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