Wreck Of The Hesperus Chords
Wreck Of The Hesperus by George Harrison is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords Bbdim7, G, Gsus4, C, B, Em, Em7, A, D, C7, Am7 and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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 Em7 A
Getting old as Methuselah
B Em Em7
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 Em7 A
Ain't no more no spring chicken
B Em Em7
Been plucked but I'm still kicking
Bbdim7 G Bbdim7 G D
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 Em7 A
Met a snake climbing ladders
B Em Em7
Got out of the line of fire
Bbdim7 G
But it's al - right
Interlude
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G |
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G D |
Middle 8
Em C7
Brainless writers gossip nonsenses
Am7 Em
To others heads as dense as they is
Em Em7 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 Em7 A
Getting old as my mother
B Em Em7
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 |
| Bbdim7 | G | Bbdim7 | G |
Bbdim7 G Bbdim7 G D
But it's al - right, it's alright
Bbdim7 G Bbdim7 G D
But it's al - right, it's alright
(repeat and fade)