Intro
Am C G (x6)
[Verse]
Am
Sailing the raging seas
F
To distant lands unknown
C
Portobelo fell in a day
G
Now Britannia rules the waves
Am
Thirty thousand men at arms
F
Red Ensign in the sky
C
To Cartagena we set sail
G
With blood and plunder we'll prevail
[Instrumental]
Am C G (x2)
[Verse]
Am
Twice struck, and twice we've failed
F
But third time works a charm
C
The greatest fleet the world has seen
G
To fight the War of Jenkins' Ear
Am
Waters lash across the bow
C
Through Carribean seas
F
The year is 1741
G
The final battle has begun
[Insrtumental]
C D Em F
G G#m Am A#
E
[Chorus]
Am Dm Am
The skies are burning with thunder
Dm Am F G
The seas are ablaze with flame
Am Dm Am
Set the course for Cartagena
Dm F G Am
The sands of time will remember our names
Am Dm Am
The skies are burning with thunder
Dm Am F G
The seas are ablaze with flame
Am Dm Am
Set the course for Cartagena
F G Am
History is written today
[Verse]
Am
Across the sea-lashed deck
F
Our captain gives a cry
C
Cartagena lies ahead
G
The Spanish foe will soon be dead!
Am
Portents of coming doom
F
Engulf the battle line
C
High above, the heavens sigh
G Em
A# red light burning in the sky
[Instrumental]
Em F (x4)
[Interlude]
Em D F
An omen of dread
Em F G D
Which no man can deny
Em D F
The legends hold true
Em F G G#m Am
We must turn back or die
[Instrumental]
Am C G (x4)
[Interlude]
Em D F
Superstitious fools
Em F G D
Be gone from my sight
Em D F
Blast the trumpets of war
Em F G G#m Am
And prepare for the fight
[Instrumental]
Am C G (x8)
Am
[Guitar solo]
Am Dm Am
Dm Am F G
Am Dm Am
Dm F G Am
Am Dm Am
Dm Am F G
Am Dm Am
F G Am
[Chorus]
Am Dm Am
The skies are burning with thunder
Dm Am F G
The seas are ablaze with flame
Am Dm Am
Set the course for Cartagena
Dm F G Am
The sands of time will remember our names
Am Dm Am
The skies are burning with thunder
Dm Am F G
The seas are ablaze with flame
Am Dm Am
Set the course for Cartagena
F G Am
History is written today
[Instrumental]
Am Am Am Am
F F Dm F G (x2)
F#m Am (x4)
[Interlude]
F#m
Hard to starboard
F#m
Man the cannons
F#m
And on my command
F#m
Unleash hell!
[Instrumental]
E E E F (x2)
[Bridge]
Em
F#
IRE!
G
Show them your steel!
D
Bring them to death
B
On the battlefield
Em
Ride on the win
G
And conquer the foe
D
The legends be damned
B
To our deaths we will go
[Instrumental]
Am Dm Am
Dm Am F G
Am Dm Am
Dm F G Am
[Chorus]
Am Dm Am
The skies are burning with thunder
Dm Am F G
The seas are ablaze with flame
Am Dm Am
Set the course for Cartagena
Dm F G Am
The sands of time will remember our names
Am Dm Am
The skies are burning with thunder
Dm Am F G
The seas are ablaze with flame
Am Dm Am
Set the course for Cartagena
F G Am
History is written today
[Outro]
Am A# C D G#m