Weird Of Hermiston


Weird of Hermiston (from Songs for a Tailor and amazingly worked on but rejected by Cream) Jack Bruce / Pete Brown (Lyrics taken from Jack Bruce's website) Intro G6 (notes gdgedbg gedbg) Verse G Dm7 G Dm7 I'm going to a wedding I'm going to a wedding dressed in black G Dm7 G Dm7 I'm going to a party, I'm going to a party won't be back C Bb Am7 F And I'm not going with you . . . no . . . E D G C#7 Trees are no longer a comfort Messages sad in the wires E My hair is hung down with the D C D C blackest of rain that I'm feeling Verses 2 & 3 (same chords) I'm going to the river, I'm going to the river, wash my tears I'm going to the mountains, I'm going to the mountains, cool my fears That I'm not going with you . . . no . . . Skies are no longer a comfort Leaves turning black with the autumn The corn is hung down with the heaviest weight that I'm feeling I'm going to a funeral, I'm going to a funeral, dressed in white I'm going to a nightclub, I'm going to a nightclub, to sleep with night And I'm not going with you . . . no . . . Love is no longer a comfort, Fantastic times are forgotten My heart is hung down with the saddest of rain that I'm feeling Outro Vamp in C blues on the final C (No D C)