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1741 The Battle Of Cartagena

Biography:

Alestorm is a multi-national power metal band originally from Perth, Scotland. Their music is characterized by a pirate theme, and as a result they have been dubbed a "pirate metal" band by many critics and their fanbase.

After signing to Napalm Records in 2007, their debut album Captain Morgan's Revenge, was released on 25 January 2008. Black Sails at Midnight, the band's second album, was released on 27 May 2009. The band's third album, Back Through Time, was released on 3 June 2011.

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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

[Intro]
G#m B F# (x6)

[Verse]
G#m
Sailing the raging seas
E
To distant lands unknown
B
Portobelo fell in a day
F#
Now Britannia rules the waves
G#m
Thirty thousand men at arms
E
Red Ensign in the sky
B
To Cartagena we set sail
F#
With blood and plunder we'll prevail

[Instrumental]
G#m B F# (x2)

[Verse]
G#m
Twice struck, and twice we've failed
E
But third time works a charm
B
The greatest fleet the world has seen
F#
To fight the War of Jenkins' Ear
G#m
Waters lash across the bow
B
Through Carribean seas
E
The year is 1741
F#
The final battle has begun

[Insrtumental]
B C# D#m E
F# Gm G#m A
D#

[Chorus]
G#m C#m G#m
The skies are burning with thunder
C#m G#m E F#
The seas are ablaze with flame
G#m C#m G#m
Set the course for Cartagena
C#m E F# G#m
The sands of time will remember our names

G#m C#m G#m
The skies are burning with thunder
C#m G#m E F#
The seas are ablaze with flame
G#m C#m G#m
Set the course for Cartagena
E F# G#m
History is written today

[Verse]
G#m
Across the sea-lashed deck
E
Our captain gives a cry
B
Cartagena lies ahead
F#
The Spanish foe will soon be dead!
G#m
Portents of coming doom
E
Engulf the battle line
B
High above, the heavens sigh
F# D#m
A red light burning in the sky

[Instrumental]
D#m E (x4)

[Interlude]
D#m C# E
An omen of dread
D#m E F# C#
Which no man can deny
D#m C# E
The legends hold true
D#m E F# Gm G#m
We must turn back or die

[Instrumental]
G#m B F# (x4)

[Interlude]
D#m C# E
Superstitious fools
D#m E F# C#
Be gone from my sight
D#m C# E
Blast the trumpets of war
D#m E F# Gm G#m
And prepare for the fight

[Instrumental]
G#m B F# (x8)
G#m

[Guitar solo]
G#m C#m G#m
C#m G#m E F#
G#m C#m G#m
C#m E F# G#m
G#m C#m G#m
C#m G#m E F#
G#m C#m G#m
E F# G#m

[Chorus]
G#m C#m G#m
The skies are burning with thunder
C#m G#m E F#
The seas are ablaze with flame
G#m C#m G#m
Set the course for Cartagena
C#m E F# G#m
The sands of time will remember our names

G#m C#m G#m
The skies are burning with thunder
C#m G#m E F#
The seas are ablaze with flame
G#m C#m G#m
Set the course for Cartagena
E F# G#m
History is written today

[Instrumental]
G#m G#m G#m G#m
E E C#m E F# (x2)
Fm G#m (x4)

[Interlude]
Fm
Hard to starboard
Fm
Man the cannons
Fm
And on my command
Fm
Unleash hell!

[Instrumental]
D# D# D# E (x2)

[Bridge]
D#m
F
IRE!
F#
Show them your steel!
C#
Bring them to death
A#
On the battlefield
D#m
Ride on the win
F#
And conquer the foe
C#
The legends be damned
A#
To our deaths we will go

[Instrumental]
G#m C#m G#m
C#m G#m E F#
G#m C#m G#m
C#m E F# G#m

[Chorus]
G#m C#m G#m
The skies are burning with thunder
C#m G#m E F#
The seas are ablaze with flame
G#m C#m G#m
Set the course for Cartagena
C#m E F# G#m
The sands of time will remember our names

G#m C#m G#m
The skies are burning with thunder
C#m G#m E F#
The seas are ablaze with flame
G#m C#m G#m
Set the course for Cartagena
E F# G#m
History is written today

[Outro]
G#m A B C# G#m