set your cities free
 Free all the ladies in the are-o
 I would marry you, sweet William-O
 I would marry you, sweet William-O
 I would marry you but your Guineas are too few
 And I fear my mama would be angry-o
 What would your mama think, pretty Peggy-O
 What would your mama think, pretty Peggy-O
 If she heard my Guineas clink?
 Saw me marching at the head of my soilders-o.
 Come a-steppin down the stairs, pretty Peggy-O
 Come a-steppin down the stairs, pretty Peggy-O
 Come a-steppin down the stairs
 Combin' back your yellow hair
 Bid a last fair well to your William-O
 For if ever I return, pretty Peggy-O
 If ever I return, pretty Peggy-O
 If ever I return
 All your cities I will burn
 Destroy all the ladies in the are-o
 Sweet William he is dead, pretty Peggy-O
 Sweet William he is dead, pretty Peggy-O
 Sweet William he is dead,
 And he died for a maid
 And he's burried in Louisana country-O
 As we marched out to Fenerio
 As we marched out to Fenerio
 Our Captain fell in love
 With a lady like a dove
 And he called her by name, Pretty Peggy-O

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Readable chord sheet for Peggy-o by Grateful Dead

As [G]we marched [C]out to Fenneri[G]o
   [G]  [G/f#]    [Em]        [Bm]
As we marched out to Fennerio
Our [C]Captain fell in [G]love
       [G]    [G/f#]   [Em]
With a lady like a dove
And he [G]called her by [C]name, Pretty Peggy-[G]O

Would you marry me, pretty Peggy-O?
Would you marry me, pretty Peggy-O?
If you would marry me,
I would set your cities free
Free all the ladies in the are-o

I would marry you, sweet William-O
I would marry you, sweet William-O
I would marry you but your Guineas are too few
And I fear my mama would be angry-o

What would your mama think, pretty Peggy-O
What would your mama think, pretty Peggy-O
If she heard my Guineas clink?
Saw me marching at the head of my soilders-o.

Come a-steppin down the stairs, pretty Peggy-O
Come a-steppin down the stairs, pretty Peggy-O
Come a-steppin down the stairs
Combin' back your yellow hair
Bid a last fair well to your William-O

For if ever I return, pretty Peggy-O
If ever I return, pretty Peggy-O
If ever I return
All your cities I will burn
Destroy all the ladies in the are-o

Sweet William he is dead, pretty Peggy-O
Sweet William he is dead, pretty Peggy-O
Sweet William he is dead,
And he died for a maid
And he's burried in Louisana country-O

As we marched out to Fenerio
As we marched out to Fenerio
Our Captain fell in love
With a lady like a dove
And he called her by name, Pretty Peggy-O

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