The Parting Glass Lyrics And Chords
The parting glass Irish Folk Song Lyrics And Easy Guitar Chords with tenor guitar / mandola tab in CGDA Tuning now included. The parting glass fingerstyle guitar tab also included. This one is very popular around Galway It dates back to 1700. The 5 string banjo chords are included. and is sung as a type of national anthem at the end of a session,its origins are scottish. The guitar chords are in chordpro and in the key of Am and Em also. The sheet music notes are included. The youtube video is of The Clancy Brothers who made the song famous. Also recorded by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Shaun Davey, Masterless Men, The High Kings, Ed Sheeran, The Wailing Jennys, Choral Scholars of University College Dublin, The Dubliners with Ronnie Drew on vocals and by Celtic Woman. The Walking Dead Band also released a version in 2012. My favourite is by The Pogues with Shane MacGowan singing which was on The Box Set. Recently Recorded By Angelo Kelly And Family. Robbie O'Connell also recorded it with The Clancy Brothers.The pogues version is in the key of Dm. The song was sang at the end of the tribute show to Gay Byrne [ R.I.P ]on The Late Late show with lead vocals by Finbar Furey, which also included, to name a few, Mary Black on vocals, Sharon Shannon on Accordion, Paddy Malony from The Chieftains on tin whistle. Here's a link to the easy to play tin whistle notes and sheet music for The Parting Glass. The latest big hit recording of the song was preformed by Hozier on The Late Late Show in Ireland in 2020. A Pdf file of the guitar tab in Celtic fingerstyle of DADGAD now included.
[The second and forth verses are usually not sang anymore, but they were part of the original song ]
Of[Am] all the money that e'er I[G] spent
I've[Am] spent it in good[G] company
And[Am] all the harm that ever I[G] did
A[Am]las it[G] was to[Am] none but me
And[C] all I've done for want of wit
To[Dm] memory now I[C] can't recall
So[Am] fill to me the parting[G] glass
Good[Am] night and[G] joy be[Am with you all
A man may drink and not be drunk.
A man may fight and not be slain
A man may court a pretty girl
And perhaps be welcomed back again
And since it is so ordered
By a time to raise and a time to fall
Come fill to me the parting glass
Goodnight and joy be with you all
If I had money enough to spend
And leisure to sit awhile
There is a fair maid in town
That sorely has my heart beguiled
Her rosy cheeks and ruby lips
I own she has my heart enthralled
So fill to me the parting glass
Good night and joy be with you all
My dearest dear the time draws near
When here I can no longer stay
There's not a comrade I leave behind
But is greaving that I'm going away
But since it has so ordered been
What is once past can't be recalled
Now fill to me the parting glass
Goodnight and joy be with you all
Oh, all the comerades that e'er I had
They're sorry for my going away
And all the sweethearts that e'er I had
They'd wish me one more day to stay
But since it falls unto my lot
That I should rise and you should not
I'll gently rise and softly call
Good night and joy be with you all,
Good night and joy be with you all.
Of[Am] all the money that e'er I[G] spent
I've[Am] spent it in good[G] company
And[Am] all the harm that ever I[G] did
A[Am]las it[G] was to[Am] none but me
And[C] all I've done for want of wit
To[Dm] memory now I[C] can't recall
So[Am] fill to me the parting[G] glass
Good[Am] night and[G] joy be[Am with you all
A man may drink and not be drunk.
A man may fight and not be slain
A man may court a pretty girl
And perhaps be welcomed back again
And since it is so ordered
By a time to raise and a time to fall
Come fill to me the parting glass
Goodnight and joy be with you all
If I had money enough to spend
And leisure to sit awhile
There is a fair maid in town
That sorely has my heart beguiled
Her rosy cheeks and ruby lips
I own she has my heart enthralled
So fill to me the parting glass
Good night and joy be with you all
My dearest dear the time draws near
When here I can no longer stay
There's not a comrade I leave behind
But is greaving that I'm going away
But since it has so ordered been
What is once past can't be recalled
Now fill to me the parting glass
Goodnight and joy be with you all
Oh, all the comerades that e'er I had
They're sorry for my going away
And all the sweethearts that e'er I had
They'd wish me one more day to stay
But since it falls unto my lot
That I should rise and you should not
I'll gently rise and softly call
Good night and joy be with you all,
Good night and joy be with you all.
