Tuning: E A D G B E

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

^G#m Sailing the raging seas To ^Edistant lands unknown ^BPortobelo fell in a day ^F#Now Britannia rules the waves ^G#mThirty thousand men at arms Red ^EEnsign in the sky To ^BCartagena we set sail With ^F#blood and plunder we'll prevail

[Instrumental] G#m B F# (x2) [Verse]

^G#m Twice struck, and twice we've failed But ^Ethird time works a charm The ^Bgreatest fleet the world has seen To ^F#fight the War of Jenkins' Ear ^G#mWaters lash across the bow Through ^BCarribean seas The ^Eyear is 1741 The ^F#final battle has begun

[Insrtumental] B C# D#m E F# Gm G#m A D# [Chorus]

^G#m The skies are ^C#mburning with ^G#mthunder ^C#m The ^G#mseas are a^Eblaze with ^F#flame ^G#m Set the course for ^C#mCarta^G#mgena ^C#m The sands of ^Etime will re^F#member our ^G#mnames

^G#m The skies are ^C#mburning with ^G#mthunder ^C#m The ^G#mseas are a^Eblaze with ^F#flame ^G#m Set the course for ^C#mCarta^G#mgena ^EHistory is ^F#written ^G#mtoday

[Verse]

^G#m Across the sea-lashed deck Our ^Ecaptain gives a cry ^BCartagena lies ahead The ^F#Spanish foe will soon be dead! ^G#mPortents of coming doom En^Egulf the battle line ^BHigh above, the heavens sigh A ^F#red light burning ^D#min the sky

[Instrumental] D#m E (x4) [Interlude]

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

[Instrumental] G#m B F# (x4) [Interlude]

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

[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 The skies are ^C#mburning with ^G#mthunder ^C#m The ^G#mseas are a^Eblaze with ^F#flame ^G#m Set the course for ^C#mCarta^G#mgena ^C#m The sands of ^Etime will re^F#member our ^G#mnames

^G#m The skies are ^C#mburning with ^G#mthunder ^C#m The ^G#mseas are a^Eblaze with ^F#flame ^G#m Set the course for ^C#mCarta^G#mgena ^EHistory is ^F#written ^G#mtoday

[Instrumental] G#m G#m G#m G#m E E C#m E F# (x2) Fm G#m (x4) [Interlude]

^FmHard to starboard ^FmMan the cannons ^FmAnd on my command ^FmUnleash hell!

[Instrumental] D# D# D# E (x2) [Bridge] D#m

^FIRE! ^F#Show them your steel! ^C#Bring them to death On the ^A#battlefield ^D#mRide on the win And ^F#conquer the foe The ^C#legends be damned To our ^A#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 The skies are ^C#mburning with ^G#mthunder ^C#m The ^G#mseas are a^Eblaze with ^F#flame ^G#m Set the course for ^C#mCarta^G#mgena ^C#m The sands of ^Etime will re^F#member our ^G#mnames

^G#m The skies are ^C#mburning with ^G#mthunder ^C#m The ^G#mseas are a^Eblaze with ^F#flame ^G#m Set the course for ^C#mCarta^G#mgena ^EHistory is ^F#written ^G#mtoday

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

Alestorm - 1741 the battle of cartagena