Conquistador Procol Harum
"Conquistador"<br/> (Gary Brooker - Keith Reid)<br/> <br/> [Note: this is the arrangement from the first album, not the remake with<br/> the Edmonton Symphony.]<br/> <br/> Verse 1:<br/> <br/> distorted guitar, doubled with bass:<br/> <br/> Gm C7 F F7/Eb<br/> v v v v v v v v v v v v v v<br/> ---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------<br/> ---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------<br/> ----(0-2-|-3)*-------------|-----------------|-----------------<br/> -----3-4-|-5---------------|-------------2-3-|-------------2-1-<br/> ---5-----|-------------5-4-|-3---------------|-----------------<br/> ---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------<br/> * guitar plays higher line on 2nd repeat of each verse<br/> <br/> Conquistador your stallion stands in need of company<br/> <br/> Gm C7<br/> And like some angel's haloed brow<br/> F F7/Eb<br/> You reek of purity<br/> G Cm<br/> I see your armor plated breast<br/> F Gm<br/> Has long since lost its sheen<br/> G Cm<br/> And in your death mask face<br/> F Gm<br/> There are no signs which can be seen<br/> <br/> Chorus:<br/> <br/> Gm Eb7<br/> And though I hoped for something to find<br/> Gm Eb7 Gm<br/> I could see no place to unwind<br/> <br/> Verse 2:<br/> <br/> Conquistador a vulture sits, upon your silver sheath<br/> And in your rusty scabbard now, the sand has taken seed<br/> And though your jewel-encrusted blade<br/> Has not been plundered still<br/> The sea has washed across your face<br/> And taken of its fill<br/> <br/> [repeat chorus]<br/> <br/> Verse 3:<br/> <br/> Conquistador there is no time, I must pay my respect<br/> And though I came to jeer at you<br/> I leave now with regret<br/> And as the gloom begins to fall<br/> I see there is no, only all<br/> Though you came with sword held high<br/> You did not conquer, only die<br/> <br/> [repeat chorus, 2X]<br/> <br/> organ solo:<br/> <br/> Gm Eb7 [4X]<br/> / / / / / / / /<br/> <br/> [repeat chorus; end cold on Gm]<br/> <br/> <br/> -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers<br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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