Ed Sheeran - Nancy Mulligan Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
[Opening]
[Em]I was twenty-four years [C]old when I [D]met the woman I would [Em]call my own
Twenty-[Em]two grand kids now [C]growing [G]old in that [C]house that your [D]brother [Em]bought ya
On the [Em]summer day when I [C]proposed, I [D]made that wedding ring from [Em]dentist gold
And I [Em]asked her father but her [C]daddy said [G]no, [C]you can’t [D]marry my [Em]daughter
[chorus]
[G]She and I went [C]on the [G]run, [D]don’t care about [C]religion[G]
[G]I’m gonna marry the [C]woman I [G]love, [C]down by the [D]Wexford [Em]border
[G]She was Nancy [C]Mulligan[G], and [D]I was William [C]Sheeran[G]
She [G]took my name and then [C]we were [G]one, [C]down by the [D]Wexford [Em]border
[section 2]
[Em] [C] [D] [Em][Em] [C] [G] [C] [D] [Em]
Well I [Em]met her at Guy’s in the second world [C]war and [D]she was working on a [Em]soldier’s ward
Never [Em]had I seen such [C]beauty [G]before the [C]moment [D]that I [Em]saw her
[Em]Nancy was my yellow [C]rose and [D]we got married wearing [Em]borrowed clothes
We got [Em]eight children now [C]growing [G]old, [C]five sons [D]and three [Em]daughters
[chorus]
[G]She and I went [C]on the [G]run, [D]don’t care about [C]religion[G]
[G]I’m gonna marry the [C]woman I [G]love, [C]down by the [D]Wexford [Em]border
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[G]She was Nancy [C]Mulligan[G], and [D]I was William [C]Sheeran[G]
She [G]took my name and then [C]we were [G]one, [C]down by the [D]Wexford [Em]border
[chorus]
[G]Di da da-da da-da di-da-[C]di, [D]di da da-da da-da di-da-di, da da
[G]Di da da-da da-da di-da-[C]di, [D]di da da-da da-da [G]di
[G]Di da da-da da-da di-da-[C]di, [D]di da da-da da-da di-da-di, da da
[G]Di da da-da da-da di-da-[C]di, [D]di da da-da da-da [G]di
[Closing]
From her [Em]snow white streak in her jet black [C]hair, over [D]sixty years I’ve been [Em]loving her
Now we’re [Em]sat by the fire in our [C]old [G]armchairs, you know [C]Nancy [D]I [Em]adore ya
From a [Em]farm boy born near Belfast [C]town, [D]I never worried about the [Em]king and crown
‘Cause I [Em]found my heart upon the [C]southern [G]ground, there’s no [C]difference [D]I [Em]assure ya
[chorus]
[G]She and I went [C]on the [G]run, [D]don’t care about [C]religion[G]
[G]I’m gonna marry the [C]woman I [G]love, [C]down by the [D]Wexford [Em]border
[G]She was Nancy [C]Mulligan[G], and [D]I was William [C]Sheeran[G]
She [G]took my name and then [C]we were [G]one, [C]down by the [D]Wexford [Em]border
[chorus]
[G]Di da da-da da-da di-da-[C]di, [D]di da da-da da-da di-da-di, da da
[G]Di da da-da da-da di-da-[C]di, [D]di da da-da da-da [G]di
[G]Di da da-da da-da di-da-[C]di, [D]di da da-da da-da di-da-di, da da
[G]Di da da-da da-da di-da-[C]di, [D]di da da-da da-da [G]di
How to play Nancy Mulligan on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Ed Sheeran - Nancy Mulligan on ukulele requires 4 chords and 6 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Nancy Mulligan uses these transitions most often: G → C (33), C → D (28), and C → G (25). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - C chord transition.
1. Em → C chord transition
To move from Em to C;
- While playing Em, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.
2. C → D chord transition
To move from C to D;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
3. D → Em chord transition
To move from D to Em;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 4.
4. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
5. Em → G chord transition
To move from Em to G;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
6. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.
Nancy Mulligan chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Nancy Mulligan.
- Nancy Mulligan includes 149 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Nancy Mulligan contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Nancy Mulligan connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → D: 11%
After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → C: 25%
- G → D: 24%