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