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The Parting Glass

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The Parting Glass chords
 G   Em   D    G   G   Em   G    D   G   Em   D    G   Em   G   D   G2x
Of Gall the Emmoney that De'er I Ghad
I've Gspent it Emin good GcompaDny
And Gall the Emharm I've Dever Gdone
AEmlas it Gwas to Dnone but Gme
And Gall I've Emdone for Gwant of Dwit
To memory Gnow I Emcan't GreDcall
So Gfill to Emme the Dparting Gglass
Good Emnight and Gjoy be Dto you Gall  
G Em D G  G Em D G  G Em D G  Em G D G
GFill to Emme the Gparting Dglass
And drink a Ghealth what Emer beDfalls
I Ggently Emrise and Dsoftly Gcall
GoodEmnight and Gjoy be Dto you Gall
Of Gall the Emcomrades that Ge'er I Dhad
They're Gsorry Emfor my Ggoing aDway
And Gall the Emsweethearts that De'er I Ghad
They'd Emwish me Gone more Dday to Gstay
But Gsince it Emfell unGto my Dlot
That I should Grise and Emyou should Dnot
I Ggently Emrise and Dsoftly Gcall
GoodEmnight and Gjoy be Dto you Gall
G Em D G  G Em D G  G Em D G  Em G D G
But Gsince it Emfell unGto my Dlot
That I should Grise and Emyou should Dnot
I Ggently Emrise and Dsoftly Gcall
GoodEmnight and Gjoy be Dto you Gall
So Gfill to Emme the Gparting Dglass
And drink a Ghealth what Emer beDfalls
I Ggently Emrise and Dsoftly Gcall
GoodEmnight and Gjoy be Dto you Gall
Capo II
  G= F  
 Em= Dm  
  D= C  
Capo III
  G= E  
 Em= C#m  
  D= B  
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  G= D  
 Em= Bm  
  D= A  
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  G= C  
 Em= Am  
  D= G  
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  G= A  
 Em= F#m  
  D= E  

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The Parting Glass

by Shaun Davey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

F#m

The Parting Glass chords

G Em D G G Em G D G Em D G Em G D G

G Em D G

Of all the money that e'er I had

G Em G D

I've spent it in good company

G Em D G

And all the harm I've ever done

Em G D G

Alas it was to none but me

G Em G D

And all I've done for want of wit

G Em G D

To memory now I can't recall

G Em D G

So fill to me the parting glass

Em G D G

Good night and joy be to you all

G Em D G G Em D G G Em D G Em G D G

G Em G D

Fill to me the parting glass

G Em D

And drink a health what er befalls

G Em D G

I gently rise and softly call

Em G D G

Goodnight and joy be to you all

G Em G D

Of all the comrades that e'er I had

G Em G D

They're sorry for my going away

G Em D G

And all the sweethearts that e'er I had

Em G D G

They'd wish me one more day to stay

G Em G D

But since it fell unto my lot

G Em D

That I should rise and you should not

G Em D G

I gently rise and softly call

Em G D G

Goodnight and joy be to you all

G Em D G G Em D G G Em D G Em G D G

G Em G D

But since it fell unto my lot

G Em D

That I should rise and you should not

G Em D G

I gently rise and softly call

Em G D G

Goodnight and joy be to you all

G Em G D

So fill to me the parting glass

G Em D

And drink a health what er befalls

G Em D G

I gently rise and softly call

Em G D G

Goodnight and joy be to you all

Capo II

G F

Em Dm

D C

Capo III

G E

Em C#m

D B

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G D

Em Bm

D A

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G C

Em Am

D G

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

G A

Em F#m

D E

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