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