IX. Goe nightly cares,

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T:IX. Goe nightly cares,
T:Altus.
C: John Dowland
H: From A Pilgrimes Solace.
H: Wherein is contained Musicall 
H: Harmonie of 3. 4. and 5. parts,
H: To be sung and plaid with the Lute and Viols.
H: First published in 1612
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z8 | z2 D2 c2 B2  | A4 z4 | 
w:Goe night- ly cares, 
w:False world fare- well
z4 z2 D2 c2 B2 A3 F | E E D2 G4 | ^F2 z2 z4 | 
w:Goe night- ly cares, the e- nem- y to rest,
w:False world fare- well, the e- nem- y to rest,
z d2 c2 B A/ A/ c2 B A D | E3 E D2
w:For- beare, for- beare a while to vexe my griev- ed sprite,
w:Now do, now do thy worst, I doe not weigh thy spight:
z2 | z2 D2 D E F G A2 z2 | G2 G A B c d2 - | d3 c B A G > G | F4
w:So long, so long your weight, so long, so long, your weight * hath lyne u- pon my brest,
w:Free from, free from thy cares, free from, free from thy cares, I live * for  e- ver blest,
z4 | z D F C D2 z2 | z D F C D D G F | B2 G c2 B A > A G4 |
w:That loe I live, that loe I live, that loe I live of life be- reav- ed quite,
w:En- joy- ing peace,  En- joy- ing peace, En- joy- ing peace, and heaven- ly true de- light.
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z6 | z6 | z D2 D2 D | "(1)"D12 | z2 z2 z D | D2 D D2 D D4 z2 
N:(1) drawn as a breve in original
w:O give me time to draw my wear- y breath, 
w:De- light, whom woes nor sor- rowes shall a- mate
D2 D2 D2 | D4 z D | F4 G2 | B3 G A2 | G6 |
w:Or let me dye, as I de- sire * the death.
w:nor feares or teares dis- turbe her hap- * py state.
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z8 | z D2 ^C F2 D2 | z2 z G2 ^F B G | z8 | z G2 ^F B G z2 |
w:Wel- come sweete death, Wel- come sweete death, wel- come sweete death
w:And thus I leave, And thus I leave, And thus I leave
z2 z A F2 z F  - | F D z d B2 z d | A2 z z/ B/ G2 z2 | z G2 z G2 z G | z G > G G G G > F _E | D16 |]
w:sweet death wel- * come, Oh life, no life, A hell, Then thus, and thus I bid the world fare- * well.
w: And thus I * leave  thy hopes, thy joyes un- true, and thus, and thus vaine world a- gaine a- * due.

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