Favourite Hour chords by Elvis Costello
Verse 1
D
F#m
D
Figure hanging on
F#m
Bm
D
a leather band
G
Bm
Cog consults the watch he
Em
cups in his hand
A
Bejewelled movement measures
D
A
lost and vanished time
Edim
D
Pray for the boy who makes his bed in
cold earth and quicklime
Verse 2
Bm
[Chorus:] So stay the
Em
hands, arrest the time
Eb
D
Till I am captured by your touch
Bm
Bbaug
Gm
Blessings I don't count
Bbm
F
Small mercies and such
Am
The flags may lower as we ap
Dm
G
proach the favorite hour
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Verse 3
D
F#m
Now there's a tragic waste
Bm
D
G
of brutal youth
Bm
Strip and polish this un
Em
varnished truth
A
The tricky door that gapes be
D
A
neath the ragged noose
Edim
D
The crippled verdict begs again for the lamest excuse
Interlude 1
Bm
Em
Eb
D
Bm
Bbaug
Gm
Bbm
F
Am
Verse 4
Dm
[Chorus]
G
D
F#m
D
Put out my eyes so I
F#m
Bm
D
G
may never spy
Bm
Waving branches as they're
Em
waving goodbye
A
Their vile perfume brings to
D
A
my mouth a bitter taste
Edim
D
The murmuring brooks had best speak up,
it's a terrible waste
Outro 1
[Chorus]
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Bm
Em
Eb
D
Bm
Bbaug
Gm
Bbm
F
Am
Dm
Favourite Hour
Elvis Costello
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