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The Parting Glass

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This is not exactly how Liam Clancey did it as he had a higher upper range to his vocals, however,
for a mid range vocalist these chord in this repetitive chord three same one off pattern works decently.
Capo 1
[Intro]
C Am G C
C Am C G
C Am C G
C Am G C
[Verse 1]
Of Call the Ammoney that Ce'er I've Gseen
I've Cspent it Amin good CcompaGny
And Call the Amharm that Cere I've Gdone
AlCas it Amwas to Gnone but Cme
[Verse 2]
And Call I've Amdone for Cwant of Gwit
To Cmemory Amnow I Ccan't reGcall
So Cfill to Amme the Cparting Gglass
Good Cnight and Amjoy be Gwith you Call  
[Instrumental]
C Am G C
C Am C G
C Am C G
C Am G C
[Verse 3]
Oh Cfill to Amme the Cparting Gglass
And Cdrink a Amhealth what Cere befaGlls
I Cgently Amrise and Gsoftly Ccall
GoodCnight and Amjoy be Gwith you Call
[Verse 4]
Of Call the Amcomrades that Ce'er I'Gve known
They're Csorry Amfor my Cgoing aGway
And Call the Amsweethearts that Ce'er I Ghad
They'd Cwish me Amone more Gday to Cstay
[Verse 5]
But Csince it Amfell unCto my Glot
That CI should Amrise and Cyou should Gnot
I Cgently Amrise and Gsoftly Ccall
Good Cnight and Amjoy be Gwith you Call  
[Verse 6]
CA man may Amdrink and Cnot be Gdrunk
A Cman may Amfight and Cnot be Gslain
A Cman may Amcourt a Gpretty Cgirl
And Cperhaps be Amwelcomed Gback Cagain
[Instrumental]
C Am G C
C Am C G
C Am C G
C Am G C
[Verse 7]
But Csince it Amhas so Cordered Gbeen
By a Ctime to Amrise and a Ctime to Gfall
Come Cfill to Amme the Cparting Gglass
Good Cnight and Amjoy be Gwith you Call  
Good Amnight and Cjoy be Gwith you Call

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The Parting Glass

by Liam Clancy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

This is not exactly how Liam Clancey did it as he had a higher upper range to his vocals, however,

for a mid range vocalist these chord in this repetitive chord three same one off pattern works decently.

Capo 1

[Intro]

C Am G C

C Am C G

C Am G C

[Verse 1]

C Am C G

Of all the money that e'er I've seen

C Am C G

I've spent it in good company

C Am C G

And all the harm that ere I've done

C Am G C

Alas it was to none but me

[Verse 2]

C Am C G

And all I've done for want of wit

C Am C G

To memory now I can't recall

C Am C G

So fill to me the parting glass

C Am G C

Good night and joy be with you all

[Instrumental]

C Am G C

C Am C G

C Am G C

[Verse 3]

C Am C G

Oh fill to me the parting glass

C Am C G

And drink a health what ere befalls

C Am G C

I gently rise and softly call

C Am G C

Goodnight and joy be with you all

[Verse 4]

C Am C G

Of all the comrades that e'er I've known

C Am C G

They're sorry for my going away

C Am C G

And all the sweethearts that e'er I had

C Am G C

They'd wish me one more day to stay

[Verse 5]

C Am C G

But since it fell unto my lot

C Am C G

That I should rise and you should not

C Am G C

I gently rise and softly call

C Am G C

Good night and joy be with you all

[Verse 6]

C Am C G

A man may drink and not be drunk

C Am C G

A man may fight and not be slain

C Am G C

A man may court a pretty girl

C Am G C

And perhaps be welcomed back again

[Instrumental]

C Am G C

C Am C G

C Am G C

[Verse 7]

C Am C G

But since it has so ordered been

C Am C G

By a time to rise and a time to fall

C Am C G

Come fill to me the parting glass

C Am G C

Good night and joy be with you all

Am C G C

Good night and joy be with you all

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