From: pfein@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Peter Fein)
Newsgroups: rec.music.gdead
Subject: peggy O' chords and etc.
Keywords: peggy lyrics
Date: 8 Sep 92 18:38:28 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.


Thanks for all who sent me lyrics for Peggy O'.  I actually recieved a
few different versions.  The version that most people sent me was off
some kind of ftp site beacause there was certain words replaced by ???
in every one.  But I got one copy of them that matched what I could
make out of my late 80's Hampton tape.  So I am going to post them
with the chords which are repetive for every verse.  The chords are in
the key of C.  The Dead may actually play it in A but it is a little
simpler to create a more interesting single acoustic guitar
arrangement in C.
So Here it is:



Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 13:25:07 -0400
From: Scott J Wilderman <sjw_nc@engin.umich.edu>
Message-Id: <5b0cb0846.0023c99@spectral.engin.umich.edu>
To: pfein@gandalf.rutgers.edu
Subject: Re:  Lyric request for Peggy O'
Cc: sjw_nc@engin.umich.edu

Hi Pete, 
You probably have a million of these by now, but just in case:

                                         Pretty Peggy-O
       C           F          C                Am         Em
       /  /  /  /  /  /  /  / //// /  /  /  /  /  /  /  / //// 
       As we rowed up to Fennario, as we rowed up to Fennario
       F                   C                       Am  
       /     /     /    /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  ////    
       Our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove
       C                   F                  C
       /    /     /   /    / / / /  / / / /   ////
       And called her by a name, pretty Peggy-O.

       Will you marry me pretty Peggy-O, will you marry me pretty Peggy-O
       If you will marry me, I'll set your cities free
       And free all the ladies in the area-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,
       What would your mama think if she heard my guineas clink
       Saw me marching at the head of my soldiers.

       If ever I return pretty Peggy-O, if ever I return pretty Peggy-O
       If ever I return your cities I will burn
       Destroy all the ladies in the area-O.

       Come steppin' down the stairs pretty Peggy-O,
       Come steppin' down the stairs pretty Peggy-O,
       Come steppin' down the stairs combin' back your yellow hair
       Bid a last farewell to your William-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 buried in the Louisiana country-O.

       As we rowed up to Fennario, as we rowed up to Fennario
       Our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove,
       And called her by a name, pretty Peggy-O.

Any chance you might be able to help me out with the chords?
Thanks,
Scott
sjw_nc@engin.umich.edu
Laboratory for Advanced Scientific Computation
University of Michigan

You can develop a nice walking base line for an intro into C
by playing (single notes low to high) G A B C and from to C to Am(high
to low (C B A).

As I said I believe the dead play it a the key of A in which case the
chords are   A D A F#m C#m D A F#m A D A.

Have fun this song makes a nice finger picking arrangement as well.
Pete
pfein@gandalf.rutgers.edu
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