[Intro/Solo 1]
[Em] [D] [Am7]  [Am7]  x12

[Verse 1]
        [Em]
He came dancing across the water
         [D]
With his galleons and guns
[Am7]
   Looking for the new world
                        [Am7]
And that palace in the sun

[Verse 2]
       [Em]
On the shore lay Montezuma
        [D]
With his coca leaves and pearls
       [Am7]
In his halls he often wandered
                         [Am7]
With the secrets of the world

[Verse 3]
        [Em]
And his subjects gathered 'round him
         [D]
Like the leaves around a tree
         [Am7]
In their clothes of many colours
                       [Am7]
For the angry gods to see

[Verse 4]
        [Em]
And the women all were beautiful
        [D]
And the men stood straight and strong
[Am7]
   They offered life in sacrifice
                        [Am7]
So that others could go on

[Solo 2]
[Em]  [D] [Am7]  [Am7]  x3

[Verse 5]
[Em]
Hate was just a legend
    [D]
And war was never known
[Am7]
   The people worked together
                       [Am7]
And they lifted many stones

[Verse 6]
         [Em]
And they carried them to the flatlands
         [D]
But they died along the way
         [Am7]
And they built up with their bare hands
                         [Am7]
What we still can't do today

[Verse 7]
      [Em]
And I know she's living there
        [D]
And she loves me to this day
[Am7]
  I still can't remember when
                 [Am7]
Or how I lost my way

[Solo 3]
[Em] [D] [Am7]  [Am7]   x2

[Outro]
        [Em]
He came dancing across the water
[D]
  Cortez, Cortez
[Am7]              [Am7]
   What a killer

[Outro Solo]
[Em]   [D]    [Am7]  [Am7]  
[Em]   [D]    [Am7]