Wreck of the Hesperus
(intro)
D – C – Bm – E – A – A7
D C
1. We'll hoist a hand becalmed upon a troubled sea,
Bm E A - A7
"Make haste your funeral," cries the Valkyrie.
D C
We'll hoist a hand or drown amidst a stormy sea,
Bm E A F#
"Here lies a coffin," cries the cemetery, it calls to me.
Bm G A F#
And all for nothing quite in vain was hope forever tossed,
Bm G A A7
no thoughts explained, no moments gained, no hope forever lost.
D D7 G Em
One moment's space, one moment's final fall from grace,
A D A - A7 D – C – Bm – E – A – A7
burnt by fire, blind in sight, lost in ire.
D C
2. We'll hoist a hand becalmed upon a troubled sea,
Bm E A - A7
I fear a mighty wave is threatening me.
D C
We'll hoist a hand, or drown amidst a stormy sea,
Bm E A F#
come follow after cry the humble, you will surely see.
Bm G A F#
But still for nothing quite in vain was hope forever tossed,
Bm G A A7
no moments gained, no thoughts explained, no hope forever lost.
D D7 G Em
One moment's space, one moment's final fall from grace,
A D A - A7 D – C – Bm – E – A – A7
burnt by fire, blind in sight, lost in ire.
- Bm – G – A – F# (4x)….
(capo 3rd) (Procol Harum)