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