Rhymes Of An Hour chords by Mazzy Star

Chords with lyrics

Rhymes Of An Hour by Mazzy Star
Written by David Roback and Hope Sandoval
Tabbed by CJWilky

Having listened to the studio and several live versions there are still two lines I'm not certain of:
"While the cold winter waving
While you stone the crow"
Comments and corrections very welcome.


Main Riff
  D5D5       D5D5       D5D5       D5D5      C majorC
e|---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5-----------------|
BB|---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3-----------------|
G+G|---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2-----------------|
D MajorD|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-2-----0-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------3-0h3-------0-|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0h3---|

The main riff is picked.
For the intro it is as above, D5D5 for 4 bars, C majorC for 1 bar. Then the same pattern but D5D5 x2 C majorC x1, and
back to D5D5 before the verse begins.
The e string is often muted to varying degrees through the song.

Break Riff
  G+G          G+G        G+G        G+G       C majorC
e|---5-5---3-5---3p2h3-3~3~--3~3~--3---3-5---3-3~--3---3-3---3-3---3-------------|
BB|---3-3---3-----3-----3~3~--3~3~--3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----0-----0-------0-0---0-0---0---0-----0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-----0-------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------0h3-------0-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0h3---|

A augmentedA D5D5 begins on the "know" of "I think you know" and continues for 2 bars before the G+G of the break
riff begins.


No Capo
Though if strumming, try the D MajorD (instead of D5D5) and C majorC barred in the "A position" at 5 and 3,
with G+G at 3 in the "E position". It also sounds good with the D MajorD and C majorC barred in the "E position"
at 10 and 8. Strumming DUU nicely approximates the riff especially if you only hit the bass note on the Down.


Intro: D5D5  C majorC D5D5  C majorC D5D5

D5D5
Cannot hear what you're saying
C majorC        D5D5
Could I tell you so

And I can't believe my troubles
C majorC       D5D5
And I'm going home

C majorC    D5D5
Lie and sleep
C majorC   D5D5
Under deep
C majorC  D5D5   C majorC  D5D5
You know

D5D5
While the cold winter waving
C majorC          D5D5
While you stone the crow

Of these things we were certain
C majorC         D5D5
Now we just don't know

C majorC    D5D5
Lie and sleep
C majorC   D5D5
Under deep
C majorC      D5D5
I think you know

Break:
G+G
C majorC D5D5 C majorC D5D5

D5D5
For the rhymes of an hour
C majorC       D5D5
Now I'm going home

And I can't believe I'm nothing
C majorC         D5D5
'Cause I'm coming down

C majorC    D5D5
Lie and sleep
C majorC   D5D5
Under deep
C majorC  D5D5   C majorC  D5D5
You know

Outro:
D5D5
C majorC D5D5  C majorC D5D5  x4