A Song To Pass The Time Chords by Bright Eyes

Tempo:
130.3 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Em

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bright Eyes - A song to pass the time chords
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[E] .
There's a middle-aged woman, she's dragging her feet.
She carries baskets of clothes to a laundromat While her Mexican children kick rocks into.
the street And they laugh in a language I [Em] don't understand.
But I [A] love them, why do I [E] love them?
.
[A] .
[E] .
So the neighborhood's damning, I smoke on the porch.
Watch the people as they're [B] passing, closed inside their cars.
[E] And on their faces, just anger [B] or disappointment I [E] start wishing there was something I [Em] could.
offer them, a [A] consolation, what could I offer [E] them?
.
[Em] [A] .
[E] .
They are sad in their suburbs, [F#m] robots [E] water the lawn.
And everything they touch gets [B] dusted, spotless And [E] so they start to believe they've not [B] [E] touched.
anything at all And the cars in the driveway only multiply.
They are lost in their houses, I've [F#m] heard [B] them sing in the shower.
[E] Making speeches to their sister on the telephone Saying, you come home, woman, come here.
Don't stay so far away from me [G#m] This weather has me wanting love [E] more tangible.
[Em] Something I [A] can hold, cause it's getting [E] .
cold.
[A] .
[E] .
I [F#] say, hold up [E] a fist [Bm] to the flame in [A] the sky [F#m] To block [E] out the light [Bm] that's reaching.
for [A] our eyes Cause it, cause it [E] would blind us.
[Em] [A] .
Yeah, [E] it would blind .
I've locked my actions in [B] the grooves of [F#m] routine [E] So I may [G#m] never be free of this [B] apathy.
[E] But I wait for a letter that's [B] coming to me She [G#m] sends me pictures [E] of the ocean in an envelope.
So there still is hope, yes I can be healed There's [B] someone looking for what [E] I've concealed.
In my secret [G#m].
drawer, in my pockets deep You will [B] find the [Em] reasons that I can't sleep.
And you will still want [A] me, oh you still [E] want me, [Em] .
[A] oh you still [E] want me.
[Em] .
[A] .
[E] .
Well I [F#m] said, come for [E] the week, you [Bm] can sleep [A] in my bed.
[F#m] And pass through [E] my [B] life like a [Bm] dream through [A] my head.
It will, it will be [E] easy, [A] I'll make [E] it easy .
[Em] [A] .
[E] .
But all I have for the moment [F#m] is a song to pass the time.
[G#m] That melody to keep [Bm] me from worrying.
Or [E] some simple progression [F#] to keep my [E] fingers [F#m] busy.
[E] And words that are sure to come [B] back to me.
And they'll [A] be laughing, and they'll be [E] laughing .
[A] My .
[E] mediocrity, .
[A] my .
[E] .
[A] mediocrity .
[E] I [A] .
hope [E] you laugh .
[A] .
[E] .
[A] .
[E] .
[F#m] .
[A] .
[E] [N] .
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Em
121
F#m
123111112
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To start learning Bright Eyes - A Song To Pass The Time chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: E, A, E, Em and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 65 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 130. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: E Major.

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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ .
There's a middle-aged woman, she's dragging her feet.
She carries baskets of clothes to a _ _ laundromat While her Mexican children kick rocks into.
the street And they laugh in a language I [Em] don't _ understand.
But I [A] love them, why do I [E] love them?
_ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ .
So the _ neighborhood's damning, I smoke on the porch.
Watch the people as they're [B] passing, closed inside their _ cars.
[E] And on their faces, just anger [B] or _ disappointment I [E] start wishing there was something I [Em] could.
offer them, a _ [A] _ consolation, _ what could I offer [E] them?
_ _ .
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
They are sad in their suburbs, [F#m] robots [E] water the lawn.
And everything they touch gets [B] dusted, _ _ spotless And [E] so they start to believe they've not [B] [E] touched.
anything at all And the cars in the driveway only _ multiply.
They are lost in their houses, I've [F#m] heard [B] them sing in the shower.
[E] Making speeches to their sister on the telephone _ Saying, you come home, woman, come here.
Don't stay so far away from me [G#m] This weather has me wanting love [E] more tangible.
[Em] _ Something I [A] can _ hold, cause it's getting [E] _ .
cold.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ I [F#] say, hold up [E] a fist [Bm] to the flame in [A] the sky [F#m] To block [E] out the light [Bm] that's reaching.
for [A] our eyes Cause it, cause it [E] would blind _ us.
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
Yeah, [E] it would blind _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ I've locked my actions in [B] the grooves of [F#m] routine [E] So I may [G#m] never be free of this [B] apathy.
_ [E] _ But I wait for a letter that's [B] coming to me She [G#m] sends me pictures [E] of the ocean in an envelope.
So there still is hope, yes I can be healed There's [B] someone looking for what [E] I've concealed.
In my secret [G#m].
drawer, in my pockets deep You will [B] find the [Em] reasons that I can't sleep.
And you will still want [A] me, _ oh you still [E] want me, _ [Em] _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ oh you still [E] want me.
_ [Em] _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ .
Well I [F#m] said, come for [E] the week, you [Bm] can sleep [A] in my bed.
[F#m] And pass through [E] my [B] life like a [Bm] dream through [A] my head.
It will, it will be [E] _ easy, _ _ [A] I'll _ _ _ make [E] it easy _ _ .
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ .
But all I have for the moment [F#m] is a song to pass the time.
[G#m] That melody to keep [Bm] me from worrying.
_ _ Or [E] some simple _ progression [F#] to keep my [E] fingers [F#m] busy.
[E] And words that are sure to come [B] back to me.
And they'll [A] be _ laughing, and they'll be [E] _ laughing _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ My _ .
_ [E] _ mediocrity, _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ my _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] mediocrity _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ I _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
hope [E] you laugh _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ [N] _ _ .

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This song finds its place within the Fevers and Mirrors album.

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