Cortez The Killer
Indigo girlsVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
He came dancing across the water
With his galleons and guns
Looking for a new world and a place in the sun
And on the shore lay Montezuma
With it's coco leaves and pearls
In it's halls he often wandered with the secrets of the world
And his subjects gather 'round him
Like the leaves around the trees
Clothed in many colors for the angry gods to see
And the women all were beautiful
And the men stood straight and strong
He offered life and sacrifice so that others might go on
jam on * Em D Am * for a few times
Now hate was just a legend
And war was never known
The people worked together and they lifted many stones
And they carried them across the flatlands
But they died along the way
Built up with their bare hands what we still can do today
And I know she's living there
And loves me to this day
Can't remember when or how I lost my way
jam on * Em D Am * for awhile...stop when it feels right
There was this man, he wasn't satisfied
He crossed all the oceans
to find something else with his greedy hands and his
raping heart and his mind that said war to take everything
He's looking down now
And I'm sorry for every time I raped you
And I'm sorry for every time I sold you
And I'm sorry for every time I bought you
And I'm sorry for every time I hurt you
And I'm sorry for every time
I'm sorry for every time
I'm sorry for every time
He came dancing across the waters
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer
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Readable chord sheet for Cortez The Killer by Indigo girls
[Em] [D] H[Em]e came dancing across the water W[D]ith his galleons and guns L[Am]ooking for a new world and a place in the sun A[Em]nd on the shore lay Montezuma W[D]ith it's coco leaves and pearls I[Am]n it's halls he often wandered with the secrets of the world A[Em]nd his subjects gather 'round him L[D]ike the leaves around the trees C[Am]lothed in many colors for the angry gods to see A[Em]nd the women all were beautiful A[D]nd the men stood straight and strong H[Am]e offered life and sacrifice so that others might go on jam on * Em D Am * for a few times N[Em]ow hate was just a legend A[D]nd war was never known T[Am]he people worked together and they lifted many stones A[Em]nd they carried them across the flatlands B[D]ut they died along the way B[Am]uilt up with their bare hands what we still can do today A[Em]nd I know she's living there A[D]nd loves me to this day C[Am]an't remember when or how I lost my way jam on * Em D Am * for awhile...stop when it feels right T[Em]here was this man, he wasn't satisfied H[D]e crossed all the oceans t[Am]o find something else with his greedy hands and his raping heart and his mind that said war to take everything H[Em]e's looking down now And I'm sorry for every time I raped you And I'm sorry for every time I sold you A[Am]nd I'm sorry for every time I bought you And I'm sorry for every time I hurt you And I'm sorry for every time I'm sorry for every time I'm sorry for every time H[Em]e came dancing across the waters C[D]ortez, Cortez [Am] [stop] What a killer