✅ Chords on all verses
🎸 Gentle intro fingerpicking tab
🎶 Authentic folk strumming pattern
🎼 Key: A Minor
Tempo: Slow and expressive (♩ = 70–80)
Time Signature: 3/4
Style: Irish Folk Ballad
🎶 Strumming Pattern (3/4 Time)
Play with a lilting waltz feel:
Simple Pattern:
Bass ↓ Strum ↓ Strum ↓
(count 1 2 3)
Alternative flowing pattern:
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑
(count 1 2& 3&)
For emotional verses, alternate between fingerpicking and soft strumming.
Use bass alternation:
Am → 5th then 4th string
G → 6th then 4th
C → 5th then 4th
Dm → 4th then 3rd
Play once or twice to set the tone.
🎵 Lyrics with Chords (Key: A Minor)
Verse 1
3/4 fingerpicking arrangement, with lyrics on top, tabs in 3 bars per line, and mobile-friendly code-block formatting.
Fingerpicking pattern
T – I – M — I – M – I
(Thumb on bass strings, index/middle on upper strings)
🎸 The Parting Glass (Fingerpicking, 3/4, 3 Bars/Line
[Am] [G] [Am]
e|-----0-------0-------0-------|-----3-------3-------3-----|-----0-------0-------0-|
B|-----1-------1-------1-------|-----0-------0-------0-----|-----1-------1-------1-|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------|-----0-------0-------0-----|-----2-------2-------2-|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|----------------------------|---2---2---2---2---2---|
A|-0---------------------------|-2---------------------------|-0----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
And all the harm that ever I did / Alas it was to none but me
[G] [Am] [G]
e|-----3-------3-------3-------|-----0-------0-------0-----|-----3-------3-------3-|
B|-----0-------0-------0-------|-----1-------1-------1-----|-----0-------0-------0-|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------|-----2-------2-------2-----|-----0-------0-------0-|
D|-----------------------------|---2---2---2---2---2---2---|------------------------|
A|-2---------------------------|-0---------------------------|-2----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
And all I’ve done for want of wit / To memory now I can’t recall
[Am] [C] [Dm]
e|-----0-------0-------0-------|-----0-------0-------0-----|-----1-------1-------1-|
B|-----1-------1-------1-------|-----1-------1-------1-----|-----3-------3-------3-|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------|-----0-------0-------0-----|-----2-------2-------2-|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|---2---2---2---2---2---2---|---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|-0---------------------------|-3---------------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
So fill to me the parting glass / Good night and joy be with you all
[C] [Am] [G]
e|-----0-------0-------0-------|-----0-------0-------0-----|-----3-------3-------3-|
B|-----1-------1-------1-------|-----1-------1-------1-----|-----0-------0-------0-|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------|-----2-------2-------2-----|-----0-------0-------0-|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|---2---2---2---2---2---2---|------------------------|
A|-3---------------------------|-0---------------------------|-2----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
Of [Am]all the money that e’er I [G]spent
I’ve [Am]spent it in good [G]company
And [Am]all the harm that ever I [G]did
A[Am]las it [G]was to [Am]none but me
And [C]all I’ve done for want of wit
To [Dm]memory now I [C]can’t recall
So [Am]fill to me the parting [G]glass
Good [Am]night and [G]joy be [Am]with you all
Verse 2
A [Am]man may drink and not be [G]drunk
A [Am]man may fight and not be [G]slain
A [Am]man may court a pretty [G]girl
And [Am]perhaps be [G]welcomed [Am]back again
And [C]since it is so ordered
By a [Dm]time to rise and a [C]time to fall
Come [Am]fill to me the parting [G]glass
Good [Am]night and [G]joy be [Am]with you all
Verse 3
If [Am]I had money enough to [G]spend
And [Am]leisure to sit a [G]while
There [Am]is a fair maid in [G]town
That [Am]sorely [G]has my [Am]heart beguiled
Her [C]rosy cheeks and ruby lips
I [Dm]own she has my [C]heart enthralled
So [Am]fill to me the parting [G]glass
Good [Am]night and [G]joy be [Am]with you all
Verse 4
My [Am]dearest dear, the time draws [G]near
When [Am]here I can no [G]longer stay
There’s [Am]not a comrade I leave [G]behind
But [Am]is grieving [G]that I’m [Am]going away
But [C]since it has so ordered been
What [Dm]is once past can’t [C]be recalled
Now [Am]fill to me the parting [G]glass
Good [Am]night and [G]joy be [Am]with you all
Verse 5
Oh, [Am]all the comrades that e’er I [G]had
They’re [Am]sorry for my [G]going away
And [Am]all the sweethearts that e’er I [G]had
They’d [Am]wish me [G]one more [Am]day to stay
But [C]since it falls unto my lot
That [Dm]I should rise and [C]you should not
I’ll [Am]gently rise and softly [G]call
Good [Am]night and [G]joy be [Am]with you all,
Good [Am]night and [G]joy be [Am]with you all.
