Written by Murray Cummings/Benjamin Levin/Johnny McDaid/Ed Sheeran/Foy Vance/Amy Wadge
Intro e|------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|--8---7---7-------------------|----------------------------------| G|--------9-----9-7-9-7---------|----6-7---6---6-------------------| D|----------------------9---9---|--9---------9-----9-7-9-7---------| A|------------------------------|--------------------------7---7---| E|------------------------------|----------------------------------| e|------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|--8---7---7-------------------|--------7-------------------------| G|--------9-----9-7-9-7---------|----7-9---9-7---7-----------------| D|----------------------9---9---|--9-----------9---9-7-9-7---------| A|------------------------------|--------------------------7---7---| E|------------------------------|----------------------------------| 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 daughterEm 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 daughtersG 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 borderInterlude 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 yaG 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 borderOutro 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 diG 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