{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":11116,"song":"Cortez The Killer","artist":"Indigo Girls","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11212372-cortez-the-killer-chords-by-indigo-girls/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/11116?type=chord","rating":4.65011,"votes":27,"content":"\r\nCortez the Killer\r\n*as preformed by the Indigo Girls*\r\n(in 4/4 time)\r\nThis is a combo of two versions.\r\n-----------------------------------\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]    x2\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe came dancing across the water[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith his galleons and guns[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLooking for a new world and a palace in the sun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd on the shore lay Montezuma[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith it's cocoa leaves and pearls[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn it's halls he often wandered with the secrets of the world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd his subjects gather 'round him[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike the leaves around the trees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nClothed in many colors for the angry gods to see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the women all were beautiful[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the men stood straight and strong[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe offered life and sacrifice so that others might go on[/tab]\r\n\r\njam on * Em  D  Am * for a few times\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNow hate was just a legend[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd war was never known[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe people worked together and they lifted many stones[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd they carried them across the flatlands[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut they died along the way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBuilt up with their bare hands what we still can't do today[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I know she's living there[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd loves me to this day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCan't remember when or how I lost my way[/tab]\r\n\r\njam on * Em  D  Am * for awhile...stop when it feels right\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere was this man, he wasn't satisfied[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe crossed all the oceans[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nto find something else with his greedy hands and his[/tab]\r\nraping heart and his mind that said war to take everything\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe's looking down now[/tab]\r\nAnd I'm sorry for every time I raped you\r\nAnd I'm sorry for every time I sold you\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm sorry for every time I bought you[/tab]\r\nAnd I'm sorry for every time I hurt you\r\nAnd I'm sorry for every time\r\nI'm sorry for every time\r\nI'm sorry for every time\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe came dancing across the waters[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nCortez, Cortez[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]   \r\nWhat a killer[/tab]","plain_text":"Cortez the Killer\n*as preformed by the Indigo Girls*\n(in 4/4 time)\nThis is a combo of two versions.\n-----------------------------------\n\nEm   D   Am    x2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\njam on * Em  D  Am * for a few times\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\njam on * Em  D  Am * for awhile...stop when it feels right\n\n\n\n\nraping heart and his mind that said war to take everything\n\nAnd I'm sorry for every time I raped you\nAnd I'm sorry for every time I sold you\n\nAnd I'm sorry for every time I hurt you\nAnd I'm sorry for every time\nI'm sorry for every time\nI'm sorry for every time","chords":["Em","D","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]}}}