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