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--| 

        -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
        -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 

        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