Eldorado chords by Goombay Dance Band

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Intro:
| E minorEm | E minorEm | E minorEm | E minorEm | E minorEm | E minorEm |
| E minorEm | D MajorD | E minorEm | E minorEm |

Verse 1:
   E minorEm  D MajorD     E minorEm
They came 500 years ago,
    E minorEm    D MajorD     E minorEm
they stole the gold of Mexico,
 E minorEm     G+G      A augmentedA
killed the people one by one,
A minorAm  G+G         D MajorD  BB
only talking with their guns.
E minorEm     D MajorD        E minorEm
Brave men locked on iron chains.
E minorEm     D MajorD        E minorEm
All young mothers sold as slaves,
E minorEm    G+G         A augmentedA
Babies crying through the night,
A minorAm    G+G      D MajorD  BB
will they ever see a light.

Chorus:
 E minorEm          D MajorD
Golden dreams of Eldorado -
      G+G     A augmentedA         D MajorD BB
all have drowned in seas of pain and blood.
 E minorEm          D MajorD
Golden dreams of Eldorado
      G+G   A augmentedA       B minorBm  B minorBm
may come true but only in your heart.

Bridge:
|N.C.| | | |

Verse 2:
 F# minorF#m      E MajorE          F# minorF#m
Reach out your hands and you´ll be free
   F# minorF#m    E MajorE      F# minorF#m
Then we shall live in liberty
F# minorF#m    A augmentedA      BB
Oh, will mankind ever learn
B minorBm     A augmentedA         E MajorE  C#C#
Shall the whole world die and burn.

Chorus:
 F# minorF#m         E MajorE
Golden dreams of Eldorado -
      A augmentedA     BB         E MajorE C#C#
All have drowned in seas of pain and blood.
 F# minorF#m         E MajorE
Golden dreams of Eldorado
      A augmentedA   BB       C# minorC#m C# minorC#m
may come true but only in your heart.

Bridge:
F# minorF#m
(Spoken) Within the memory of man
E MajorE
the search for happiness has never ended,
     A augmentedA              BB
But the gates of Eden will ever be closed
       E MajorE            C#C#
for those conquistadores who are only hungry

for power and might.
F# minorF#m
Because the real Eldorado
      E MajorE
isn´t made out of diamonds and gold.
      A augmentedA
It´s the immortal yearning
     BB
for peace, love and understanding
C# minorC#m           C# minorC#m
  in the hearts of everyone.

Chorus:
 F# minorF#m         E MajorE
Golden dreams of Eldorado -
      A augmentedA     BB         E MajorE C#C#
all have drowned in seas of pain and blood.
F# minorF#m          E MajorE
Golden dreams of Eldorado
      A augmentedA   BB       C# minorC#m C# minorC#m
may come true but only in your heart.
 F# minorF#m         E MajorE
Golden dreams of Eldorado -
      A augmentedA     BB         E MajorE C#C#
all have drowned in seas of pain and blood
 F# minorF#m         E MajorE
Golden dreams of Eldorado.