Elvis Costello - Favourite Hour

“favourite hour” ( capo : 5th . fret )

____intro : A

____verse : 1

A C#m F#m7 A7
figure han___ging on a leather band
D F#m7 Bm7
cog___consults the watch he cups in his hand
E A E
bejewelled movement measures lost and vanished time
Fdim A
pray for the boy who makes his bed in cold earth and quicklime

____chorus :

Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7
so stay the hands , arrest the time
Fdim A
till i Am captured by your touch
F#m7 Dm/F
bless___ings____i don’t count____
Fm C
small mercies and su___ch
Em7 Am7 D
the flags may lower as we approach the favourite hour

____verse : 2

A C#m F#m7 A7
now there’s a tra___gic waste of brutal youth
D F#m7 Bm7
strip___and polish this unvar___nished truth
E A E
the tricky door that gapes beneath the ragged noose
Fdim A
the crippled verdict begs again for the lamest excuse

____chorus :

Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7
so stay the hands , arrest the time
Fdim A
till i Am captured by your touch
F#m7 Dm/F
bless___ings____i don’t count____
Fm C
small mercies and su___ch
Em7 Am7 D
the flags may lower as we approach the favourite hour

____verse : 3

A C#m F#m7 A7
pull___out my eyes___so i may never spy
D F#m7 Bm7
wa___ving branches as they’re waving goodbye
E A E
their vile perfume brings to my mouth a bitter taste
Fdim A
the murmuring brooks had best speak up , it’s a terrible waste

____chorus :

Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7
so stay the hands , arrest the time
Fdim A
till i Am captured by your touch
F#m7 Dm/F
bless___ings____i don’t count____
Fm C
small mercies and su___ch
Em7 Am7 D
the flags may lower as we approach the favourite hour