Pastime with good company

X:1056
T:Pastime with good company
C:King Henry VIII
R:Reel
M:2/2
L:1/4
S:Colin Hume's website,  colinhume.com  - chords can also be printed below the stave.
Q:1/2=116
%%MIDI gchord fcIc
%%MIDI program 58       % Tuba
%%MIDI chordprog 57     % Trombone
%%MIDI bassprog 58      % Tuba
N:There are many versions of this song.  This is mine!
K:Em
%%MIDI drum d2dd 41 45 43
P:A
|: z | [I:MIDI=drumon] "Am"c3c | c3c | "G"B3/c/ BA | G3G |
w:Pas-time with good com --pa-ny I
w:Grudge who will, but none -- de-ny So
"C"c3c | "G"B3A | "G"GA "E7"^G/F/G | "Am"A3 :|
w:love and shall un-til - I -- die.
w:God be pleased thus live - will -- I.
P:B
G | "F"A2 "G/D"B2 | "C"c3G | "F"A2 "G/B"B2 | "C"c3c | "G"d3/c/ BA | G3G |
w:For my past-ance Hunt, sing, and dance My heart -- is set.  All
"F"A2 "G/D"B2 | "C"c3G | "F"A2 "G/B"B2 | "C"c3c | "Dm"BA "E7"^G/A/B/G/ | "Am"A4 |]
w:good-ly sport For my com-fort Who shall - me --- let?
W:
W:Youth must have some dalliance
W:Of good or ill- some pastance.
W:Company methinks then best
W:All thoughts and fancies to digest.
W:For idleness
W:Is chief mistress
W:Of vices all.
W:Then who can say
W:But mirth and play
W:Is best of all?
W:
W:
W:Company with honesty
W:Is virtue vices to flee.
W:Company is good and ill
W:But every man hath his free will.
W:The best ensue
W:The worst eschew
W:My mind shall be:
W:Virtue to use
W:Vice to refuse
W:Thus shall I use me.

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