Key: Em
Introduction:
Em
He came dancing across the water
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With his galleons and guns
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Looking for the new world
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In that palace in the sun
Em
On the shore lay Montezuma
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With his coca leaves and pearls
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In his halls he often wandered
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With the secrets of the worlds
Em
And his subjects gathered ' round him
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Like the leaves around a tree
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In their clothes of many colours
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For the angry gods to see
Em
And the women all were beautiful
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And the men stood straight and strong
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They offered life in sacrifice
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So that others could go on
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Hate was just a legend
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And war was never known
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The people worked together
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And they lifted many stones
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They carried them to the flatlands
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But they died along the way
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And they built up with their bare hands
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What we still can' t do today
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And I know she' s living there
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And she loves me to this day
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I still can' t remember when
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Or how I lost my way
Em
He came dancing across the water
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Cortez, Cortez
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What a killer
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(fade out)