The Parting Glass Chords And Strumming (Liam Clancy)

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Did You Know? The Parting Glass predates Auld Lang Syne and is traditionally a Scottish song, but also very popular in Ireland.  It's often sung as a goodbye to friends after a gathering. It's rumoured to have been the last gift to a departing guest, sung to them after they have mounted their horse ready for their journey. 

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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick

Most Advanced Rhythm:  White Pick 

Most Advanced Chord Change: Blue Pick (Yellow Pick when played with open anchor chords, (Orange Pick when played with open chords)

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The Parting Glass Chords And Strumming, Liam Clancy

Open Chords: (capo fret 2)

Open C chord

Open C/B chord

Open Fmaj7 chord (F∆7)                 

Open Gadd4 chord

Open Am chord

Strumming:

"The Bouncer":    |D    D U D    D U |

"1 Strum":           |D                   |

"Let Ring":           |                      |


Tempo:  80 bpm Key: D



Intro -

|C - C/B|Am - C - |F∆7 - Gadd4 - |Am - - - |Am - - - |


Verse 1 -

|Am - Gadd4 - |F∆7 - Gadd4 - | - - |

|C - - - |C - Gadd4 - | - - |

|Am - Gadd4 - |F∆7 - Gadd4 - | - - |

|Am F∆7 Gadd4 - |F∆7 - Am - |--|

|C F∆7 C-||C F∆7 C-|

|F∆7 - Gadd4 - |C - Gadd4 - |- - - -|

|Am - Gadd4 - |F∆7 - Gadd4 - | - - |

|C F∆7 C-|F∆7 - Am - |--|


Of(Am)all the (Gadd4)money that (F∆7)e'er I (Gadd4)seen
I have
(C)spent it in good com(Gadd4)pany
And
(Am)all the (Gadd4)harm I've (F∆7)ever (Gadd4)done
(Am)Alas, (F∆7) it (Gadd4)was to (F∆7)none but (Am)me

And (C)all (F∆7)I've (C)done for (C)want (F∆7)of (C)wit
To
(F∆7)memory (Gadd4)now I (C)can't re(Gadd4)call
So
(Am)fill to (Gadd4)me the (F∆7)parting (Gadd4)glass
Good
(C)night (F∆7)and (C)joy be (F∆7)with you (Am)all



Intro -

|C - C/B - |Am - C - |F∆7 - Gadd4 - |Am - |F∆7 - - - |


Verse 2 -

|Am - Gadd4 - |F∆7 - Gadd4 - | - - |

|C - - - |C - Gadd4 - | - - |

|Am - Gadd4 - |F∆7 - Gadd4 - | - - |

|Am F∆7 Gadd4 - |F∆7 - Am - |--|

|C F∆7 C-|C F∆7 C-|

|C F∆7 C-||C F∆7 C-|

|F∆7 - Gadd4 - |C - Gadd4 - |- - - -|

|Am - Gadd4 - |F∆7 - Gadd4 - | - - |

|C F∆7 C-|F∆7 - Am - |--|


Of (Am)all the (Gadd4)comrades that (F∆7)e'er I (Gadd4)had
They're
(C)sorry for my going a(Gadd4)way
And
(Am)all the (Gadd4)sweethearts that (F∆7)e'er I (Gadd4)had
They would
(Am)wish (F∆7)me (Gadd4)one more (F∆7)day to (Am)stay

But (C)since (F∆7)it (C)falls (C)into (F∆7)my (C)lot
That
(F∆7)I should (Gadd4)rise and (C)you should (Gadd4)not
I'll
(Am)gently rise (Gadd4) and (F∆7)softly (Gadd4)call
Good
(C)night (F∆7)and (C)joy be (F∆7)with you (Am)all


Final Chord Strum: Am

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The Parting Glass Chords And Strumming, Liam Clancy

Open Chords: (capo fret 2)

Open C chord

Open C/B chord

Open Fmaj7 chord (F∆7)                 

Open G chord

Open Am chord

Strumming:

"The Bouncer":    |D    D U D    D U |

"1 Strum":           |D                   |

"Let Ring":           |                      |


Tempo:  80 bpm Key: D



Intro -

|C - C/B|Am - C - |F∆7 - G - |Am - - - |Am - - - |


Verse 1 -

|Am - G - |F∆7 - G - | - - |

|C - - - |C - G - | - - |

|Am - G - |F∆7 - G - | - - |

|Am F∆7 G - |F∆7Am - |--|

|C F∆7 C-||C F∆7 C-|

|F∆7 - G - |C - G - |- - - -|

|Am - G - |F∆7 - G - | - - |