xPassing Afternoon
Iron And Wine.
This is a response to the other chords posted for this song, which are technically
However, instead of starting with D without a Capo, Put a Capo on the 2nd Fret and play
chords so you can leave the B string open throughout most of the song, as it is on the
Sounds more accurate this way, but the other way is fine if you prefer it. What I'm
F#/ D is played like so (it's technically a D):
E 2
A 5
D 0
G 0
B 0
E x
Otherwise, it's pretty self explanatory... Have fun, remember Capo 2nd. And, one thing
Sam Beam does a lot that isn't absolutely necessary but sounds nice: On the C and G
hit the harmony of the 3rd with a hammer on from the 2nd on the "3" beat (i.e. play a C,
the third string open and hammer on the second fret on the 3 count- same with G but
a string). I realize that I'm not good at explaining this in type but if you know what
saying, it's actually very common and very easy.
C F#/D
G C
There are times that walk from you Like some passing afternoon
G F#D C D
Summer warmed the open window Of her honeymoon
C F#/D
G C
And she chose a yard to burn But the ground remembers her
A F#/D
D
Wooden spoons, her children stir her Bougainvillea blooms
C F#/D
G C
There are things that drift away Like our endless numbered days
G F#/D
D
Autumn blew the quilt right off the Perfect bed she made
C F#/D
G C
And she's chosen to believe In the hymns her mother sings
G F#/D
D
Sunday pulls it's children from the Piles of fallen leaves
C F#/D
G C
There are sailing ships that pass All our bodies in the grass
G F#/D
D
Springtime calls her children 'til she Let's 'em go at last
C F#/D
G C
And she's chosen where to be Though she's lost her wedding ring
G F#/D
D
Somewhere near her misplaced jar of Bougainvillea seeds
C F#/D
G C
There are things we can't recall Blind as night that finds us all
G F#/D
D
Winter tucks her children in her Fragile china dolls
C F#/D
G C
But my hands remember hers Rolling around the shady ferns
G F#/D
D
Naked arms are secrets still like Songs I'd never learned
C F#/D
G C
There are names across the sea Only now I do believe
G F#/D
D
Sometimes with the window closed She'll sit and think of me
C F#/D
G C
But she'll mend his tattered clothes And they'll kiss as if they know
G F#/D
D
A baby sleeps in all our bones So scared to be alone
