Peggy-O Chords by The National
Tempo:
119.05 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
F#m
C#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
As we rode [D] on out to [A] Fenerio, As we rode on [F#m] out [C#m] to Fenerio,
Our [D] captain fell in [A] love with a lady like a [F#m] dove,
[A] Called her by her [D] name, Pretty Peggy [A] O.
Will you marry [D] me, Pretty Peggy [A] O.
Will you marry [F#m] me, [C#m] Pretty Peggy O.
[D] If you will marry [A] me, I'll set your cities [F#m] free,
[A] Free all the [D] ladies in the area.
[A]
Oh, I would marry [D] you, Sweet William [A] O.
Oh, I would marry [F#m] you, [C#m] Sweet William O.
[D] Oh, I would marry [A] you, But your guineas are [F#m] too few,
[A] And I fear my [D] mama would be angry [A]-o.
What would your mama [D] think, Pretty [A] Peggy O.
What would your mama [F#m] think, Pretty [A] Peggy O.
[D] What would your mama [A] think, If she heard my [F#m] guineas cling,
[A] And saw me marching up [D] ahead of my soldiers'
[A] home.
Oh, if I ever [D] return, Pretty Peggy [A] O.
If I ever [F#m] return, [C#m] Pretty Peggy O.
[A] [D] Oh, if I ever [A] return, Your cities I [F#m] will burn,
[A] And destroy all [D] the ladies in the area.
[A] Come steppin' down the [D] stairs, Pretty Peggy [A] O.
Come steppin' down [F#m] the stairs, [C#m] Pretty Peggy O.
[D] Come steppin' down [A] the stairs, Comin' back [C#m] your [F#m] way.
[A] Bid a last [D] farewell to your [A] William O.
Oh, Sweet William he is [D] dead, Pretty [A] Peggy O.
Sweet William he is [F#m] dead, Pretty [C#m] Peggy O.
[A] [D] Sweet William he is [A] dead, And died for [F#m] a man.
[A] He's buried in the [D] Louisiana country [A]-o.
As we rode on [D] out to [A] Fenerio.
As we rode on [F#m] out [C#] to Fenerio.
[D] Our captain fell in [A] love with a lady [C#m] like [F#m] a dove.
And [A] called her by [D] her name, Pretty [A] Peggy O.
As we rode [D] on out to [A] Fenerio, As we rode on [F#m] out [C#m] to Fenerio,
Our [D] captain fell in [A] love with a lady like a [F#m] dove,
[A] Called her by her [D] name, Pretty Peggy [A] O.
Will you marry [D] me, Pretty Peggy [A] O.
Will you marry [F#m] me, [C#m] Pretty Peggy O.
[D] If you will marry [A] me, I'll set your cities [F#m] free,
[A] Free all the [D] ladies in the area.
[A]
Oh, I would marry [D] you, Sweet William [A] O.
Oh, I would marry [F#m] you, [C#m] Sweet William O.
[D] Oh, I would marry [A] you, But your guineas are [F#m] too few,
[A] And I fear my [D] mama would be angry [A]-o.
What would your mama [D] think, Pretty [A] Peggy O.
What would your mama [F#m] think, Pretty [A] Peggy O.
[D] What would your mama [A] think, If she heard my [F#m] guineas cling,
[A] And saw me marching up [D] ahead of my soldiers'
[A] home.
Oh, if I ever [D] return, Pretty Peggy [A] O.
If I ever [F#m] return, [C#m] Pretty Peggy O.
[A] [D] Oh, if I ever [A] return, Your cities I [F#m] will burn,
[A] And destroy all [D] the ladies in the area.
[A] Come steppin' down the [D] stairs, Pretty Peggy [A] O.
Come steppin' down [F#m] the stairs, [C#m] Pretty Peggy O.
[D] Come steppin' down [A] the stairs, Comin' back [C#m] your [F#m] way.
[A] Bid a last [D] farewell to your [A] William O.
Oh, Sweet William he is [D] dead, Pretty [A] Peggy O.
Sweet William he is [F#m] dead, Pretty [C#m] Peggy O.
[A] [D] Sweet William he is [A] dead, And died for [F#m] a man.
[A] He's buried in the [D] Louisiana country [A]-o.
As we rode on [D] out to [A] Fenerio.
As we rode on [F#m] out [C#] to Fenerio.
[D] Our captain fell in [A] love with a lady [C#m] like [F#m] a dove.
And [A] called her by [D] her name, Pretty [A] Peggy O.
Key:
A
D
F#m
C#m
C#
A
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F#m
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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As we rode [D] on out to _ _ _ [A] Fenerio, _ _ _ _ _ _ As we rode on [F#m] out [C#m] to Fenerio, _
Our _ _ [D] captain fell in [A] love _ _ with a lady like a [F#m] dove, _ _ _ _ _
[A] Called her by her [D] name, Pretty _ _ Peggy [A] O. _ _ _
_ _ _ Will you marry [D] me, _ Pretty _ _ Peggy [A] O. _ _ _ _ _ _
Will you marry [F#m] me, _ _ [C#m] Pretty Peggy O. _ _ _
[D] If you will marry [A] me, _ _ I'll set your cities [F#m] _ free, _
_ _ _ _ [A] Free all the [D] _ ladies in the _ area.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, I would marry [D] you, _ _ Sweet _ William [A] O. _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, I would marry _ [F#m] you, _ [C#m] Sweet William O.
