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Cortez Sail

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[Section 1]
[Verse 1]
CSee how the Grain
FFalls from the Csky
CDrifting Gdown
From your Fhigh mountain's Ceye
But don't look G7surprised
You're going Chome
[chorus 1]
Yeah you're Cleaving L.A
DmOn a cloudy day
EmPushing the Gcrowd away
You gonna Fget away Gtoday
An you Cturn on your radDmio
An' let the wind Emblow
With your Grock n roll
Down the Fhighway
All the Gway
[Verse 2]
Ah but Csee how, the Glightning
Makes Fcracks in your Cair
CTearing the Gclouds
Then Fclosing the Ctear
Yeah but you're G7not surprised
Anymore
You're going Chome
To AmMexico
[Section 2]
AmFour hundred years CagoD  
DDown in AmMexico
AmThe Spanish Cgalleons drew Amnear
And the AmAztec warriors Cwatched
From their Dmountain sides
Yeah the Amfear in their eyes
As Cclear as their end it was Amnear
Yeah AmCortez he come
With his Cmen and his guns
And a DSpanish Christ
Alive on his Amlip
But as Amsoon as he touched ground
Well his Cmen wanted to turn around
So he Dburned down the turn around Amships
Yeah he Amcrossed all that water
With his Ccannon and fodder
If Dneed be to slaughter
For Gods and for Amgold
An he Amwouldn't let no man
Talk him Cin to being anything Dother than
Conquistador Ambold
Yeah AmPachucCo to ParadDi-ise (xAm2)
[Section 1]
[Verse 3]
C G F C
Yeah a CColorado Grain
Falls on your FCalifornia Cglass
CWashing away the Ghardline
From your FCalifornia Cpast
Ah but you're G7not surprised anymore
You're going Chome
[Chorus 2]
Cause Cjust out of DmCortez
Well the Emradio man Gsays
That they's a Flookin for you
They gonna Gget you
But your Cguns on your Dmmap
And they're Emboth in your Glap
Besides your FChic's with you
So you gonna Gget through
[verse 4]
Yeah seCe how the lightning
Ah but Fsee how the liCghtning
Makes Ccracks in yGour air
CTearing the Gclouds
Then Fclosin the Ctear
Yeah but you're G7not surprised anymore
You're going Chome
To AmParadise

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Cortez Sail

by Terry Allen

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[Section 1]

[Verse 1]

C G

See how the rain

F C

Falls from the sky

C G

Drifting down

F C

From your high mountain's eye

But don't look surprised

You're going home

[chorus 1]

Yeah you're leaving L.A

On a cloudy day

Em G

Pushing the crowd away

F G

You gonna get away today

C Dm

An you turn on your radio

An' let the wind blow

With your rock n roll

Down the highway

All the way

[Verse 2]

C G

Ah but see how, the lightning

F C

Makes cracks in your air

C G

Tearing the clouds

F C

Then closing the tear

Yeah but you're not surprised

Anymore

You're going home

To Mexico

[Section 2]

Am C D

Four hundred years ago

D Am

Down in Mexico

Am C Am

The Spanish galleons drew near

Am C

And the Aztec warriors watched

From their mountain sides

Yeah the fear in their eyes

C Am

As clear as their end it was near

Yeah Cortez he come

With his men and his guns

And a Spanish Christ

Alive on his lip

But as soon as he touched ground

Well his men wanted to turn around

D Am

So he burned down the turn around ships

Yeah he crossed all that water

With his cannon and fodder

If need be to slaughter

For Gods and for gold

An he wouldn't let no man

C D

Talk him in to being anything other than

Conquistador bold

Am C D Am

Yeah Pachuco to Paradi-ise (x2)

[Section 1]

[Verse 3]

C G F C

C G

Yeah a Colorado rain

F C

Falls on your California glass

C G

Washing away the hardline

F C

From your California past

Ah but you're not surprised anymore

You're going home

[Chorus 2]

C Dm

Cause just out of Cortez

Em G

Well the radio man says

That they's a lookin for you

They gonna get you

C Dm

But your guns on your map

Em G

And they're both in your lap

Besides your Chic's with you

So you gonna get through

[verse 4]

Yeah see how the lightning

F C

Ah but see how the lightning

C G

Makes cracks in your air

C G

Tearing the clouds

F C

Then closin the tear

Yeah but you're not surprised anymore

You're going home

To Paradise

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