Chords for Peggy-O (v2) - Grateful Dead - 4-12-1978 - Duke Univ, Durham, NC set1-04
Tempo:
143.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
F#m
F#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
As
[F#]
we [D] roll out the merry [A] go, As we [F#] roll [F#m] out [C#m] the merry go,
[D] Our captain's [A] been in love with a lady [F#] like a dove.
[A] And he called her [D] by her name, Pretty [A] Peggy O.
Don't step a foot out [D] of your cage.
[A]
Will you marry [F#m] me, [B]
Pretty [C#m] Peggy O?
[D] You will [A] marry me.
I will set your [F#m] city free,
[A] Free [D] all the people in the area.
[A]
I would [D] marry you, Sweet little [A] mama.
I would [F#m] marry you, [C] Sweet [C#m] William O.
[D] I would [A] marry you, But your guineas are [F#] too few.
[F#m]
[A] I fear [D] my mama would hate [A] you, But would your [D]
mama thank you?
Pretty [A] Peggy O, But [G#] would your [F#m] mama thank you?
[C#m] Pretty Peggy O,
[D] But would your [A] mama thank you?
She heard [F#] my guineas bleat, [A] For me, won't you [D] come get her?
I'm a
[A] soldier's love.
[D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[F#m] [G#m]
[D]
[E] [A]
[F#m]
[A] [D]
[F#] [Bm] [A]
[D] [A]
[F#] [A]
[D]
[B] [A]
[F#] [A] [F#m]
[G#]
[D] [A]
[E] [F#m]
[A]
[D] [B]
[D] [A] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[F#m]
[C#m]
[Bm] [F#m] [A]
[F#m]
[A]
[D]
[A] [D]
[D] [F#m]
[A]
[F#]
[C#m]
[E] [C#m] [D]
[A] [F#]
[F#m]
[F#] [A] [D]
[A]
If ever I [D] return, Pretty [A] Peggy O.
If ever [F#m] I return, [C#m] Pretty Peggy O.
[D] If ever [A] I return, All your cities [F#m] I will burn.
[A] Destroy [D] all the people in the [A] area.
[F#] [A] Come skippin' [D] down those stairs, Pretty [A] Peggy O.
Come steppin' down [F#] those stairs, [C#] Pretty Peggy [F#] O.
Come [D] steppin' [A] down those stairs, [Am] Coming back your [F#] yellow hair.
[F#m]
[A] Middle-ass [D] farewell, To your [A] old William O.
Sweet William [D] is dead, Pretty Peggy [A] O.
Sweet [G#] William [F#m] is dead, [C#m] Pretty Peggy O.
[D] Sweet William [A] is dead, And he died [F#m] for a maid.
And [A] he's buried in [D] the Louisiana [A] country.
As we [D] rode out on the [A] Arial, As we [F#m] rode out [C#m] on the Arial,
[D] Our captain fell [A] in love, With a lady [F#m] like a [F#] dove.
[A]
And he called her by [D]
name, Pretty Peggy [A] O.
[G#] [G#] [C#m] [D]
[A]
[Am] [F#]
[B] [Em]
[F#]
we [D] roll out the merry [A] go, As we [F#] roll [F#m] out [C#m] the merry go,
[D] Our captain's [A] been in love with a lady [F#] like a dove.
[A] And he called her [D] by her name, Pretty [A] Peggy O.
Don't step a foot out [D] of your cage.
[A]
Will you marry [F#m] me, [B]
Pretty [C#m] Peggy O?
[D] You will [A] marry me.
I will set your [F#m] city free,
[A] Free [D] all the people in the area.
[A]
I would [D] marry you, Sweet little [A] mama.
I would [F#m] marry you, [C] Sweet [C#m] William O.
[D] I would [A] marry you, But your guineas are [F#] too few.
[F#m]
[A] I fear [D] my mama would hate [A] you, But would your [D]
mama thank you?
