Favourite Hour Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Figure han[F#m]ging on[D]
[F#m]a leat[Bm]her band[D]
[G]Cog con[Bm]sults the watch he
[Em]cups in his hand
Bejewelled [A]movement measures
[D]lost and [A]vanished time
Pray for the [Edim]boy who makes his bed[D] in
cold earth and quicklime

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

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

[Interlude 1]
[Bm][Em][Eb][D][Bm][Bbaug][Gm][Bbm]
[F][Am]

[Verse 4]
[Dm][Chorus]
[G]Put [D]out my eye[F#m]s so I[D]
[F#m]may ne[Bm]ver sp[D]y[G]
Waving [Bm]branches as they're
[Em]waving goodbye
Their vile per[A]fume brings to
my [D]mouth a bitter [A]taste
The murmuring [Edim]brooks had best speak up[D],
it's a terrible waste

[Outro 1]
[Chorus]
[D][Bm][Em][Eb][D][Bm]
[Bbaug][Gm][Bbm][F][Am][Dm]