Alestorm – 1741 The Battle Of Cartagena (Guitar)

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[Intro] G#m B F# (x6) [Verse]
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
IRE!

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
[Outro] G#m A B C# G#m