Wreck of the Hesperus George Harrison
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Bbdim7 x-1-2-0-2(0)
Em/D x-x-0-0-0-0
Gsus4 3-x-0-0-1-3
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2
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INTRO
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G |
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G Gsus4 G |
VERSE
[G] I'm not the wreck of the [C]Hesperus
[G] Feel more like the [C]Wall of [B]China
[Em] Getting [Em/D]old as [A]Methuselah
[B] Feel tall as the [Em]Eiffel [Em/D]Tower
INTERLUDE
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G Gsus4 G |
VERSE
[G] I'm not a power of [C]attorney
[G] But I can rock as good [C]as Gi[B]braltar
[Em] Ain't no [Em/D]more no spring [A]chicken
[B] Been plucked but [Em]I'm still [Em/D]kicking
But it's [Bbdim7]al - [G]right,[Bbdim7] it's al[G]right[D/F#]
MIDDLE 8
[Em] Poison penmen sneak,[C7] have no nerve to speak
[Am7] Make up lies then they [Em]leak 'm out
[Em] Behind a pseudonym,[C7] the rottenness in them
[Am7] Reaching out trying to [B7]touch me
VERSE
[G] Met some Oscars and [C]Tonys
[G] I slipped on a [C]pavement [B]oyster
[Em] Met a [Em/D]snake climbing [A]ladders
[B] Got out of the [Em]line of [Em/D]fire
But it's [Bbdim7]al - [G]right
INTERLUDE
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G |
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G D/F# |
MIDDLE 8
[Em] Brainless writers [C7]gossip nonsenses
[Am7] To others heads as dense as [Em]they is
[Em] It's the [Em/D]same old [A]malady
[Am7]What they see is[B7] faulty
VERSE
[G] I'm not the wreck of the [C]Hesperus
[G] Feel more like [C]Big Bill [B]Broonzy
[Em] Getting [Em/D]old as my [A]mother
[B] But I tell you I [Em]got some [Em/D]company
Bbdim7 G | Bbdim7 | G Gsus4 G |
But it's al - right
RIFF (no chord)
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G |
CODA (solo)
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G |
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G |
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G |
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G |
But it's [Bbdim7]al - [G]right,[Bbdim7] it's al[G]right[D/F#]
But it's [Bbdim7]al - [G]right,[Bbdim7] it's al[G]right[D/F#]
(repeat and fade)
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