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