Iron & Wine - Passing Afternoon Chords

Tempo:
102 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

A

B

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Iron & Wine - Passing Afternoon chords
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[D] There are times that walk [C#] from you, [E] like [A] [B] some [A] passing [D] afternoon.
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[F#m] [A] [E] Summer warmed the open window [D] of her [E] honeymoon, .
[D] And she chose a yard [E] to burn, [A] but [B] the ground [A] remembers [D] her.
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[A] [B] [E] Wooden spoons her children stir, [D] [F#m] [E] bougainvillea blooms.
[D] There are things that drift [E] away, .
[B] [A] like [B] our [A] endless numbered [D] days.
[A] [B] [A] Autumn blew [E] the quilt [B] right off [D] the perfect bed she [E] made,.
[D] And she's chosen [F#m] to [E] believe [A] in the [B] [A] hymns her mother [D] sings.
[A] [B] [A] Sunday [E] causes children from [D] their piles of [F#m] fallen [E] leaves.
[D] There are sailing ships [E] that pass, [A] all our bodies in [D] the grass.
[A] Springtime [E] calls her children, till [D] she lets some go [E] at last.
[D] And she's chosen where [E] to be, [A] though she's lost her [C#m] wedding [D] ring.
[A] Somewhere near [E] her misplaced jar [D] of [E] bougainvillea seeds.
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There [D] are things we can't [E] recall, [A] blind as night finds [D] us all.
[A] Winter [E] tugs her children in [D] her fragile china [E] .
dolls.
[D] But my hands remember [E] her, [A] rolling round the shade [D] of her.
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[A] Naked [E] arms are secrets still, [D] like songs I never [E] learned.
[D] There are names across [E] the sea, [A] only now I do [D] believe.
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[A] Sometimes we hear [E] the windows close, [D] she'll sit and think [E] of [A] me.
[E] [D] Wash them in this tattered [E] clothes, [A] and they'll kiss us if they [D] know.
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[A] Baby sleeps [E] in all our bones, [D] so scared to be [E] alone.
[D] .
[E] [A] [D] .
[E] .
[D] [E] .
[D] [E] .
[A] [D] .
[A] [E] [A] .
[D] [E] .
[A] .
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Iron And Wine - Passing Afternoon chords, practice the chord sequence A, E, A, D, E and D. Begin your practice at a relaxed 51 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 102. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A Major.

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[D] _ There are times that walk [C#] from you, [E] like [A] [B] some [A] passing [D] afternoon.
_ .
_ [F#m] _ [A] _ [E] Summer warmed the open window [D] of her [E] honeymoon, _ .
_ [D] And she chose a yard [E] to burn, _ [A] but [B] the ground [A] remembers [D] her.
_ .
_ _ [A] _ [B] [E] Wooden spoons her children stir, [D] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] bougainvillea blooms.
[D] There are things that drift [E] away, _ .
[B] _ [A] like [B] our [A] endless numbered [D] days.
_ _ [A] _ [B] [A] Autumn blew [E] the quilt [B] right off [D] the perfect bed she [E] made,.
_ [D] And she's chosen [F#m] to [E] believe _ [A] in the [B] [A] hymns her mother [D] sings.
_ _ [A] _ [B] [A] Sunday [E] causes children from [D] their piles of [F#m] fallen [E] leaves.
_ [D] There are sailing ships [E] that pass, [A] all our bodies in [D] the grass.
_ _ [A] _ Springtime [E] calls her children, till [D] she lets some go [E] at last.
[D] And she's chosen where [E] to be, _ [A] though she's lost her [C#m] wedding [D] ring.
_ _ [A] Somewhere near [E] her misplaced jar [D] of _ _ [E] bougainvillea seeds.
_ .
There [D] are things we can't [E] recall, _ [A] blind as night finds [D] us all.
_ _ [A] Winter _ [E] tugs her children in [D] her fragile china [E] _ .
dolls.
[D] But my hands remember [E] her, _ [A] rolling round the shade [D] of her.
_ .
_ _ [A] Naked _ [E] arms are secrets still, [D] like songs I never [E] learned.
_ [D] There are names across [E] the sea, _ _ [A] only now I do [D] believe.
_ .
_ _ [A] _ Sometimes we hear [E] the windows close, [D] she'll sit and think [E] of [A] me.
[E] _ [D] Wash them in this tattered [E] clothes, _ [A] and they'll kiss us if they [D] know.
_ .
_ _ [A] Baby sleeps [E] in all our bones, [D] so scared to be [E] alone.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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Facts about this song

This song, written by Samuel Beam, is among the lineup of tracks on the Our Endless Numbered Days album.

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