Oct222024

Aidan Moffat – The Parting Song Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsC F Am G

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[Intro]
C


[Verse 1]
C
Come friends and
companions
     F
come join me
   C
in rhyme
C
And lift up your
voices in
Am          G
chorus with mine
C
Lets drink and
be merry all
Am         G
greif to refrain
C
For we may or
might never all
F          C
meet here again

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[Verse 2]
C
Now the sirens
 are wailing the
F         C
taxi rank grows
C
Theres another
wee ned with
Am            G
another burst nose
C
They're puking
 their
rings and they're
Am             G
shouting their song
C
And right here
 amongst them is
F         C
where I belong


[Chorus]
C
So here's a health
to the company
    F          C
likewise to my lass
C
Let's drink and
 be merry all
Am         G
out of one glass
C
Let's drink and
be merry all
Am          G
greif to refrain
C
For we may or
 might never
    F          C
all meet here again



[Verse 3]
C
your trains in
 the
morning your
F
case packed and
C
locked
C
And I cursed the
 day
     Am    G
opertunity knocked
C
A new wide world
becons
    Am
and so we must
G
part
C
For this fine
fair city is
F          C
home to my heart


[Chorus]
C
So here's a
 health
to the company
    F
likewise to
   C
my lass
C
Let's drink and
be merry all
Am         G
out of one glass
C
Let's drink and
 be merry
    Am
all greif to
   G
refrain
C
For we may or
 might
 never
     F
 all meet
      C
here again



[Verse 4]
C
So we've heard all
the hits and we
F             C
know how this ends
C
Though once we were
lovers we'll
Am       G
never be friends
C
As Scott
Walker,Nina
    Am        G
and Dusty did say
C
My world will be
empty
   F          C
if you go away

[Chorus]
C
So here's a
 health
to the company
    F
likewise to my
C
lass
C
Let's drink
and be
 merry all
Am         G
out of one glass
C
Let's drink and
 be merry all
Am          G
greif to refrain
C
For we may or
might never all
F              C
meet here again

Watch: The Parting Song

From Aidan Moffat - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play The Parting Song: key, chords and progression

The Parting Song by Aidan Moffat is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 4 chords in all: C, F, Am and G.

Listen for C – Am – G – C (I – vi – V – I in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – lah – soh – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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The Parting Song chords: questions

What key is The Parting Song in?

The Parting Song by Aidan Moffat is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in The Parting Song?

The Parting Song uses 4 chords: C, F, Am, G.

What is the chord progression of The Parting Song?

The main progression is C – Am – G – C (I – vi – V – I).

Is The Parting Song easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

Watch: The Parting Song

How to play The Parting Song: key, chords and progression

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The Parting Song chords: questions

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