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Rhymes Of An Hour

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 69Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

"While the cold winter waving
Main Riff
e|-D5--5-5---5-5---5-D5--5-5---5-5---5-D5--5-5---5-5---5D5---5-5---5-5-C----------------|
B|---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3-----------------|
G|---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2-----------------|
D|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-2-----0-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------3-0h3-------0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0h3---|
The main riff is picked.
For the intro it is as above, D5 for 4 bars, C for 1 bar. Then the same pattern but D5 x2 C x1, and
back to D5 before the verse begins.
Break Riff
e|-G--5-5---3-5---3p2h3-G3~3~--3~3~--3---G3-5---3-3~--3---G3-3---3-3---3-C------------|
B|---3-3---3-----3-----3~3~--3~3~--3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----0-----0-------0-0---0-0---0---0-----0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-----0-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------0h3-------0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0h3---|
riff begins.
No Capo
Though if strumming, try the D (instead of D5) and C barred in the "A position" at 5 and 3, 
with G at 3 in the "E position". It also sounds good with the D and C barred in the "E position"
at 10 and 8. Strumming DUU nicely approximates the riff especially if you only hit the bass note on the Down.
Intro:    D5   C     D5   C  D5  
D5Cannot hear what you're saying
CCould I tell you D5so
CAnd I'm going D5home
CLie and D5sleep
CUnder D5deep
CYou D5knowC  D5  
D5While the cold winter waving
CWhile you stone the D5crow
CNow we just don't D5know
CLie and D5sleep
CUnder D5deep
CI think you D5know
G
C D5 C D5
D5For the rhymes of an hour
CNow I'm going D5home
C'Cause I'm coming D5down
CLie and D5sleep
CUnder D5deep
CYou D5knowC  D5  
Outro: 
D5
 C     D5   C     D5x4

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Rhymes Of An Hour

by Mazzy Star

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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"While the cold winter waving

Main Riff

D5 D5 D5 D5 C

e|---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5-----------------|

B|---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3-----------------|

G|---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2-----------------|

D|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-2-----0-------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------3-0h3-------0-|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0h3---|

The main riff is picked.

For the intro it is as above, D5 for 4 bars, C for 1 bar. Then the same pattern but D5 x2 C x1, and

back to D5 before the verse begins.

Break Riff

G G G G C

e|---5-5---3-5---3p2h3-3~3~--3~3~--3---3-5---3-3~--3---3-3---3-3---3-------------|

B|---3-3---3-----3-----3~3~--3~3~--3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-0-----0-----0-------0-0---0-0---0---0-----0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-----0-------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------0h3-------0-|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0h3---|

riff begins.

No Capo

Though if strumming, try the D (instead of D5) and C barred in the "A position" at 5 and 3,

with G at 3 in the "E position". It also sounds good with the D and C barred in the "E position"

at 10 and 8. Strumming DUU nicely approximates the riff especially if you only hit the bass note on the Down.

D5 C D5 C D5

Intro:

Cannot hear what you're saying

C D5

Could I tell you so

C D5

And I'm going home

C D5

Lie and sleep

C D5

Under deep

C D5 C D5

You know

While the cold winter waving

C D5

While you stone the crow

C D5

Now we just don't know

C D5

Lie and sleep

C D5

Under deep

C D5

I think you know

C D5 C D5

For the rhymes of an hour

C D5

Now I'm going home

C D5

'Cause I'm coming down

C D5

Lie and sleep

C D5

Under deep

C D5 C D5

You know

Outro:

C D5 C D5

About Rhymes Of An Hour Chords by Mazzy Star

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