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Verse 1:
Em C D
I was twenty-four years old when I met the woman
Em
I would call my own
Em C G C
Twenty-two grand kids now growing old in that house
D Em
that your brother bought ya
Em C D
On the summer day when I proposed, I made that wedding ring
Em
from dentist gold
Em C G
And I asked her father but her daddy said no,
C D Em
you can’t marry my daughter
Chorus 1:
G C G D C G
She and I went on the run, don’t care about religion
G C G C D Em
I’m gonna marry the woman I love, down by the Wexford border
G C G D C G
She was Nancy Mulligan, and I was William Sheeran
G C G C D Em
She took my name and then we were one, down by the Wexford border
Em C D Em
Em C G C D Em
Verse 2:
Em C
Well I met her at Guy’s in the second world war
D Em
and she was working on a soldier’s ward
Em C G C D Em
Never had I seen such beauty before the moment that I saw her
Em C D
Nancy was my yellow rose and we got married wearing
Em
borrowed clothes
Em C G C
We got eight children now growing old, five sons
D Em
and three daughters
Chorus 2:
G C G D C G
She and I went on the run, don’t care about religion
G C G C D Em
I’m gonna marry the woman I love, down by the Wexford border
G C G D C G
She was Nancy Mulligan, and I was William Sheeran
G C G C D Em
She took my name and then we were one, down by the Wexford border
Interlude:
G C D
Di da-da-da-da-da di-da-di, di da-da-da-da-da di-da-di, da da
G C D G
Di da-da-da-da-da di-da-di, di da-da-da-da-da di
G C D
Di da-da-da-da-da di-da-di, di da-da-da-da-da di-da-di, da da
G C D G
Di da-da-da-da-da di-da-di, di da-da-da-da-da di
Verse 3:
Em C
From her snow white streak in her jet black hair,
D Em
over sixty years I’ve been loving her
Em C G
Now we’re sat by the fire in our old armchairs,
C D Em
you know Nancy I adore ya
Em C
From a farm boy born near Belfast town,
D Em
I never worried about the king and crown
Em C G
‘Cause I found my heart upon the southern ground,
C D Em
there’s no difference I assure ya
Chorus 3:
G C G D C G
She and I went on the run, don’t care about religion
G C G C D Em
I’m gonna marry the woman I love, down by the Wexford border
G C G D C G
She was Nancy Mulligan, and I was William Sheeran
G C G C D Em
She took my name and then we were one, down by the Wexford border
Outro:
G C D
Di da-da-da-da-da di-da-di, di da-da-da-da-da di-da-di, da da
G C D G
Di da-da-da-da-da di-da-di, di da-da-da-da-da di
G C D
Di da-da-da-da-da di-da-di, di da-da-da-da-da di-da-di, da da
G C D G
Di da-da-da-da-da di-da-di, di da-da-da-da-da di
