Intro: A|------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|--3---2---2-------------------|------------5-----5-3-5-3---------| C|--------4-----4-2-4-2---------|------2-------------------4---4---| G|----------------------4---4---|--4-6-----4---4-------------------| A|------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|--3---2---2-------------------|--------2-----------5-3-----------| C|--------4-----4-2-3-2---------|----2-4---4-2---2--------6-4---4--| G|----------------------4---4---|--4-----------4---4---------------| 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 Interlude 1: 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 Interlude 2: 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 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 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