1741 The Battle Of Cartagena chords by Alestorm

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