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        Transcribed by Soenen Martijn (*) 20:01 18/02/2001

        NOTES:  This is a simple chord transcription of this beautiful song.
                I putted the hammer-on things in the chord progression in tabs
                so you have an idea of how you can play the chords changes.


                 EADGBD

        Em7      x22030
        D        x00230
        Am7      x02010
        Am7+5th  x02030

        INTRO:

        E |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
        B |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
        G |--4h5/7-7-4-7-4-|-4h5/7-7-2-2/4-|-4h5-5-4-5/7-7-|4-4h5-5-4-5/7/9-|
        D |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
        A |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
        E |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

               Em7       D      Am7   Am7+5th

       (D)|----------0-0-----0-0---0-0----------------|
      B |--3-3-----3-3-----0h1---1h3------------------|
      G |--0-0-----0h2-----0-0---0-0-2----------------|
      D |--0h2-----0-0-----2-2---2-2-0----------------|
      A |--2-2-------------0-0---0-0------------------|
      E |---------------------------------------------|

                        Em7
                        He came dancing across the water
                                 D
                        With his galleons and guns
                        Am7             Am7+5th
                        Looking for the new world
                                Am7           Am7+5th
                        In that palace in the sun


        On the shore lay Montezuma
        With his coca leaves and pearls
        In his halls he often wandered
        With the secrets of the worlds.

        And his subjects gathered 'round him
        Like the leaves around a tree
        In their clothes of many colours
        For the angry gods to see.

        And the women all were beautiful
        And the men stood straight and strong
        They offered life in sacrifice
        So that others could go on.

        Hate was just a legend
        And war was never known
        The people worked together
        And they lifted many stones

        They carried them to the flatlands
        And they died along the way
        But they built up with their bare hands
        What we still can't do today.

        And I know she's living there
        And she loves me to this day
        I still can't remember when
        Or how I lost my way.

        He came dancing across the water
        Cortez, Cortez
        What a killer.