Misc Traditional – Santiana (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
 Em         G          D
Oh, Santiana gained the day

 G        D
Away Santiana

 D
"Napoleon of the west" they say

  C       D         Em
Along the plains of Mexico
[Chorus]
Em                       G        D
Well, heave her up and away we'll go

 G        D
Away Santiana

D
Heave her up and away we'll go

C         D         Em
Along the plains of Mexico
[Verse 2]
Em                              G          D
She's a fast clipper ship and a bully good crew

G          D
Away Santiana

D
And an old salty Yank for a captain too

   C      D         Em
Along the plains of Mexico
[Chorus]
Em                       G        D
Well, heave her up and away we'll go

G          D
Away Santiana

D
Heave her up and away we'll go

C          D        Em
Along the plains of Mexico
[Verse 3]
Em       G          D
Santiana fought for gold

G    D
Away Santiana

D
Around Cape Horn through the ice and snow

C         D         Em
Along the plains of Mexico
[Chorus]
Em                      G          D
Well, heave her up and away we'll go

G          D
Away Santiana

D
Heave her up and away we'll go

C         D         Em
Along the plains of Mexico
[Instrumental] Em Em G D G G D D D D D D C D Em Em Em Em G D Em Em D D D D D D C D7 Em Em [Verse 4]
Em                    G         D
'Twas on the field of Molly-Del-Rey

G          D
Away Santiana

D
Well, both his legs got blown away

C         D         Em
Along the plains of Mexico
[Chorus]
Em                      G          D
Well, heave her up and away we'll go

G          D
Away Santiana

D
Heave her up and away we'll go

C         D         Em
Along the plains of Mexico
[Verse 5]
Em                  G      D
It was a fierce and bitter strife

G         D
Away Santiana

D
The general Taylor took his life

C         D         Em
Along the plains of Mexico
[Chorus]
Em                      G          D
Well, heave her up and away we'll go

G          D
Away Santiana

D
Heave her up and away we'll go

C         D         Em
Along the plains of Mexico
[Verse 6] N.C. Santiana, now we mourn N.C. Away Santiana N.C. We left him buried off Cape Horn N.C. Along the plains of Mexico