Favourite Hour
Elvis CostelloVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
____Intro:
____Verse: 1
Figure han___ging on a leather band
cog___consults the watch he cups in his hand
Bejewelled movement measures lost and vanished time
pray for the boy who makes his bed in cold earth and quicklime
____Chorus:
So stay the hands, arrest the time
till I am captured by your touch
bless___ings____I don't count____
small mercies and su___ch
the flags may lower as we approach the favourite hour
____Verse: 2
Now there's a tra___gic waste of brutal youth
strip___and polish this unvar___nished truth
the tricky door that gapes beneath the ragged noose
the crippled verdict begs again for the lamest excuse
____Chorus:
So stay the hands, arrest the time
till I am captured by your touch
bless___ings____I don't count____
small mercies and su___ch
the flags may lower as we approach the favourite hour
____Verse: 3
Pull___out my eyes___so I may never spy
wa___ving branches as they're waving goodbye
their vile perfume brings to my mouth a bitter taste
the murmuring brooks had best speak up, it's a terrible waste
____Chorus:
So stay the hands, arrest the time
till I am captured by your touch
bless___ings____I don't count____
small mercies and su___ch
the flags may lower as we approach the favourite hour
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Readable chord sheet for Favourite Hour by Elvis Costello
____Intro: [A] ____Verse: 1 [A]Figure han[C#m]___ging on a [F#m7]leather band[A7] [D]cog___consult[F#m7]s the watch he [Bm7]cups in his hand Bejewelled [E]movement measures [A]lost and vanished [E]time pray for the [Fdim]boy who makes his [A]bed in cold earth and quicklime ____Chorus: So [Amaj7]stay the [F#m7]hands, arrest the [Bm7]time till I am [Fdim]captured by your [A]touch bless___ings[F#m7]____I don't co[Dm]unt[F]____ small [Fm]mercies and su_[C]__ch the flags may [Em7]lower as we ap[Am7]proach the favourite[D] hour ____Verse: 2 [A] Now there's a [C#m]tra___gic waste of [F#m7]brutal youth[A7] [D] strip___and [F#m7]polish this un[Bm7]var___nished truth the tricky [E]door that gapes be[A]neath the ragged [E]noose the crippled [Fdim]verdict begs a[A]gain for the lamest excuse ____Chorus: So [Amaj7]stay the [F#m7]hands, arrest the [Bm7]time till I am [Fdim]captured by your [A]touch bless___ings[F#m7]____I don't co[Dm]unt[F]____ small [Fm]mercies and su_[C]__ch the flags may [Em7]lower as we ap[Am7]proach the favourite[D] hour ____Verse: 3 [A] Pull___out my eyes[C#m]___so I may [F#m7]never spy[A7] [D] wa___ving br[F#m7]anches as they're [Bm7]waving goodbye their vile per[E]fume brings to my [A]mouth a bitter [E]taste the murmuring br[Fdim]ooks had best speak up[A], it's a terrible waste ____Chorus: So [Amaj7]stay the [F#m7]hands, arrest the [Bm7]time till I am [Fdim]captured by your [A]touch bless___ings[F#m7]____I don't co[Dm]unt[F]____ small [Fm]mercies and su_[C]__ch the flags may [Em7]lower as we ap[Am7]proach the favourite[D] hour