🎸 Outro (optional)
Repeat the intro fingerpicking tab softly or strum Am – G – Am slowly to end.
🎸 Gentle intro fingerpicking tab
🎶 Authentic folk strumming pattern
🎼 Key: A Minor
Tempo: Slow and expressive (♩ = 70–80)
Time Signature: 3/4
Style: Irish Folk Ballad
🎶 Strumming Pattern (3/4 Time)
Play with a lilting waltz feel:
Simple Pattern:
Bass ↓ Strum ↓ Strum ↓
(count 1 2 3)
Alternative flowing pattern:
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑
(count 1 2& 3&)
For emotional verses, alternate between fingerpicking and soft strumming.
Use bass alternation:
Am → 5th then 4th string
G → 6th then 4th
C → 5th then 4th
Dm → 4th then 3rd
Play once or twice to set the tone.
🎵 Lyrics with Chords (Key: A Minor)
Verse 1
3/4 fingerpicking arrangement, with lyrics on top, tabs in 3 bars per line, and mobile-friendly code-block formatting.
Fingerpicking pattern
T – I – M — I – M – I
(Thumb on bass strings, index/middle on upper strings)
🎸 The Parting Glass (Fingerpicking, 3/4, 3 Bars/Line
[Am] [G] [Am]
e|-----0-------0-------0-------|-----3-------3-------3-----|-----0-------0-------0-|
B|-----1-------1-------1-------|-----0-------0-------0-----|-----1-------1-------1-|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------|-----0-------0-------0-----|-----2-------2-------2-|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|----------------------------|---2---2---2---2---2---|
A|-0---------------------------|-2---------------------------|-0----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
And all the harm that ever I did / Alas it was to none but me
[G] [Am] [G]
e|-----3-------3-------3-------|-----0-------0-------0-----|-----3-------3-------3-|
B|-----0-------0-------0-------|-----1-------1-------1-----|-----0-------0-------0-|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------|-----2-------2-------2-----|-----0-------0-------0-|
D|-----------------------------|---2---2---2---2---2---2---|------------------------|
A|-2---------------------------|-0---------------------------|-2----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
And all I’ve done for want of wit / To memory now I can’t recall
[Am] [C] [Dm]
e|-----0-------0-------0-------|-----0-------0-------0-----|-----1-------1-------1-|
B|-----1-------1-------1-------|-----1-------1-------1-----|-----3-------3-------3-|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------|-----0-------0-------0-----|-----2-------2-------2-|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|---2---2---2---2---2---2---|---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|-0---------------------------|-3---------------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
So fill to me the parting glass / Good night and joy be with you all
[C] [Am] [G]
e|-----0-------0-------0-------|-----0-------0-------0-----|-----3-------3-------3-|
B|-----1-------1-------1-------|-----1-------1-------1-----|-----0-------0-------0-|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------|-----2-------2-------2-----|-----0-------0-------0-|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|---2---2---2---2---2---2---|------------------------|
A|-3---------------------------|-0---------------------------|-2----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
Of [Am]all the money that e’er I [G]spent
I’ve [Am]spent it in good [G]company
And [Am]all the harm that ever I [G]did
A[Am]las it [G]was to [Am]none but me
And [C]all I’ve done for want of wit
To [Dm]memory now I [C]can’t recall
So [Am]fill to me the parting [G]glass
Good [Am]night and [G]joy be [Am]with you all
Verse 2
A [Am]man may drink and not be [G]drunk
A [Am]man may fight and not be [G]slain
A [Am]man may court a pretty [G]girl
And [Am]perhaps be [G]welcomed [Am]back again
And [C]since it is so ordered
By a [Dm]time to rise and a [C]time to fall
Come [Am]fill to me the parting [G]glass
Good [Am]night and [G]joy be [Am]with you all
Verse 3
If [Am]I had money enough to [G]spend
And [Am]leisure to sit a [G]while
There [Am]is a fair maid in [G]town
That [Am]sorely [G]has my [Am]heart beguiled
Her [C]rosy cheeks and ruby lips
I [Dm]own she has my [C]heart enthralled
So [Am]fill to me the parting [G]glass
Good [Am]night and [G]joy be [Am]with you all
Verse 4
My [Am]dearest dear, the time draws [G]near
When [Am]here I can no [G]longer stay
There’s [Am]not a comrade I leave [G]behind
But [Am]is grieving [G]that I’m [Am]going away
But [C]since it has so ordered been
What [Dm]is once past can’t [C]be recalled
Now [Am]fill to me the parting [G]glass
Good [Am]night and [G]joy be [Am]with you all
Verse 5
Oh, [Am]all the comrades that e’er I [G]had
They’re [Am]sorry for my [G]going away
And [Am]all the sweethearts that e’er I [G]had
They’d [Am]wish me [G]one more [Am]day to stay
But [C]since it falls unto my lot
That [Dm]I should rise and [C]you should not
I’ll [Am]gently rise and softly [G]call
Good [Am]night and [G]joy be [Am]with you all,
Good [Am]night and [G]joy be [Am]with you all.
