The Parting Glass - The Hound + The Fox

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"The Parting Glass" is a traditional Irish and Scottish song. It used to be sung at the end of a gathering of friends. "The Parting Glass" can also be thought of as a sort of funeral song, a tribute to one who must leave to move on to a different world.

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♫ The Parting Glass - The Hound + The Fox ♫

The Parting Glass
The Hound + The Fox
For key of C instrument
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Verse 1:
F2#....~G2E2..  D2  B     B   A       
Of                        all   the money   
A~B  D2  D2~E2  E2
That e'er   I           had
D2~E2    F2# A2F2#    D2~E2  F2#BC2#
I             spent   it  in    good         company
F2#~E2 D2..     B    B.~A     
And         all      the harm
A        D2   D2~E2   E2
That e’er   I’ve       done
D2~E2F2# B2 A2          F2# D2   B  D2
Alas               it was         to none but me
A2   A2~F2# B2     A2             A2  A2~F2# B2 A2   
And all          I've done            for want          of wit
A2    G2 F2# E2..~D2     D2~E2F2# F2#  BC2#
To mem'ry  now                 I                can't recall
F2#~E2 D2     B   B.~A         A~B  D2D2~E2  E2
  So           fill     to me           the     parting     glass
D2~E2 F2#  B2 A2       F2#E2 D2 D2
Good  night and joy        be to you  all

Verse 2:
F2#~E2 D2  B      B      A          A   D2 D2~E2 E2
Of            all the comrades    that e'er   I         had
A             AD2 D2  D2~E2 F2#F2#   A A
They're sorry for my           going     away
F2#~E2 D2      B      B       A             A   D2 D2~E2 E2
And         all     the sweethearts    that e'er  I          had
D2           D2 G2  F2#   D2    B   A    A
They'd wish me one more day to stay
A2      A2 B2 A2      A2A2 B2 A2
But since it  fell       unto my lot
A2  G2   F2#   E2~D2     D2~E2 F2#    B     C2#
That I should rise           and       you should not
F2#~E2 D2 B   B…A            A    D2E2 E2
I             gently rise              and softly call
D2~E2 F2#  B2  A2       F2#E2 D2  D2
Good  night and joy        be   to you  all
F2# A2  F2#A2   B2   A2F2#   E2 
So    fill   to  me   the parting glass
D2      E2  F2# F2#    E2 D2  D2C2#
And drink a health whate'er befalls
F2#~E2 D2 B   B…A            A    D2E2 E2
I             gently rise              and softly call
D2~E2 F2#  B2 A2       F2#E2 D2 D2
Good  night and joy        be to you  all

Verse 3:
F2# A2  F2#A2   B2   A2F2#   E2   
So    fill   to  me   the parting glass
D2    E2F2# F2# E2   D2  D2 C2#
And gather   as    the evening falls
F2#~E2 D2 B    B…A            A    D2E2   E2
And        gently rise               and softly call
D2~E2 F2#  B2 A2       F2#E2 D2 D2
Good  night and joy        be to you  all
D2~E2 F2#  B2 A2       F2#E2 D2 D2
Good  night and joy        be to you  all

♫ The Parting Glass (*Converted for Bb key) ♫
♫ The Parting Glass (*Converted for C key) ♫

The Parting Glass *Converted (Easy Version)
The Hound + The Fox
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Verse 1:
B....~C2A..  G    E   E   D       
Of                all the money   
D~E    G  G~A  A
That e'er  I      had
G~A     B    D2  B       G~A  B   E F#
I        spent  it  in    good  company
B~A  G.. E    E.~D     
And all  the harm
D        G     G~A   A
That e’er I’ve   done
G~AB  E2 D2         B     G      E    G
Alas      it was         to none but me
D2   D2~B  E2    D2          D2  D2~B E2 D2     
And all       I've done         for want    of  wit
D2   C2   B     A..~G     G~AB  B     E F#
To mem'ry now          I       can't recall
B~A  G  E   E.~D         D~E  G    G~A   A
So    fill to me             the     parting   glass
G~A       B     E2 D2       B   A   G   G
Good night and joy      be to you all

Verse 2:
B~A G    E     E      D          D    G    G~A  A
Of    all the comrades    that e'er   I      had
D             D G   G    G~A   B  B   D D
They're sorry for my      going away
B~A  G   E       E        D         D      G  G~A A
And all the sweethearts    that e'er  I     had
G              G    C2   B      G      E   D   D
They'd wish me one more day to stay
D2    D2  E2 D2      D2D2 E2 D2
But since it  fell       unto my lot
D2  C2       B      A~G         G~A   B         E     F#
That I should rise           and    you should not
B~A  G  E    E…D            D    G  A    A
I      gently rise              and softly call
G~A       B    E2  D2        B  A    G   G
Good night and joy        be to you all
B   D2  B  D2   E2   D2  B      A 
So fill  to me   the parting glass
G          A    B      B          A   G   G F#
And drink a health whate'er befalls
B~A   G  E     E…D     D    G  A    A
I       gently rise         and softly call
G~A       B     E2 D2        B   A   G   G
Good night and joy       be to you all

Verse 3:
B   D2   B D2    E2   D2  B      A 
So fill   to me   the parting glass
G        A  B    B      A    G    G    F#
And gather as    the evening falls
B~A   G  E    E…D         D     G  A   A
And gently rise            and softly call
G~A       B     E2 D2        B  A   G   G
Good night and joy      be to you all
G~A       B     E2 D2        B   A   G   G
Good night and joy       be to you all