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A Song To Pass The Time

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 Eadd#9- 022103
  F#m11- xx4200
   E/G#- xx6400
     A7- x02223
[Intro] (add the Eadd#9 occasionally)
E
[Verse 1]
There is a Emiddle-aged woman, she's F#m11dragging her feet
She carries E/G#baskets of clothes to a F#m11laundromat
While the EMexican children kick F#m11rocks into the street
And they E/G#laugh in a language I don't F#m11understand
But I love Athem... why do I love them?
E     Eadd#9  E   A
E                 E
[Verse 2]
So the Eneighborhood's dimming, I F#m11smoke on the porch
Watch the E/G#people as they pass enclosed inF#m11side their cars
And on their Efaces just anger or F#m11disappointment
I start E/G#wishing there was something I could F#m11offer them
A consoAlation... what could I offer them?
E     Eadd#9  E   A
E
[Verse 3]
And they are Esad in their suburbs, robots F#m11water the lawn
And everyE/G#thing they touch gets dusted    F#m11spotless
And so they Estart to believe they've not touched  F#m11anything at all
And the E/G#cars in the driveway only F#m11multiply
They are Elost in their houses, I've heard them   F#m11sing in the shower
Making E/G#speeches to their sister on the teF#m11lephone
Saying you come hEome, you come here, don't stay so fF#m11ar away from me
This E/G#weather has me wanting love more F#m11tangible
Something I can Ahold... 'cause it's getting cold
E                  A   A7
E
[Bridge 1]
I say F#mhold up our Efists to a Bmflame in the Asky
To F#mblock out the Elight that's reacBmhing for our Aeyes
'Cause it... 'cause it would bElind usEadd#9  E  
     AYeah, it will blEind us
[Verse 4]
Well, I've Elocked my actions in the F#m11grooves of routine
So I may E/G#never be free of this aF#m11pathy
But I Ewait for a letter that's F#m11coming to me
She sends me E/G#pictures of the ocean in an F#m11envelope
So there still is hEope, yes, I can be healed
There is someone loF#m11oking for what I've concealed
In my secret dE/G#rawer, in my pockets deep
You will find the rF#m11easons that I can't sleep
And you will still want Ame...
But will you still want Eme?Eadd#9  E  
AWill you still want Eme?Eadd#9  E  A  
E
[Bridge 2]
Well, I say F#mcome for the Eweek, you can Bmsleep in my Abed
And F#mpass through my Elife like a Bmdream through my Ahead
It will... it will be EeasyA  
I'll make it EeasEadd#9yE  A  
E
[Verse 5]
But all I Ehave for the moment is a F#m11song to pass the time
A E/G#melody to keep me from F#m11worrying
Some Esimple progression to keep my F#m11fingers busy
And E/G#words that are sure to come F#m11back to me
And they'll be laugAhing... and they'll be laugEhing
     AMy mediocritEy
     AMy mediocritEeeeeeeeeeAeeeeeeeeeEee
[Outro] (Ad lib with Eadd#9 and A7 thrown in sometimes)
EYeahA, they'll be laughing
E    F#m   A    E

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A Song To Pass The Time

by Bright Eyes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eadd#9

F#m11

E/G#

F#m

Eadd#9

- 022103

F#m11

- xx4200

E/G#

- xx6400

- x02223

[Intro] (add the Eadd#9 occasionally)

[Verse 1]

E F#m11

There is a middle-aged woman, she's dragging her feet

E/G# F#m11

She carries baskets of clothes to a laundromat

E F#m11

While the Mexican children kick rocks into the street

E/G# F#m11

And they laugh in a language I don't understand

But I love them... why do I love them?

E Eadd#9 E A

E E

[Verse 2]

E F#m11

So the neighborhood's dimming, I smoke on the porch

E/G# F#m11

Watch the people as they pass enclosed inside their cars

E F#m11

And on their faces just anger or disappointment

E/G# F#m11

I start wishing there was something I could offer them

A consolation... what could I offer them?

E Eadd#9 E A

[Verse 3]

E F#m11

And they are sad in their suburbs, robots water the lawn

E/G# F#m11

And everything they touch gets dusted spotless

E F#m11

And so they start to believe they've not touched anything at all

E/G# F#m11

And the cars in the driveway only multiply

E F#m11

They are lost in their houses, I've heard them sing in the shower

E/G# F#m11

Making speeches to their sister on the telephone

E F#m11

Saying you come home, you come here, don't stay so far away from me

E/G# F#m11

This weather has me wanting love more tangible

Something I can hold... 'cause it's getting cold

E A A7

[Bridge 1]

F#m E Bm A

I say hold up our fists to a flame in the sky

F#m E Bm A

To block out the light that's reaching for our eyes

E Eadd#9 E

'Cause it... 'cause it would blind us

A E

Yeah, it will blind us

[Verse 4]

E F#m11

Well, I've locked my actions in the grooves of routine

E/G# F#m11

So I may never be free of this apathy

E F#m11

But I wait for a letter that's coming to me

E/G# F#m11

She sends me pictures of the ocean in an envelope

So there still is hope, yes, I can be healed

F#m11

There is someone looking for what I've concealed

E/G#

In my secret drawer, in my pockets deep

F#m11

You will find the reasons that I can't sleep

And you will still want me...

E Eadd#9 E

But will you still want me?

A E Eadd#9 E A

Will you still want me?

[Bridge 2]

F#m E Bm A

Well, I say come for the week, you can sleep in my bed

F#m E Bm A

And pass through my life like a dream through my head

E A

It will... it will be easy

E Eadd#9 E A

I'll make it easy

[Verse 5]

E F#m11

But all I have for the moment is a song to pass the time

E/G# F#m11

A melody to keep me from worrying

E F#m11

Some simple progression to keep my fingers busy

E/G# F#m11

And words that are sure to come back to me

A E

And they'll be laughing... and they'll be laughing

A E

My mediocrity

A E A E

My mediocriteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Outro] (Ad lib with Eadd#9 and A7 thrown in sometimes)

E A

Yeah, they'll be laughing

E F#m A E

About A Song To Pass The Time Chords by Bright Eyes

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The chords for "A Song To Pass The Time" show the original chord names (including Eadd#9, F#m11, E/G#, A7, E, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.