{"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":1708123,"song":"Cortez The Killer","artist":"Neil Young","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1708123-cortez-the-killer-chords-by-neil-young/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1708123?type=chord","rating":4.74863,"votes":1024,"content":"Cortez The Killer - Neil Young\r\n\r\nChords used:\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]   222000\r\n[ch]D[/ch]    000232\r\n[ch]Am7[/ch]  x02010\r\n[ch]Am7[/ch]* x05530\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro/Solo 1]\r\n| [ch]Em[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]    | [ch]Am7[/ch]  | [ch]Am7[/ch]  | x12\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\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]Am7[/ch]\r\n   Looking for the new world[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Am7[/ch]*\r\nAnd that palace in the sun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOn the shore lay Montezuma[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith his coca leaves and pearls[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nIn his halls he often wandered[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Am7[/ch]*\r\nWith the secrets of the world[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd his subjects gathered 'round him[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike the leaves around a tree[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nIn their clothes of many colours[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Am7[/ch]*\r\nFor the angry gods to see[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\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]Am7[/ch]\r\n   They offered life in sacrifice[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Am7[/ch]*\r\nSo that others could go on[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo 2]\r\n| [ch]Em[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]    | [ch]Am7[/ch]  | [ch]Am7[/ch]  | x3\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHate was just a legend[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd war was never known[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n   The people worked together[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Am7[/ch]*\r\nAnd they lifted many stones[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd they carried them to the flatlands[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut they died along the way[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd they built up with their bare hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Am7[/ch]*\r\nWhat we still can't do today[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I know she's living there[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd she loves me to this day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n  I still can't remember when[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Am7[/ch]*\r\nOr how I lost my way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo 3]\r\n| [ch]Em[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]    | [ch]Am7[/ch]  | [ch]Am7[/ch]  | x2\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe came dancing across the water[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Cortez, Cortez[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]              [ch]Am7[/ch]*\r\n   What a killer[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro Solo]\r\n| [ch]Em[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]    | [ch]Am7[/ch]  | [ch]Am7[/ch]  |\r\n[tab]| [ch]Em[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]    | [ch]Am7[/ch]  |\r\n(fade out)[/tab]","plain_text":"Cortez The Killer - Neil Young\n\nChords used:\nEm   222000\nD    000232\nAm7  x02010\nAm7* x05530\n\n\n[Intro/Solo 1]\n| Em   | D    | Am7  | Am7  | x12\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo 2]\n| Em   | D    | Am7  | Am7  | x3\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo 3]\n| Em   | D    | Am7  | Am7  | x2\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n[Outro Solo]\n| Em   | D    | Am7  | Am7  |","chords":["Em","D","Am7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"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]}}}