Favourite Hour chords by
Elvis Costello

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Key: D major

Verse 1
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
Figure hanging on
F#m F#m 
 
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
a     leather band
G G 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Cog consults the watch he
Em Em 
 
cups in his hand
A A 
 
Bejewelled movement measures
D D 
 
A A 
 
lost and vanished time
Edim Edim 
 
D D 
 
Pray for the boy    who makes his bed in
cold earth and quicklime

Verse 2
Bm Bm 
 
[Chorus:] So stay the
Em Em 
 
hands, arrest the time
Eb Eb 
 
D D 
 
Till I am captured by your touch
Bm Bm 
 
Bbaug Bbaug 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Blessings I don't coun     t
Bbm Bbm 
 
F F 
 
Small mercies and such
Am Am 
 
The flags may lower as we ap
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
proach the favorite hour

Verse 3
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
Now there's a tragic waste
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
of brutal youth
Bm Bm 
 
Strip and polish this un
Em Em 
 
varnished truth
A A 
 
The tricky door that gapes be
D D 
 
A A 
 
neath the ragged noose
Edim Edim 
 
D D 
 
The crippled verdict begs again for the lamest excuse

Interlude 1

Bbaug

Bbm

Verse 4
Dm Dm 
 
[Chorus]
G G 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
Put out my eyes  so I
F#m F#m 
 
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
may   never spy
Bm Bm 
 
Waving branches as they're
Em Em 
 
waving goodbye
A A 
 
Their vile perfume brings to
D D 
 
A A 
 
my mouth a bitter taste
Edim Edim 
 
D D 
 
The murmuring brooks had best speak up,
it's a terrible waste

Outro 1

[Chorus]

Bbaug

Bbm

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