🎸 Outro (optional)
Repeat the intro fingerpicking tab softly or strum Am – G – Am slowly to end.
🎼 Key: E Minor
Tempo: Slow & reflective (♩ = 70–80)
Time Signature: 3/4
Style: Irish Folk Ballad
🎶 Strumming Pattern (3/4 time)
Basic Folk Waltz:
Bass ↓ Strum ↓ Strum ↓
(Count: 1 2 3)
Alternative flowing pattern:
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑
(Count: 1 2& 3&)
For a delicate touch, alternate the bass note:
Em → 6th then 4th string
D → 4th then 5th
G → 6th then 4th
C → 5th then 4th
Am → 5th then 4th
🎸 Intro Fingerpicking Tab (E minor – 3/4 time)
A gentle, mournful opening phrase:
Em D Em
e|--------0--------0--2-|--------2--0-------------0---|
B|----0--------0--------|----3-----------3----0-------|
G|--0--------0----------|--2--------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------|0----------------------------|
E|0---------------------|-----------------------------|
Play this twice to set the tone before singing.
🎵 Lyrics with Chords (Key: E Minor)
Verse 1
Of [Em]all the money that e’er I [D]spent
I’ve [Em]spent it in good [D]company
And [Em]all the harm that ever I [D]did
A[Em]las it [D]was to [Em]none but me
And [G]all I’ve done for want of wit
To [Am]memory now I [G]can’t recall
So [Em]fill to me the parting [D]glass
Good [Em]night and [D]joy be [Em]with you all
Verse 2
A [Em]man may drink and not be [D]drunk
A [Em]man may fight and not be [D]slain
A [Em]man may court a pretty [D]girl
And [Em]perhaps be [D]welcomed [Em]back again
And [G]since it is so ordered
By a [Am]time to rise and a [G]time to fall
Come [Em]fill to me the parting [D]glass
Good [Em]night and [D]joy be [Em]with you all
Verse 3
If [Em]I had money enough to [D]spend
And [Em]leisure to sit a [D]while
There [Em]is a fair maid in [D]town
That [Em]sorely [D]has my [Em]heart beguiled
Her [G]rosy cheeks and ruby lips
I [Am]own she has my [G]heart enthralled
So [Em]fill to me the parting [D]glass
Good [Em]night and [D]joy be [Em]with you all
Verse 4
My [Em]dearest dear, the time draws [D]near
When [Em]here I can no [D]longer stay
There’s [Em]not a comrade I leave [D]behind
But [Em]is grieving [D]that I’m [Em]going away
But [G]since it has so ordered been
What [Am]is once past can’t [G]be recalled
Now [Em]fill to me the parting [D]glass
Good [Em]night and [D]joy be [Em]with you all
Verse 5
Oh, [Em]all the comrades that e’er I [D]had
They’re [Em]sorry for my [D]going away
And [Em]all the sweethearts that e’er I [D]had
They’d [Em]wish me [D]one more [Em]day to stay
But [G]since it falls unto my lot
That [Am]I should rise and [G]you should not
I’ll [Em]gently rise and softly [D]call
Good [Em]night and [D]joy be [Em]with you all,
Good [Em]night and [D]joy be [Em]with you all.
🎸 Outro (optional)
Repeat the intro tab softly, or end with a slow Em – D – Em progression.