Pretty [A] Peggy O, But [G#] would your [F#m] mama thank you?
[C#m] Pretty Peggy O,
[D] But would your [A] mama thank you?
She heard [F#] my guineas bleat, [A] For me, won't you [D] come get her?
I'm a
[A] soldier's love.
[D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[F#m] [G#m]
[D]
[E] [A]
[F#m]
[A] [D]
[F#] [Bm] [A]
[D] [A]
[F#] [A]
[D]
[B] [A]
[F#] [A] [F#m]
[G#]
[D] [A]
[E] [F#m]
[A]
[D] [B]
[D] [A] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[F#m]
[C#m]
[Bm] [F#m] [A]
[F#m]
[A]
[D]
[A] [D]
[D] [F#m]
[A]
[F#]
[C#m]
[E] [C#m] [D]
[A] [F#]
[F#m]
[F#] [A] [D]
[A]
If ever I [D] return, Pretty [A] Peggy O.
If ever [F#m] I return, [C#m] Pretty Peggy O.
[D] If ever [A] I return, All your cities [F#m] I will burn.
[A] Destroy [D] all the people in the [A] area.
[F#] [A] Come skippin' [D] down those stairs, Pretty [A] Peggy O.
Come steppin' down [F#] those stairs, [C#] Pretty Peggy [F#] O.
Come [D] steppin' [A] down those stairs, [Am] Coming back your [F#] yellow hair.
[F#m]
[A] Middle-ass [D] farewell, To your [A] old William O.
Sweet William [D] is dead, Pretty Peggy [A] O.
Sweet [G#] William [F#m] is dead, [C#m] Pretty Peggy O.
[D] Sweet William [A] is dead, And he died [F#m] for a maid.
And [A] he's buried in [D] the Louisiana [A] country.
As we [D] rode out on the [A] Arial, As we [F#m] rode out [C#m] on the Arial,
[D] Our captain fell [A] in love, With a lady [F#m] like a [F#] dove.
[A]
And he called her by [D]
name, Pretty Peggy [A] O.
[G#] [G#] [C#m] [D]
[A]
[Am] [F#]
[B] [Em]
Key:
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_ _ _ As _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ we [D] roll out _ the merry [A] go, _ _ _ _ _ _ As we [F#] roll [F#m] out [C#m] the merry go,
_ _ _ [D] Our _ captain's [A] been in love with a lady [F#] like a dove. _ _ _ _
[A] And he called her [D] by her _ name, Pretty _ _ [A] Peggy O. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Don't step a foot out [D] of _ _ your cage.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Will you marry [F#m] _ me, [B]
Pretty [C#m] Peggy O? _ _ _ _ _
[D] You will [A] marry me. _
I will set your [F#m] city free, _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Free [D] all the people in the _ area.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I would [D] marry you, _ Sweet little [A] mama. _ _
I _ _ _ _ would [F#m] marry you, _ [C] Sweet [C#m] William O.
_ _ _ [D] _ I would [A] marry you, But your guineas are [F#] too few.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] I fear [D] my mama would hate _ [A] you, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ But would your [D]
mama thank you?
Pretty _ _ [A] Peggy O, _ _ _ _ _ But [G#] would your [F#m] mama thank you? _
[C#m] Pretty Peggy O, _ _ _
[D] But would your [A] mama thank you?
She heard [F#] my guineas bleat, _ _ _ _ [A] For me, won't you [D] come get her?
I'm a _ _
[A] _ soldier's love. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
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[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
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_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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[D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
If ever I [D] return, _ _ Pretty _ [A] Peggy O. _
If _ _ _ _ ever [F#m] I return, _ _ [C#m] Pretty Peggy O.
_ _ _ _ [D] If ever [A] I return, _ All your cities [F#m] I will burn. _ _ _ _
_ [A] Destroy _ _ [D] all the people in the [A] _ _ area.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [A] Come skippin' [D] down those stairs, _ Pretty _ [A] Peggy O. _ _ _
_ _ _ Come steppin' down [F#] those stairs, _ [C#] Pretty Peggy [F#] O.
