Hero's Return, The (Pink Floyd - The Final Cut)

[The Piper]

Transcrption by: Jim (jimih@picknowl.com.au)

THE HERO'S RETURN
Pink Floyd
(Waters)


Intro:

Guitar 1 (Electric):
D
Rhy. Fig. 1..... (P.M.) .....Rhy. Fig. 1 ends
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Elec.):
D (fdbk) (fdbk)
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----7--5--3--1--3--5--8--7-----------------------------7--5--3--1--3--5--3--1-----------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Acoustic):
D
Rhy. Fig. 2.....
E-|-------------------------------14---14---14----------------------------------8---8---8--|
B-|-7--5--3--1--3--5--8--7-------------------------7--5--3--1--3--5--3--1------------------|
G-|----------------------------11---11---11---11-----------------------------5---5---5-----|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gtr. 1 cont. w/Rhy. Fig. 1 until change)


Guitar 2:
D (fdbk)
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---7--5--3--5--7--8--13--12------12-----12--14---15--10---------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------7--4----4--2--4--------4\-|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3:
D
(Rhy. Fig. 2 cont.....) .....Rhy. Fig. 2 ends
E-|-----------------------------------19---19---19-------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
B-|--7--5--3--5--7--8--13--12----------------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G-|-------------------------------16---16---16-----------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

(cont. Gtr. 1 & Gtr. 3 w/Rhy. Fig. 2 until change)

(D) (Fill 1)
Jesus, Jesus, what's it all about?
(Fill 2)
Trying to clout these little ingrates into shape.
(Fill 3)
When I was their age all the lights went out.
(Fill 4)
There was no time to whine or mope about.

Cmaj7 (Rhy. Fig. 3 until change) D (Fill 5)
And even now part of me flies...
(Fill 6)
Over Dresden at angels one five.
Cmaj7 C D (Rhy. Fig. 1)
Though they'll never fathom it, behind my sarcasm desperate memories lie.

(Gtr. 1 w/Rhy. Fig. 1 out)

(D) (Fill 7)
Sweetheart, sweetheart are you fast asleep? Good.
(Fill 8)
That's the only time that I can really speak to you.
(Fill 9)
And there is something that I've locked away,
(Fill 10) (Fill 4)
A memory that is too painful to withstand the light of day.

Fill 1: Fill 2: Fill 3:
D sl. sl. sl. (w/echo) sl.
E-|----x--\------------------|-------------------|-------5--5--5--5---------------------|
B-|----x--\------7--7---\----|----7--7---\-------|-----5--5--5--5----7--7---\-----------|
G-|----x--\------7--7---\----|----7--7---\-------|-------------------7--7---\-----------|
D-|--------------7--7---\----|----7--7---\-------|-------------------7--7---\-----------|
A-|--------------5--5---\----|----5--5---\-------|-------------------5--5---\-----------|
E-|--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|

Fill 4: Rhy. Fig. 2 (Gtr 1): Fill 5: Fill 6:
D w/slide C (P.M) w/slide
E-|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B-|----7-\-5----------|--------------------------|--7---/8----------|------7---5--------|
G-|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D-|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A-|-------------------|------3--3--3--3--3--3----|------------------|------------7*-----|
E-|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
*Gtr. 2

Verse 2:

Cmaj7 (Rhy. Fig. 3 until change) (Fill 5)
When we came back from the war,
D (Fill 6)
The banners and flags hung on everyone's door.
Cmaj7 D (Rhy. Fig. 1)
We danced and we sang in the street and the church bells rang.

(Gtr. 1 w/Rhy. Fig. 1 out)

G D C
But burning in my heart,
G D C
The memory smoulders on
G D C (Fill 11) Emadd9
Of the gunners dying words ..... on the intercom.

Fill 7: Fill 8:
Acoustic Gtr:
D
E-|---14-----------16-----------14------|-----------------10---------16---16---16-------|
B-|---15-----------17-----------15------|------3----------------------------------------|
G-|---14------------------------14------|-----------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Electric Gtr:
D w/bar fdbk w/echo
E-|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------x--------|
B-|-------------------------------7--\--|----------------------------7--\------x--------|
G-|-------------------------------------|----------------------------7--\---------------|
D-|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Fill 9: Fill 10: Fill 11:
Acoustic Gtr. 1:
D * * * * C h
E-|------------14-----18-------|--16---16---16----|----------------------|
B-|----------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
G-|----------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
D-|----------------------------|------------------|----------0h2---------|
A-|----------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
E-|----------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
*Acoustic Gtr. 2 strums open D chord

Chord Formations:

Cmaj7 0 3 2 0 0 0 or x 3 5 4 5 3Em(add 9) 0 2 4 0 0 0