Verse 1: Em C D Em I was twenty-four years old when I met the woman I would call my own Em C G C D Em Twenty-two grand kids now growing old in that house that your brother bought ya Em C D Em On the summer day when I proposed, I made that wedding ring from dentist gold Em C G C D Em And I asked her father, but her daddy said, "No, 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 D Em Well I met her at Guy's in the second world war, 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 Em Nancy was my yellow rose, and we got married wearing borrowed clothes Em C G C D Em We got eight children now growing old, five sons 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 Verse 3: Em C D Em From her snow white streak in her jet black hair, over sixty years I've been loving her Em C G C D Em Now we're sat by the fire in our old armchairs, you know Nancy, I adore ya Em C D Em From a farm boy born near Belfast town, I never worried about the king and crown Em C G C D Em 'Cause I found my heart upon the southern ground, 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
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Nancy Mulligan by Ed Sheeran