PROCOL HARUM - "wreck of the hesperus" Tablature

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"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 ...
Eb
Becalmed upon a ...
Dm G7/B C
"Make haste your funeral," ...

F
We'll ...
Eb
Or drown amidst a ...
Dm G7/B C C#dim
"Here lies a coffin," cries the ...

Chorus 1:

Dm Bb C C#dim
And all for nothing quite ...
Dm Bb C C7
No thoughts explained, no ...
F F7 Bb /A Gm
One moment's space, one ...
C7 Bb/C C7 (F)
Burnt by fire, blind in ...

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-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
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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
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
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...

Chorus 2:

But still for nothing quite in vain was ....

[repeat instrumental break 2]

Coda [repeat to fade]:

Dm Bb C C#dim
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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