Misc Cartoons – Animaniacs - Ballad Of Magellan (Guitar)

      G          C
There once was a man,

    D          G
his name was Magellan.

             C
A Portuguese skipper,

    D               G
the girls found him cute.

                    C
He sailed with five ships,

   D             G
to find the East Indies.

                  C
Then come back to Spain,

       D         G
with a bounty of loot.

        D            G
Whoopie-ti-yi-yo, go happy, Magellan,

D                          G
starting your journey with hardly a care.

        C         D              G
Whoopie-ti-yi-yo, strong brave Magellan,

                                 D               G
You'll find the East Indies, you just don't know where.

     Ab          Db
They crossed the Atlantic

    Eb        Ab
and spotted a country.

               Db             Eb
Magellan said: "It's the East Indies,

   Ab
at last!"

                 Db
But then someone shouted,

      Eb          Ab
"Hey, that's Argentina!"

             Db
Magellan got cranky,

    Eb               Ab
and chopped down the mast.

        Eb               Ab
Whoopie-ti-yi-yo, settle down, Magellan,

Eb                           Ab
put down that axe there's no time to dispare.

        Db             Eb        Ab
Whoopie-ti-yi-yo, keep trying, Magellan,

                                 Eb              Ab
you'll find the East Indies, you just don't know where.

  A            D
A great storm arose

       E      A
in the mighty Pacific.

                D
The five little ships

     E            A
were diminshed to three.

                   D
At last land was sighted,

  E          A
Magellan was happy.

                 D
But then someone shouted,

 E         A
"Hey, it's Chile!"

        E               A
Whoopie-ti-yi-yo, cheer up, Magellan,

E                            A
check out your map and don't tear out your hair.

        D              E         A
Whoopie-ti-yi-yo, keep trying, Magellan,

                                 E               A
you'll find the East Indies, you just don't know where.

Bb                Eb
It took them five months

         F           Bb
but they crossed the Pacific.

               Eb
They spotted a land that was

F           Bb
dotted with palms.

            Eb
Magellan proclaimed,

      F               Bb
"Yes, that's the East Indies!"

                 Eb
But then someone shouted,

      F              Bb
"Hey, I think that's Guam."

F             Bb
Ay-ay-ay-ayy, oops, Magellan,

     F                      Bb
your fun little journey's become a nightmare.

        Eb             F         Bb
Whoopie-ti-yi-yo, keep trying, Magellan,

                                 F               Bb
you'll find the East Indies, you just don't know where.

     B          E
They sailed due west to the

Gb         B
Philippine Islands.

             E
Magellan was pleased

       Gb           B
as the natives drew near.

                 E
But then someone shouted,

   Gb              B
"I think they're attacking!"

                E
Magellan said, "What?" and got

Gb       B
hit by a spear.

        Gb        B
Whoopie-ti-yi-yo, farewell, Magellan,

Gb                       B
you almost made it, it's really not fair.

        E            Gb         B
Whoopie-ti-yi-yo, oh ghost of Magellan,

                             Gb         B
the East Indies Islands were right over there.