_ _ _ [D] Oh, I would marry [A] you, _ But your guineas are [F#m] too few, _ _ _ _
[A] And I fear my [D] mama _ would be _ angry [A]-o. _ _
_ _ _ What would your mama [D] think, _ _ Pretty _ _ [A] Peggy O. _ _ _ _ _ _
What would your mama [F#m] think, _ Pretty [A] Peggy O. _ _ _ _
[D] What would your mama [A] think, _ If she heard my [F#m] guineas cling, _ _
_ _ _ [A] And saw me marching up [D] ahead of my soldiers' _
[A] home. _ _ _ _ _
Oh, if I ever [D] return, _ _ Pretty _ Peggy [A] O. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ If I ever [F#m] return, _ _ [C#m] Pretty Peggy O. _
_ _ [A] _ [D] Oh, if I ever [A] return, _ _ Your cities I [F#m] will burn, _ _ _ _
[A] And destroy all [D] the ladies in the _ area.
[A] _ _ Come _ _ _ _ steppin' down the [D] stairs, Pretty _ _ Peggy [A] O.
_ _ Come _ _ _ steppin' down [F#m] the stairs, _ [C#m] Pretty Peggy O. _ _ _
[D] Come steppin' down [A] the stairs, _ _ Comin' back [C#m] your [F#m] way. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Bid a last [D] farewell _ to your _ _ [A] William O.
_ _ _ Oh, Sweet William he is [D] dead, _ Pretty _ _ _ [A] Peggy O.
_ Sweet _ _ _ _ William he is [F#m] dead, _ Pretty [C#m] Peggy O. _
_ [A] _ _ [D] Sweet William he is [A] dead, _ _ And died for [F#m] a man. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] He's buried in the _ [D] Louisiana _ _ _ _ country [A]-o. _ _
_ _ _ _ As we rode on [D] out _ to _ _ _ [A] Fenerio. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
As we rode on [F#m] out _ [C#] to Fenerio. _ _ _ _
[D] Our captain fell in [A] love _ _ with a lady [C#m] like [F#m] a dove. _ _
_ _ _ And [A] called her by [D] her name, _ Pretty _ _ [A] Peggy O. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
As we rode [D] on out to _ _ _ [A] Fenerio, _ _ _ _ _ _ As we rode on [F#m] out [C#m] to Fenerio, _
Our _ _ [D] captain fell in [A] love _ _ with a lady like a [F#m] dove, _ _ _ _ _
[A] Called her by her [D] name, Pretty _ _ Peggy [A] O. _ _ _
_ _ _ Will you marry [D] me, _ Pretty _ _ Peggy [A] O. _ _ _ _ _ _
Will you marry [F#m] me, _ _ [C#m] Pretty Peggy O. _ _ _
[D] If you will marry [A] me, _ _ I'll set your cities [F#m] _ free, _
_ _ _ _ [A] Free all the [D] _ ladies in the _ area.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, I would marry [D] you, _ _ Sweet _ William [A] O. _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, I would marry _ [F#m] you, _ [C#m] Sweet William O.
_ _ _ [D] Oh, I would marry [A] you, _ But your guineas are [F#m] too few, _ _ _ _
[A] And I fear my [D] mama _ would be _ angry [A]-o. _ _
_ _ _ What would your mama [D] think, _ _ Pretty _ _ [A] Peggy O. _ _ _ _ _ _
What would your mama [F#m] think, _ Pretty [A] Peggy O. _ _ _ _
[D] What would your mama [A] think, _ If she heard my [F#m] guineas cling, _ _
_ _ _ [A] And saw me marching up [D] ahead of my soldiers' _
[A] home. _ _ _ _ _
Oh, if I ever [D] return, _ _ Pretty _ Peggy [A] O. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ If I ever [F#m] return, _ _ [C#m] Pretty Peggy O. _
_ _ [A] _ [D] Oh, if I ever [A] return, _ _ Your cities I [F#m] will burn, _ _ _ _
[A] And destroy all [D] the ladies in the _ area.
[A] _ _ Come _ _ _ _ steppin' down the [D] stairs, Pretty _ _ Peggy [A] O.
_ _ Come _ _ _ steppin' down [F#m] the stairs, _ [C#m] Pretty Peggy O. _ _ _
[D] Come steppin' down [A] the stairs, _ _ Comin' back [C#m] your [F#m] way. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Bid a last [D] farewell _ to your _ _ [A] William O.
_ _ _ Oh, Sweet William he is [D] dead, _ Pretty _ _ _ [A] Peggy O.
_ Sweet _ _ _ _ William he is [F#m] dead, _ Pretty [C#m] Peggy O. _
_ [A] _ _ [D] Sweet William he is [A] dead, _ _ And died for [F#m] a man. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] He's buried in the _ [D] Louisiana _ _ _ _ country [A]-o. _ _
_ _ _ _ As we rode on [D] out _ to _ _ _ [A] Fenerio. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
As we rode on [F#m] out _ [C#] to Fenerio. _ _ _ _
[D] Our captain fell in [A] love _ _ with a lady [C#m] like [F#m] a dove. _ _
_ _ _ And [A] called her by [D] her name, _ Pretty _ _ [A] Peggy O. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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