Allister - The Legend Of Pegleg Sullivan: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Legend Of Pegleg Sullivan" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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G# D#
1871 was the year
     G#         C#     D#
underneath an October sky
       G#
When a windy city man had
    C#
set out with a plan to set
  G#         D#         G#
a fire but nobody knows why
   G#
So Pegleg headed out
D#
back with a match and a
G#        C#  D#
bucket of kerosene
G#
Little did he know that the
C#
wind would blow through
     G#          D#  G#
the streets with anarchy

C#                    G#
Pegleg didn't have an alibi
   C#                     G#
He didn't have a story to tell
       C#
But he bought his one way
G#                 D#
ticket straight to hell

Chorus:
       G#
Cuz he burned the
whole damn city
     D#
yeah Watched it all go down
        Fm
Yeah he burned all of
   C#          D#
Chicago to the ground
        G#
yeah he burned that
beautiful city
   D#
He torched that
beautiful town
        Fm
Yeah he burned all of
   C#   D#     G#    C# G#
Chicago to the ground

The flames spread fast and by nightfall
they passed through the alleys and
the dead-end streets
From suburban doors to the lakefront
shore demolishing everything
And Pegleg never got blamed for the mess
Maintained he never broke the law
But all that remained was the charred
black stains proving everything’s his fault

Pegleg didn't have an alibi
He didn't have a story to tell
With that he bought his one-way
ticket straight to hell

Chorus

   D#
Of all the books
    C#            G#  C# G#
printed on his terrain
     D#
None raised the flag
   C#           G# C# G#
on one mans legacy
Fm
Now everybody
C#
knows the truth
        Fm
of the stories
        C#
being exposed
   Fm
So Pegleg's going
C#          D#
down in infamy

Chorus

Yeah, he burned all of Chicago to the ground
Yeah, he burned all of Chicago to the ground


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Legend Of Pegleg Sullivan" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Legend Of Pegleg Sullivan" by Allister.