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Wreck of the Hesperus   Procol Harum

 
 




                         "Wreck Of The Hesperus"<br/>
                      (Matthew Fisher - Keith Reid)<br/>
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 Intro:<br/>
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 (single drum beat)<br/>
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 (piano w/bass, acoustic guitar, and drums)<br/>
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 F                 Eb<br/>
 / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / / <br/>
 Dm      G7/B      C        C7<br/>
 / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / / <br/>
 <br/>
 Verse 1:<br/>
 <br/>
 F<br/>
   We'll hoist a hand<br/>
    Eb<br/>
 Becalmed upon a troubled sea<br/>
 Dm                  G7/B                 C<br/>
    "Make haste your funeral," cries the Valkyrie<br/>
 <br/>
 F<br/>
   We'll hoist a hand<br/>
     Eb<br/>
 Or drown amidst a stormy sea<br/>
 Dm              G7/B                C           C#dim<br/>
    "Here lies a coffin," cries the cemetery, it calls to me<br/>
 <br/>
 Chorus 1:<br/>
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 Dm              Bb               C              C#dim<br/>
    And all for nothing quite in vain was hope forever tossed<br/>
 Dm                Bb                  C                  C7<br/>
    No thoughts explained, no moments gained, no hope forever lost<br/>
 F             F7                  Bb    /A        Gm<br/>
 One moment's space, one moment's final fall from grace<br/>
           C7            Bb/C   C7         (F)<br/>
 Burnt by fire, blind in sight,    lost in ire<br/>
 <br/>
 Instrumental break 1:<br/>
 <br/>
 (fuzz guitar):<br/>
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  F                          Eb <br/>
  v  v  v  v    v  v  v  v    v  v  v  v    v  v  v  v<br/>
 -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------<br/>
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 -------------|-------5--7--|-8-----------|-------8-10--<br/>
 /7-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------<br/>
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 Dm            G7/B           C           C#dim<br/>
  v  v  v  v    v  v  v  v    v  v  v  v    v  v  v  v<br/>
 -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------<br/>
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 12b14--------|-------------|-12----------|-------------<br/>
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 Instrumental break 2:<br/>
 <br/>
 (orchestra):<br/>
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 Dm        Bb        C       C#dim<br/>
 / / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / /<br/>
 Dm        Bb        C       Em/B C7/Bb<br/>
 / / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / /<br/>
 A      C#m/G# A7/G  Gb     Bbm/F Gb7/Fb<br/>
 / / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / /<br/>
 Eb                  C<br/>
 / / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / /<br/>
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 Verse 2:<br/>
 <br/>
 We'll hoist a hand<br/>
 Becalmed upon a troubled sea<br/>
 I fear a mighty wave is threatening me<br/>
 <br/>
 We'll hoist a hand<br/>
 Or drown amidst a stormy sea<br/>
 Come follow after cry the humble, you will surely see<br/>
 <br/>
 Chorus 2:<br/>
 <br/>
 But still for nothing quite in vain was hope forever tossed<br/>
 No moments gained, no thoughts explained, no hope forever lost<br/>
 One moment's space, one moment's final fall from grace<br/>
 Burnt by fire, blind in sight, lost in ire<br/>
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 [repeat instrumental break 2]<br/>
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 Coda [repeat to fade]:<br/>
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 Dm       Bb       C      C#dim<br/>
 / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /<br/>
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 -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers<br/>
 
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