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