Passing Afternoon — Iron & Wine
Chords and lyrics for Passing Afternoon by Iron & Wine (key of D).
Verse 1
Iron And Wine
There are [D]times that walk from [E]you like some [A]passing [D]afternoon
[A]Summer warmed the [E]open window [D]of her [E]honeymoon
And she [D]chose a yard to [E]burn but the [A]ground remembers [D]her
[A]Wooden spoons, her [E]children stir her [D]bougainvillea [E]blooms
There are [D]things that drift [E]away like our [A]endless numbered [D]days
[A]Autumn blew the [E]quilt right off the [D]perfect bed she [E]made
And she's [D]chosen to [E]believe in the [A]hymns her mother [D]sings
[A]Sunday pulls its [E]children from their [D]piles of fallen [E]leaves
There are [D]sailing ships that [E]pass all our [A]bodies in the [D]grass
[A]Springtime calls her [E]children 'til she [D]lets 'em go at [E]last
And she's [D]chosen where to [E]be though she's [A]lost her wedding [D]ring
[A]Somewhere near her [E]misplaced jar of [D]bougainvillea [E]seeds
There are [D]things we can't [E]recall blind as [A]night that finds us [D]all
[A]Winter tucks her [E]children in, her [D]fragile china [E]dolls
But my [D]hands remember [E]hers, rolling [A]round the shaded [D]ferns
[A]Naked arms, her [E]secrets still like [D]songs I'd never [E]learned
There are [D]names across the [E]sea, only [A]now I do [D]believe
[A]Sometimes with the [E]windows closed, she'll [D]sit and think of [E]me
But she'll [D]mend his tattered [E]clothes and they'll [A]kiss as if they [D]know
[A]A baby sleeps in [E]all our bones, so [D]scared to be [E]alone
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