1741 The Battle Of Cartagena chords by Alestorm

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
G# minorG#m BB F#F# (x6)

Verse:
G# minorG#m
 Sailing the raging seas
  E MajorE
To distant lands unknown
BB
Portobelo fell in a day
F#F#
Now Britannia rules the waves
G# minorG#m
Thirty thousand men at arms
  E MajorE
Red Ensign in the sky
  BB
To Cartagena we set sail
   F#F#
With blood and plunder we'll prevail

Instrumental:
G# minorG#m BB F#F# (x2)

Verse:
G# minorG#m
 Twice struck, and twice we've failed
  E MajorE
But third time works a charm
  BB
The greatest fleet the world has seen
  F#F#
To fight the War of Jenkins' Ear
G# minorG#m
Waters lash across the bow
    BB
Through Carribean seas
  E MajorE
The year is 1741
  F#F#
The final battle has begun

Insrtumental:
BB C#C# D#mD#m E MajorE
F#F# G minorGm G# minorG#m A augmentedA
D#D#

Chorus:
G# minorG#m      C# minorC#m     G# minorG#m
 The skies are burning with thunder
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m    E MajorE     F#F#
 The seas are ablaze with flame
G# minorG#m         C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
 Set the course for Cartagena
C# minorC#m      E MajorE      F#F#     G# minorG#m
 The sands of time will remember our names

G# minorG#m      C# minorC#m     G# minorG#m
 The skies are burning with thunder
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m    E MajorE     F#F#
 The seas are ablaze with flame
G# minorG#m         C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
 Set the course for Cartagena
E MajorE     F#F#   G# minorG#m
History is written today

Verse:
G# minorG#m
 Across the sea-lashed deck
  E MajorE
Our captain gives a cry
BB
Cartagena lies ahead
  F#F#
The Spanish foe will soon be dead!
G# minorG#m
Portents of coming doom
 E MajorE
Engulf the battle line
BB
High above, the heavens sigh
 F#F#        D#mD#m
A augmentedA red light burning in the sky

Instrumental:
D#mD#m E MajorE (x4)

Interlude:
D#mD#m          C#C# E MajorE
  An omen of dread
D#mD#m            E MajorE F#F# C#C#
  Which no man can deny
D#mD#m            C#C# E MajorE
  The 🏷Legends hold true
D#mD#m             E MajorE F#F# G minorGm G# minorG#m
  We must turn back or die

Instrumental:
G# minorG#m BB F#F# (x4)

Interlude:
D#mD#m           C#C# E MajorE
  Superstitious fools
D#mD#m            E MajorE F#F# C#C#
  Be gone from my sight
D#mD#m              C#C# E MajorE
  Blast the trumpets of war
D#mD#m               E MajorE F#F# G minorGm G# minorG#m
  And prepare for the fight

Instrumental:
G# minorG#m BB F#F# (x8)
G# minorG#m

Guitar solo:
G# minorG#m C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F#
G# minorG#m C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
C# minorC#m E MajorE F#F# G# minorG#m
G#m C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F#
G# minorG#m C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
E MajorE F#F# G# minorG#m

Chorus:
G# minorG#m      C# minorC#m     G# minorG#m
 The skies are burning with thunder
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m    E MajorE     F#F#
 The seas are ablaze with flame
G# minorG#m         C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
 Set the course for Cartagena
C# minorC#m      E MajorE      F#F#     G# minorG#m
 The sands of time will remember our names

G# minorG#m      C# minorC#m     G# minorG#m
 The skies are burning with thunder
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m    E MajorE     F#F#
 The seas are ablaze with flame
G# minorG#m         C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
 Set the course for Cartagena
E MajorE     F#F#   G# minorG#m
History is written today

Instrumental:
G# minorG#m G#m G# minorG#m G#m
E MajorE E C# minorC#m E MajorE F#F#   (x2)
F minorFm G# minorG#m (x4)

Interlude:
F minorFm
Hard to starboard
F minorFm
Man the cannons
F minorFm
And on my command
F minorFm
Unleash hell!

Instrumental:
D#D# D# D#D# E MajorE (x2)

Bridge:
D#mD#m
FF
IRE!
F#F#
Show them your steel!
C#C#
Bring them to death
    A#A#
On the battlefield
D#mD#m
Ride on the win
  F#F#
And conquer the foe
  C#C#
The 🏷Legends be damned
    A#A#
To our deaths we will go

Instrumental:
G# minorG#m C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F#
G# minorG#m C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
C# minorC#m E MajorE F#F# G# minorG#m

Chorus:
G# minorG#m      C# minorC#m     G# minorG#m
 The skies are burning with thunder
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m    E MajorE     F#F#
 The seas are ablaze with flame
G# minorG#m         C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
 Set the course for Cartagena
C# minorC#m      E MajorE      F#F#     G# minorG#m
 The sands of time will remember our names

G# minorG#m      C# minorC#m     G# minorG#m
 The skies are burning with thunder
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m    E MajorE     F#F#
 The seas are ablaze with flame
G# minorG#m         C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
 Set the course for Cartagena
E MajorE     F#F#   G# minorG#m
History is written today

Outro:
G# minorG#m A augmentedA BB C#C# G# minorG#m