{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1130844,"song":"Favourite Hour","artist":"Elvis Costello","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11251483-favourite-hour-chords-by-elvis-costello/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1130844?type=chord","rating":4.93835,"votes":6,"content":"\"Favourite Hour\" (Capo: 5th. fret)\r\n\r\n____Intro: [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n____Verse: 1\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]F#m7[/ch]        [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n Figure han___ging on a leather band[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]F#m7[/ch]           [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n cog___consults the watch he cups in his hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\n Bejewelled movement measures lost and vanished time[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Fdim[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\n pray for the boy who makes his bed in cold earth and quicklime[/tab]\r\n\r\n____Chorus:\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Amaj7[/ch]    [ch]F#m7[/ch]              [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n So stay the hands, arrest the time[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fdim[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n till I am captured by your touch[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F#m7[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch]   \r\n bless___ings____I don't count____[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Fm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\n small mercies and su___ch[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em7[/ch]           [ch]Am7[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\n the flags may lower as we approach the favourite hour[/tab]\r\n\r\n____Verse: 2\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]                [ch]F#m7[/ch]        [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n Now there's a tra___gic waste of brutal youth[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]F#m7[/ch]          [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n strip___and polish this unvar___nished truth[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\n the tricky door that gapes beneath the ragged noose[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Fdim[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n the crippled verdict begs again for the lamest excuse[/tab]\r\n\r\n____Chorus:\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Amaj7[/ch]    [ch]F#m7[/ch]              [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n So stay the hands, arrest the time[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fdim[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n till I am captured by your touch[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F#m7[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch]   \r\n bless___ings____I don't count____[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Fm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\n small mercies and su___ch[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em7[/ch]           [ch]Am7[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\n the flags may lower as we approach the favourite hour[/tab]\r\n\r\n____Verse: 3\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]F#m7[/ch]     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n Pull___out my eyes___so I may never spy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]F#m7[/ch]              [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n wa___ving branches as they're waving goodbye[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\n their vile perfume brings to my mouth a bitter taste[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Fdim[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n the murmuring brooks had best speak up, it's a terrible waste[/tab]\r\n\r\n____Chorus:\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Amaj7[/ch]    [ch]F#m7[/ch]              [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n So stay the hands, arrest the time[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fdim[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n till I am captured by your touch[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F#m7[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch]   \r\n bless___ings____I don't count____[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Fm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\n small mercies and su___ch[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em7[/ch]           [ch]Am7[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\n the flags may lower as we approach the favourite hour[/tab]","plain_text":"\"Favourite Hour\" (Capo: 5th. fret)\n\n____Intro: A\n\n____Verse: 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n____Chorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n____Verse: 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n____Chorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n____Verse: 3\n\n\n\n\n\n\n____Chorus:","chords":["A","C#m","F#m7","A7","D","Bm7","E","Fdim","Amaj7","Dm","F","Fm","C","Em7","Am7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"Amaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,1,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,1,2,0]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]}}}