Traditional Chords & Tabs
Parting Gloine:
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Verse 1:
Dm F C
Of all the money that ere I had,
Dm C
I spent it in good company.
Dm C
And all the harm that ere I done,
Dm C Dm
Alas! It was to none but me.
F
And all Ive done for want of wit,
Gm F
To memory now I cant recall.
Dm C
So fill to me the parting glass.
Dm C Dm
Goodnight and joy be with you all.
Verse 2:
Dm C
Oh, all the comrades that ere I had,
Dm C
They're sorry for my going away,
Dm C
And all the sweethearts that ere I had,
Dm C Dm
They’d wish me one more day to stay
F
But since it falls unto my lot
Gm F
That I should rise and you should not,
Dm C
I will gently rise and I'll softly call,
Dm C Dm
"Goodnight and joy be with you all!"
Verse 3:
Dm F C
Oh, if I had enough money to spend
Dm C
And leisure time to sit awhile
Dm F C
There is a fair maid in this town
Dm C Dm
That sorely has my heart beguiled
F
Her rosy cheeks and ruby lips,
Gm F C
I own she has my heart in thrall.
Dm F C
So fill to me the parting glass.
Dm C Dm
“Goodnight and joy be with you all.”