"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