7 Chords used in the song: C, C/B, C/A, G, F, Em, Am
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Tuning: Standard (Capo 6th fret; all notes are relative)
Intro Riff (repeated after each verse):
A|-----0--2--|-----5--3----------3--------------------2------0--2---------------|
E|--3--------|--0------------------------1--1--0--0---3---3---------------------|
C|-----------|------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
G|-----------|-----------0---2------0----2--2--0--------------------------------|
Verse Pattern:
(Walk down A string)
C C/B C/A G C F G
As we marched down to Faneri-o
C F C F G
As we marched down to Faneri-o
F C Em Am
Our captain fell n love with a lady like a dove
(Walk up the A string)
C C/B C/A G C/A C/B C (Repeat Intro Riff)
And they called her name, pretty Peggy-o
(Lyrics)
Come a runnin' down the stairs, pretty Peggy-o
Come a runnin' down the stairs, pretty Peggy-o
Come a runnin' down the stairs, combin' back Your yellow hair
You're the prettiest little girl I've ever seen-o
In a carriage you will ride, pretty Peggy-o
In a carriage you will ride, pretty Peggy-o
In a carriage you will ride, with your true love by your side
As fair as any maiden in the are-e-o
What will your mother say, pretry Peggy-o?
What will your mother say, pretty Peggy-o?
What will your mother say, when she finds you've Gone away
To places far and strange to Faneri-o?
If ever I return, pretty Peggy-o
If ever I return, pretty Peggy-o
If ever I return, all your cities I will burn
Destroying all the ladies in the are-e-o
Destroying all the ladies in the are-e-o
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About this song: Peggy-o
Simon and Garfunkel recorded this heavily harmonized arrangement of the song titled Peggy-O as part of their Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. album of 1964 and Columbia Records studio recordings of the 1960s (which was released on the box set The Columbia Studio Recordings (1964-1970) in 2001). Originally, the song is a Scottish folk song called "The Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie" and is about a thwarted romance between a soldier and a girl. It has been covered by various artists, commonly under the name "Peggy-O". Read more on Last.fm.