Chords used: 
Em   022000 
D    xx0232 
Am7  x02010 
Am7* x05530
[Verse]
        Em 
He came dancing across the water 
           D 
With his galleons and guns 
Am7 
Looking for the new world 
                       Am7* 
In that palace in the sun
[Verse]
        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 worlds.
[Verse]
         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]
          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]
[Verse]
    Em 
Hate was just a legend 
    D 
And war was never known 
    Am7 
The people worked together 
                        Am7* 
And they lifted many stones
[Verse]
      Em 
They carried them to the flatlands 
         D 
And they died along the way 
         Am7 
But they built up with their bare hands 
                         Am7* 
What we still can't do today.
[Verse]
      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]
[Outro]
       Em 
He came dancing across the water 
D 
Cortez, Cortez 
Am7           Am7*      Em 
What a killer.