_ Come _ [D] _ steppin' [A] down those stairs, [Am] Coming back your [F#] yellow hair.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] Middle-ass [D] farewell, _ To your [A] old William O.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sweet William _ [D] is dead, _ Pretty _ Peggy [A] O. _ _
Sweet _ _ _ [G#] William [F#m] is dead, _ [C#m] Pretty Peggy O.
_ _ _ [D] Sweet William [A] is dead, _ And he died [F#m] for a maid. _ _ _ _
And [A] he's buried in [D] the Louisiana _ _ _ _ [A] country. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ As we [D] rode out _ on the _ _ [A] Arial, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ As we [F#m] rode out _ [C#m] on the Arial, _
_ _ _ [D] Our captain fell [A] in love, With a lady _ [F#m] like a [F#] dove.
_ _ _ [A]
And he called her by [D] _
name, Pretty _ _ Peggy [A] O. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ _ _ As _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ we [D] roll out _ the merry [A] go, _ _ _ _ _ _ As we [F#] roll [F#m] out [C#m] the merry go,
_ _ _ [D] Our _ captain's [A] been in love with a lady [F#] like a dove. _ _ _ _
[A] And he called her [D] by her _ name, Pretty _ _ [A] Peggy O. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Don't step a foot out [D] of _ _ your cage.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Will you marry [F#m] _ me, [B]
Pretty [C#m] Peggy O? _ _ _ _ _
[D] You will [A] marry me. _
I will set your [F#m] city free, _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Free [D] all the people in the _ area.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I would [D] marry you, _ Sweet little [A] mama. _ _
I _ _ _ _ would [F#m] marry you, _ [C] Sweet [C#m] William O.
_ _ _ [D] _ I would [A] marry you, But your guineas are [F#] too few.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] I fear [D] my mama would hate _ [A] you, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ But would your [D]
mama thank you?
Pretty _ _ [A] Peggy O, _ _ _ _ _ But [G#] would your [F#m] mama thank you? _
[C#m] Pretty Peggy O, _ _ _
[D] But would your [A] mama thank you?
She heard [F#] my guineas bleat, _ _ _ _ [A] For me, won't you [D] come get her?
I'm a _ _
[A] _ soldier's love. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _
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[Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
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[E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
If ever I [D] return, _ _ Pretty _ [A] Peggy O. _
If _ _ _ _ ever [F#m] I return, _ _ [C#m] Pretty Peggy O.
_ _ _ _ [D] If ever [A] I return, _ All your cities [F#m] I will burn. _ _ _ _
_ [A] Destroy _ _ [D] all the people in the [A] _ _ area.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [A] Come skippin' [D] down those stairs, _ Pretty _ [A] Peggy O. _ _ _
_ _ _ Come steppin' down [F#] those stairs, _ [C#] Pretty Peggy [F#] O.
_ Come _ [D] _ steppin' [A] down those stairs, [Am] Coming back your [F#] yellow hair.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] Middle-ass [D] farewell, _ To your [A] old William O.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sweet William _ [D] is dead, _ Pretty _ Peggy [A] O. _ _
Sweet _ _ _ [G#] William [F#m] is dead, _ [C#m] Pretty Peggy O.
_ _ _ [D] Sweet William [A] is dead, _ And he died [F#m] for a maid. _ _ _ _
And [A] he's buried in [D] the Louisiana _ _ _ _ [A] country. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ As we [D] rode out _ on the _ _ [A] Arial, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ As we [F#m] rode out _ [C#m] on the Arial, _
_ _ _ [D] Our captain fell [A] in love, With a lady _ [F#m] like a [F#] dove.
_ _ _ [A]
And he called her by [D] _
name, Pretty _ _ Peggy [A] O. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _