The Parting Glass

Tuning: D-F#-A Traditional Irish

Play freely arr. Ruth Randle 2012

## 4 Bm G D A

& 4

1.Of all the mon - ey that e'er I had, I
2.Oh, all the com - rades that e'er I had, They're
3.If I had mon - ey e - nough to spend, And
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A
2
3 3
3
3 3
0
0
4
4
B
5 4 3 0 3 3 4 3 4
F#m
4
## D
j
D

Bm G

& .
..
spent it in good com - pan - y. And all the harm I've
sor - ry for my going a - way, And all the sweet - hearts that

4.
.
leis - ure time to sit a - while, There is a fair maid
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4
0
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4
4
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3 3
3
3 3
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B
5 5 5 4 3 4 5 0 5 4 3 0
7
## D A D G

D Bm Bm
j
&
..

ev - er done, A - las! it was to none but me. And
e'er I had, They'd wish me one more day to stay, But
in this town, That sore - ly has my heart be - guiled.
2.
. Her
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4 7
7
10
10
7
7 7
2
3 3 3
7J
A
B
3 3 4 3 4 7 4 5 3
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## D D
j j
Em

.. ...
10

&
.
all I've done for want of wit, To mem' - ry now I
since it falls un - to my lot, That I should rise and
ros - y cheeks
7.
. and ru -
6+ 6+.
by lips,
. I own she has my

7. 7.
7 5
7 7 7 7 6
T

7J 5J
A
B
7 7 8 7 7 7 8 7 6 5 5 4 3 4
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F#m
13
##
Bm G D A

&

can't re - call, So fill to me the part - ing glass; Good
you should not, I gent - ly rise and soft - ly call, "Good
heart in thrall, Then fill to me the part - ing glass, Good
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A
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4
4
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3 3
3
3 3
0
0
4
4
B
5 0 5 4 3 0 3 3 4 3 4
F#m
16
## D G

Bm G Bm

&


night, and joy be with you all.
night and joy be with you all."
night and joy be with you all.
7 10 6+ 2 3 2
7 10 7 7 3 3 3
T
A
B
7 4 5 3

Note: in measures 5 and 13, I play the 3rd note (A) on the bass string, making it easy to "damp"
the note, so as to "play" the rest.