Hero and Heroine -- David Cousins Recorded by The Strawbs================Intro and bridge:---------------------------------------- -6---6---5-----------5-6-6-5-6-8-10----- -7---7---5-5-7--5-7--5-7-7-5-7-9-10-5-7- -7---7---5-5-7--5-7-----------------5-7- ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------Dm DmSus2 Dm DmSus2Dm DmSus2Hero's face was gaunt and tannedAmSus4 AmHis sail was set in search of landCsus2 CHis life-raft, solely by him mannedDmWas guided by the tideDm DmSus2Heroine wore fleecy whiteAmSus4 AmShe beckoned like some savior brightCsus2 CShipwrecked sailors in the nightDmWere bid welcome to her sideWhere one man's search must surely ceaseThe irresistible white fleeceLed Hero in search of the peaceWhich she alone could offerThus he knelt before her feetWary lest their eyes should meetHe knew his life was incompleteFor he had yet to sufferEnticing Heroine, so calmTook Hero firmly by the armTold him that she meant no harm,That she alone could save himHero could no longer speakWhile realizing he was weakHis life increasingly grew bleakFor all the love she gave to himWhile storm clouds gathered high aboveThe Heroine he grew to loveTurned slowly to a snow white doveAnd spread her wings to flyCrushed and broken in the endHero watched his sould ascendKnowing that he was condemnedTo sail all alone to die
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