O Chords & Lyrics - The National - Peggy

[INTRO]

[A]

[VERSE]

[A] As we rode on o[D]ut to Fennari[A]o,
[A] As we rode on o[F#m]ut to [C#m]Fennario,
Our c[D]aptain fell in love.[A] .. with a lady [E]like a [F#m]dove
And [A]called her by her n[D]ame, pretty Peggy-[A]O.

[VERSE]

[A] Will you marry me.[D] .. pretty Peggy-[A]O,
will you marry me.[F#m] .. pretty [C#m]Peggy-O?
If [D]you will marry me,[A] oh... I'll set your [E]cities [F#m]free
And [A]free all the [D]ladies... in the area-[A]O.

[VERSE]

[A] Oh, I would marry you,[D] sweet William-[A]O,
[A] Oh, I would marry you.[F#m] .. sweet [C#m]William-O
Oh, [D]I would marry you.[A] .. but your guineas are [E]too [F#m]few
And I [A]fear my [D]mama would be angry-[A]O.

[VERSE]

[A] What would your mama think.[D] .. pretty Peggy-[A]O,
[A] What would your mama think.[F#m] .. pretty [C#m]Peggy-O,
What [D]would your mama think.[A] .. if she heard my [E]guinea[F#m]s clink
And [A]saw me marching at the [D]head of my soldiers-[A]O?

[VERSE]

[A] Oh, if I ever I return.[D] .. pretty Peggy-[A]O,
[A] If I ever I return.[F#m] .. pretty [C#m]Peggy-O,
Oh, [D]if I ever I return.[A] .. your cities I [E]will[F#m] burn
And [A]destroy all the la[D]dies in the area-[A]O.

[VERSE]

[A] Come steppin' down the [D]stairs pretty Peggy-[A]O,
[A] Come steppin' down the [F#m]stairs pretty [C#m]Peggy-O,
Come [D]steppin' down the [A]stairs combin' back your [E]yellow[F#m] hair
[A]Bid a last fare[D]well to your Willia[A]m-O.

[VERSE]

[A] Sweet William he is dead.[D] .. pretty Peggy[A] -O,
[A] Sweet William he is dead.[F#m] .. pretty [C#m]Peggy-O,
Sweet [D]William he is dead.[A] .. and he died [E]for a [F#m]maid
And he's [A]buried in the Louisi[D]ana country[A] -O.

[VERSE]

[A] As we rode on [D]out, to Fennari[A]o,
[A] As we rode on [F#m]out to [C#m]Fennario
Our [D]captain fell in love.[A] .. with a lady [E]like a [F#m]dove,
And [A]called her by her [D]name, pretty Peggy-[A]O.