Chords for Matthew Sweet and the Indigo Girls - Cortez The Killer | Live @ JBTV
Tempo:
127.65 bpm
Chords used:
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Em
Am
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Em]
[D] [G]
[Am]
[Em]
[G] [D]
[G] [Am] He [Em] came dancing across the water with [D] his galleons and guns, [Am] looking for the new world
and a palace in the sun.
[D]
[Am] [Em] On the shore lay Montezuma [D] with his coca leaves and [G]
pearls.
[Am] In his halls he often wandered the secrets of the world.
[Em] And his subjects gathered round him [D] like the leaves around a tree.
[G] [Am] In his clothes of many colors for the angry gods to see.
[Em] And the women all were beautiful [D] and the men stood straight and strong.
[Am] They offered life and sacrifice so that others could go on.
[Em]
[D]
[Am] [A]
[Am]
[Em]
[D] [Em]
[Am]
[Em] He was just a legend, [D] war was never known.
[Am] People worked together and they lifted many stones.
And [Em] they carried them to the flatlands, [D] but they died along the way.
[A] And they [Am] built up with their bare hands what we still can't do today.
[Em] And I know she's living there [D] and she loves me to this day.
[Am] I can't remember when, how I lost my [Em] way.
[D]
[Am]
[D] [Am]
[Em] He
[D] [Em]
[Am]
[C] [Em]
[D]
[Am] [A] came [D] [Am]
[Em] dancing across the water.
[D] Cortez, Cortez, [Em] [Am] what a killer.
[Em]
[D] [G] [D] [Em]
[Am]
[Em]
[Em]
[D] [G]
[Am]
[Em]
[G] [D]
[G] [Am] He [Em] came dancing across the water with [D] his galleons and guns, [Am] looking for the new world
and a palace in the sun.
[D]
[Am] [Em] On the shore lay Montezuma [D] with his coca leaves and [G]
pearls.
[Am] In his halls he often wandered the secrets of the world.
[Em] And his subjects gathered round him [D] like the leaves around a tree.
[G] [Am] In his clothes of many colors for the angry gods to see.
[Em] And the women all were beautiful [D] and the men stood straight and strong.
[Am] They offered life and sacrifice so that others could go on.
[Em]
[D]
[Am] [A]
[Am]
[Em]
[D] [Em]
[Am]
[Em] He was just a legend, [D] war was never known.
[Am] People worked together and they lifted many stones.
And [Em] they carried them to the flatlands, [D] but they died along the way.
[A] And they [Am] built up with their bare hands what we still can't do today.
[Em] And I know she's living there [D] and she loves me to this day.
[Am] I can't remember when, how I lost my [Em] way.
[D]
[Am]
[D] [Am]
[Em] He
[D] [Em]
[Am]
[C] [Em]
[D]
[Am] [A] came [D] [Am]
[Em] dancing across the water.
[D] Cortez, Cortez, [Em] [Am] what a killer.
[Em]
[D] [G] [D] [Em]
[Am]
[Em]
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[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] came dancing across the water with [D] his _ galleons and guns, _ _ [Am] _ looking for the new world
and a palace in the sun.
[D] _
_ [Am] [Em] On the shore lay _ Montezuma _ [D] with his coca leaves and [G]
pearls.
[Am] In his halls he often wandered _ the secrets of the world.
_ [Em] And his subjects gathered round him [D] like the leaves around a tree. _
_ [G] [Am] In his clothes of many colors _ for the angry gods to see.
_ [Em] And the women all were beautiful _ [D] and the men stood straight and strong.
_ _ [Am] They offered life and sacrifice so that others could go on.
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_ [Em] He was just a legend, _ _ [D] war was never known. _
_ _ [Am] _ People worked together _ and they lifted many _ _ stones.
And [Em] they carried them to the flatlands, [D] but they died along the way.
[A] And they [Am] built up with their bare hands what we still can't do today. _
_ [Em] And I know _ she's living there [D] and she loves me to this day.
_ [Am] I _ can't remember when, _ _ _ how I lost my _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ way.
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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ came [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ dancing across the water.
_ _ [D] _ _ Cortez, Cortez, _ [Em] _ [Am] what a killer. _ _ _
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[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] came dancing across the water with [D] his _ galleons and guns, _ _ [Am] _ looking for the new world
and a palace in the sun.
[D] _
_ [Am] [Em] On the shore lay _ Montezuma _ [D] with his coca leaves and [G]
pearls.
[Am] In his halls he often wandered _ the secrets of the world.
_ [Em] And his subjects gathered round him [D] like the leaves around a tree. _
_ [G] [Am] In his clothes of many colors _ for the angry gods to see.
_ [Em] And the women all were beautiful _ [D] and the men stood straight and strong.
_ _ [Am] They offered life and sacrifice so that others could go on.
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_ [Em] He was just a legend, _ _ [D] war was never known. _
_ _ [Am] _ People worked together _ and they lifted many _ _ stones.
And [Em] they carried them to the flatlands, [D] but they died along the way.
[A] And they [Am] built up with their bare hands what we still can't do today. _
_ [Em] And I know _ she's living there [D] and she loves me to this day.
_ [Am] I _ can't remember when, _ _ _ how I lost my _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ way.
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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ came [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ dancing across the water.
_ _ [D] _ _ Cortez, Cortez, _ [Em] _ [Am] what a killer. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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