A Peace Corps Parting Glass Parody

Lyrics and chord notation by Teresa Derr; parody based on a traditional Scottish song.

Teresa Derr, 134 YinD

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Capo 2
[Verse 1]
      Am      F             C        G
Of all the baht that ne'er I had

Am             C           G
I spent it on good iced chaa thai

       Am         F        C        G
And all the Thai I tried to learn

   Am              C                 F           Am
Alas baawy baawy chan mai khao jai

         C           F              C        F
And all the hours I’ve taught alone

       Dm        C       F        G
To mem'ry now I can't recall

      Am    F       C        G
So fill to me a parting Sing

                Am               C      F         Am
khaeng-raaeng, chok-dii be to you all

[Chorus 1]

     Am    F       C          G
Or fill to me a parting Chang

              F         C     F    G
Khaaw hai soo-kha-phaap whate’er befall

C        F            C      G
Then wai, wave and softly call

      Am         F      G         C
Sa-wa-dee-ka be to you all

[Verse 2]

     Am        F                        C      G
To all the pheuuan-kru that e'er I had

                Am             C         G
They're sorry for my going away

        Am       F                  C       G
And all the nak rien that e'er I had

          Am          C              F      Am
They wish me one more game to play

        C  F                  C     F          
But since two years have flown on by    

Dm         C              F         G
And it’s time to leave Thailand behind

         Am     F       C         G
Please fill to me a parting Leo

                Am               C       F        Am
khaeng-raaeng, chok-dii be to you all

 [Chorus 2]

      C            F             C       G
Or pour me one last margherita

            F                    C          F        G
Khaaw hai soo-kha-phaap whate’er befall
   
C        F            C       G
I’ll wai, wave and softly call

     Am         F       G        C
Sa-wa-dee-ka be to you all

[Chorus 3]

C       F                 C                   G
Rao ja bpen phuuean-gan dta laawt bpai

             F          C             F         G
Where e’er we go, whate’er surprise

          C        F        C         G
Come fill for me a parting glass

     Am         F      G          C
Sa-wa-dee-ka be to you all

     Am         F      G          Am
Sa-wa-dee-ka be to you all

     C            F      G         C
Sa-wa-dee-ka be to you all

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