title: The Girl I Left Behind Mekey: Irishharp type: Chromaticgenre: Dskill: Any19th C. Irish folk songKey: DTime: 2/4-99* -8 -7 -6* -5 6 -5 -4The hour was sad, I left the maid4* -5 -5 -5 6 -6*7 -7 -6*A lin-g’ring fare-well tak-ing-99* -8 -7 -6* -5 6 -5 -4Her sighs and tears my steps de-layed-5 5* 6 -3 -44* -5 -5I thought her heart was break-ing-77 -6* -7 -8 8* -9 -7 -6*In hur-ried words her name I blessed-5 -6* -7 -8 8* -9 9*I breathed the vows that bind me-99*-8 -7 -6* -5 6 -5 -4And to my heart in an-guish pressed-5 5* 6 -3 -44* -5 -5The girl I left be-hind me