George Harrison – Wreck Of The Hesperus (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: George Harrison From: "Cloud Nine" (1987) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G | | Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G Gsus4 G | [Verse]
G                         C
 I'm not the wreck of the Hesperus

G                   C       B
 Feel more like the Wall of China

Em       Em/D     A
 Getting old as Methuselah

B                 Em     Em/D
 Feel tall as the Eiffel Tower
[Interlude] | Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G Gsus4 G | [Verse]
G                   C
 I'm not a power of attorney

G                       C    B
 But I can rock as good as Gibraltar

Em        Em/D           A
 Ain't no more no spring chicken

B                 Em        Em/D
 Been plucked but I'm still kicking

         Bbdim7 G     Bbdim7  G       D/F#
But it's al  -  right, it's alright
[Middle 8]
Em                   C7
 Poison penmen sneak, have no nerve to speak

Am7                     Em
 Make up lies then they leak 'm out

Em                  C7
 Behind a pseudonym, the rottenness in them

Am7                     B7
 Reaching out trying to touch me
[Verse]
G                    C
 Met some Oscars and Tonys

G               C        B
 I slipped on a pavement oyster

Em     Em/D           A
 Met a snake climbing ladders

B               Em      Em/D
 Got out of the line of fire

         Bbdim7 G
But it's al  -  right
[Interlude] | Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G D/F# | [Middle 8]
Em                 C7
 Brainless writers gossip nonsenses

Am7                          Em
 To others heads as dense as they is

Em        Em/D     A
 It's the same old malady

Am7             B7
What they see is faulty
[Verse]
G                         C
 I'm not the wreck of the Hesperus

G               C        B
 Feel more like Big Bill Broonzy

Em       Em/D      A
 Getting old as my mother

B                 Em       Em/D
 But I tell you I got some company

         Bbdim7 G       | Bbdim7 | G Gsus4 G   |
But it's al  -  right
[Riff] (no chord) | Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G | [Outro] (solo) | Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G | | Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G |
         Bbdim7 G     Bbdim7  G
But it's al  -  right, it's alright

         Bbdim7 G     Bbdim7  G
But it's al  -  right, it's alright
(repeat and fade)