"Favourite Hour" (Capo: 5th. fret) ____Intro: A5 ____Verse: 1 A5 C#5 F#5 A5 Figure han___ging on a leather band D5 F#5 B5 cog___consults the watch he cups in his hand E5 A5 E5 Bejewelled movement measures lost and vanished time F5 A5 pray for the boy who makes his bed in cold earth and quicklime ____Chorus: A5 F#5 B5 So stay the hands, arrest the time F5 A5 till I am captured by your touch F#5 D5 bless___ings____I don't count____ F5 C5 small mercies and su___ch E5 A5 D5 the flags may lower as we approach the favourite hour ____Verse: 2 A5 C#5 F#5 A5 Now there's a tra___gic waste of brutal youth D5 F#5 B5 strip___and polish this unvar___nished truth E5 A5 E5 the tricky door that gapes beneath the ragged noose F5 A5 the crippled verdict begs again for the lamest excuse ____Chorus: A5 F#5 B5 So stay the hands, arrest the time F5 A5 till I am captured by your touch F#5 D5 bless___ings____I don't count____ F5 C5 small mercies and su___ch E5 A5 D5 the flags may lower as we approach the favourite hour ____Verse: 3 A5 C#5 F#5 A5 Pull___out my eyes___so I may never spy D5 F#5 B5 wa___ving branches as they're waving goodbye E5 A5 E5 their vile perfume brings to my mouth a bitter taste F5 A5 the murmuring brooks had best speak up, it's a terrible waste ____Chorus: A5 F#5 B5 So stay the hands, arrest the time F5 A5 till I am captured by your touch F#5 D5 bless___ings____I don't count____ F5 C5 small mercies and su___ch E5 A5 D5 the flags may lower as we approach the favourite hour
