1741 The Battle Of Cartagena

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

[Instrumental]

G#m B F#  (x2)

[Verse]

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

[Insrtumental]

B C# D#m E
F# Gm G#m A
D#

[Chorus]

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

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

[Verse]

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

[Instrumental]

D#m E (x4)

[Interlude]

D#m                   C# E
    An omen of dread
D#m                        E F# C#
    Which no man can deny
D#m                        C# E
    The legends hold true
D#m                          E F# Gm G#m
    We must turn back or die

[Instrumental]

G#m B F# (x4)

[Interlude]

D#m                      C# E
    Superstitious fools
D#m                        E F# C#
    Be gone from my sight
D#m                            C# E
    Blast the trumpets of war
D#m                             E F# Gm G#m
    And prepare for the fight

[Instrumental]

G#m B F# (x8)
G#m

[Guitar solo]

G#m C#m G#m
C#m G#m E F#
G#m C#m G#m
C#m E F# G#m
G#m C#m G#m
C#m G#m E F#
G#m C#m G#m
E F# G#m

[Chorus]

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

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

[Instrumental]

G#m G#m G#m G#m
E E C#m E F#      (x2)
Fm G#m  (x4)

[Interlude]

Fm
Hard to starboard
Fm
Man the cannons
Fm
And on my command
Fm
Unleash hell!

[Instrumental]

D# D# D# E  (x2)

[Bridge]

D#m
F
ID !
F#
Show them your steel!
C#
Bring them to death
       A#
On the battlefield
D#m
Ride on the win
    F#
And conquer the foe
    C#
The legends be damned
       A#
To our deaths we will go

[Instrumental]

G#m C#m G#m
C#m G#m E F#
G#m C#m G#m
C#m E F# G#m

[Chorus]

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

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