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