Tempo: Slow & reflective (♩ = 70–80)
Time Signature: 3/4
Style: Irish Folk Ballad
🎶 Strumming Pattern (3/4 time)
Basic Folk Waltz:
Bass ↓ Strum ↓ Strum ↓
(Count: 1 2 3)
Alternative flowing pattern:
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑
(Count: 1 2& 3&)
For a delicate touch, alternate the bass note:
Em → 6th then 4th string
D → 4th then 5th
G → 6th then 4th
C → 5th then 4th
Am → 5th then 4th
🎸 Intro Fingerpicking Tab (E minor – 3/4 time)
A gentle, mournful opening phrase:
Em D Em
e|--------0--------0--2-|--------2--0-------------0---|
B|----0--------0--------|----3-----------3----0-------|
G|--0--------0----------|--2--------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------|0----------------------------|
E|0---------------------|-----------------------------|
Play this twice to set the tone before singing.
🎵 Lyrics with Chords (Key: E Minor)
Verse 1
Of [Em]all the money that e’er I [D]spent
I’ve [Em]spent it in good [D]company
And [Em]all the harm that ever I [D]did
A[Em]las it [D]was to [Em]none but me
And [G]all I’ve done for want of wit
To [Am]memory now I [G]can’t recall
So [Em]fill to me the parting [D]glass
Good [Em]night and [D]joy be [Em]with you all
Verse 2
A [Em]man may drink and not be [D]drunk
A [Em]man may fight and not be [D]slain
A [Em]man may court a pretty [D]girl
And [Em]perhaps be [D]welcomed [Em]back again
And [G]since it is so ordered
By a [Am]time to rise and a [G]time to fall
Come [Em]fill to me the parting [D]glass
Good [Em]night and [D]joy be [Em]with you all
Verse 3
If [Em]I had money enough to [D]spend
And [Em]leisure to sit a [D]while
There [Em]is a fair maid in [D]town
That [Em]sorely [D]has my [Em]heart beguiled
Her [G]rosy cheeks and ruby lips
I [Am]own she has my [G]heart enthralled
So [Em]fill to me the parting [D]glass
Good [Em]night and [D]joy be [Em]with you all
Verse 4
My [Em]dearest dear, the time draws [D]near
When [Em]here I can no [D]longer stay
There’s [Em]not a comrade I leave [D]behind
But [Em]is grieving [D]that I’m [Em]going away
But [G]since it has so ordered been
What [Am]is once past can’t [G]be recalled
Now [Em]fill to me the parting [D]glass
Good [Em]night and [D]joy be [Em]with you all
Verse 5
Oh, [Em]all the comrades that e’er I [D]had
They’re [Em]sorry for my [D]going away
And [Em]all the sweethearts that e’er I [D]had
They’d [Em]wish me [D]one more [Em]day to stay
But [G]since it falls unto my lot
That [Am]I should rise and [G]you should not
I’ll [Em]gently rise and softly [D]call
Good [Em]night and [D]joy be [Em]with you all,
Good [Em]night and [D]joy be [Em]with you all.
🎸 Outro (optional)
Repeat the intro tab softly, or end with a slow Em – D – Em progression.
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The parting glass fingerstyle guitar tab
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The parting glass guitar / mandola tab in CGDA Tuning
Below are the 5 string banjo chords for The Parting Glass.
Here are the guitar chords and intro. as played in the Liam Clancy version of the song in the youtube video.
It's not as easy as the first version above.
Intro. D A Bm D G A Bm G Bm Em
[Em]O [Bm] all the [A]money that [G]e'er I[A] spent
I've[D] spent it [A]in good[F#m]] compa[A]ny
[D]And all [Bm]the [A]harm that [G]er I've[A] done
A[F#m]las [G]it[D] was to[G] none but [Bm]me
And[D] all I've done for want [F#m]of [D]wit
To[Em] memory [A]now I[D] can't re[A]call
So[Bm] fill to [A]me the [G]parting[A] glass
[D]Good night [G]and[A] joy be[G] with you [Bm]all
It's not as easy as the first version above.
Intro. D A Bm D G A Bm G Bm Em
[Em]O [Bm] all the [A]money that [G]e'er I[A] spent
I've[D] spent it [A]in good[F#m]] compa[A]ny
[D]And all [Bm]the [A]harm that [G]er I've[A] done
A[F#m]las [G]it[D] was to[G] none but [Bm]me
And[D] all I've done for want [F#m]of [D]wit
To[Em] memory [A]now I[D] can't re[A]call
So[Bm] fill to [A]me the [G]parting[A] glass
[D]Good night [G]and[A] joy be[G] with you [Bm]all
The parting glass song
