Procol Harum - Wreck of the Hesperus

      
 
 "Wreck Of The Hesperus"
 (Matthew Fisher - Keith Reid)
 
 Intro:
 
 (single drum beat)
 
 (piano w/bass, acoustic guitar, and drums)
 
 F Eb 
   
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 Dm G7/B C C7 
     
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 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

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 Dm       G7/B     C       C#dim   
  v v v v  v v v v v v v v  v v v v

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 Instrumental break 2:
 
 (orchestra):
 
 Dm Bb C C#dim 
    
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 Dm Bb C Em/B C7/Bb 
    
 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 
             
 A C#m/G# A7/G Gb Bbm/F Gb7/Fb 
      
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 Eb C 
   
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 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 
     
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 -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers