Cortez Sail chords by
Terry Allen

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 1

C

C

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See how the rain

F

F

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C

C

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Falls from the sky

F

F

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C

C

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Drifting down

F

F

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C

C

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From your high mountain's eye

G

G

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But don't look surprised

C

C

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You're going home

Verse 2

C

C

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Yeah you're leaving L.A.

Em

Em

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On a cloudy day

A

A

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G

G

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Pushing the crowd away

F

F

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G

G

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You gonna get away today

C

C

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Em

Em

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An you turn on your radio

An let the wind blow

A

A

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G

G

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With your rock n roll

F

F

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Down the highway

G

G

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All the way

C

C

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Ah but see how, the lightning

F

F

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C

C

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Makes cracks in your air

F

F

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C

C

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Tearing the clouds

F

F

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Then closing the tear

C

C

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G

G

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Yeah but you're not surprised

Anymore

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Em

Em

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F

F

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G

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You're going home

A

A

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To Mexico

Verse 3

A

A

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C

C

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D

D

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Four hundred years ago

A

A

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Down in Mexico

C

C

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A

A

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The Spanish galleons drew near

C

C

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And the Aztec warriors watched

D

D

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From their mountain sides

A

A

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Yeah the fear in their eyes

C

C

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A

A

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As clear as their end it was near

Yeah Cortez he come

C

C

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With his men and his guns

D

D

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And a Spanish Christ

Alive on his lip

A

A

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But as soon as he touched ground

C

C

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Well his men wanted to turn around

D

D

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A

A

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So he burned down the turn around ships

Yeah he crossed all that water

C

C

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With his cannon and fodder

D

D

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If need be to slaughter

A

A

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For Gods and for gold

An he wouldn't let no man

C

C

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Talk him in to being anything

D

D

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other than

A

A

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G

G

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Conquistador bold

A

A

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Yeah Pachuco to Paradise

Verse 4

A

A

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G

G

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A

A

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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Yeah

F

F

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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a Colorado rain

F

F

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C

C

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Falls on your California glass

F

F

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C

C

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Washing away the hardline

F

F

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C

C

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From your California past

G

G

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Ah but you're not surprised

anymore

C

C

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You're going home

Cause just out of Cortez

Em

Em

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A

A

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Well the radio man says

G

G

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F

F

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That they's a lookin for you

G

G

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They gonna get you

C

C

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But your guns on your map

Em

Em

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A

A

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And they're both in your lap

G

G

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F

F

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Besides your Chic's with you

G

G

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So you gonna get through

C

C

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Ah but see how the lightning

F

F

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C

C

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Makes cracks in your air

F

F

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C

C

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Tearing the clouds

F

F

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Then closin the tear

C

C

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G

G

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Yeah but you're not surprised

anymore

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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You're going home

A

A

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To Paradise

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Chords

F
C
Dm
G
Em
A
D

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Cortez Sail by Terry Allen is C major.

The primary chords used in Cortez Sail are F, C, Dm, G, Em, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, C, Dm, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Cortez Sail is approximately 61 beats per minute.

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