Cortez The Killer by Neil Young - guitar chords, guitar tabs and lyrics

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D ----------0---------0------0-------------0--

B ----------0---------3------1-------------3--

G ----------0---------2------0-------------5--

D ----------2---------0------2-------------5--

A ----------2----------------0-------------0--

E ----------0---------------------------------

	Em
He came da	ncing across the water

	D
With his ga	lleons and guns

	Am7
	Looking for the new world

Am7*

In that palace in the sun

	Em
On the s	hore lay Montezuma

	D
With his c	oca leaves and pearls

	Am7
	In his halls he often wandered

Am7*

With the secrets of the worlds.

	Em
And his s	ubjects gathered 'round him

	D
Like the le	aves around a tree

	Am7
In their cl	othes of many colours

Am7*

For the angry gods to see.

	Em
And the wo	men all were beautiful

	D
And the m	en stood straight and strong

	Am7
They of	fered life in sacrifice

Am7*

So that others could go on.

Hate was just a legend

And war was never known

The people worked together

And they lifted many stones

They carried them to the flatlands

And they died along the way

But they built up with their bare hands

What we still can't do today.

And I know she's living there

And she loves me to this day

I still can't remember when

Or how I lost my way.

He came dancing across the water

Cortez, Cortez

What a killer.

Em7 (Bar Chord)

D ------------7-------------------7----------------
B ---------8-----8-------------8-----8-------------
G --------7---------7---------7---------7----------
D -------9-------------9-----9-------------9-------
A ----7-------------------7------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------

D(Bar chord with 3rd finger over G,B&D strings)

D ------------7--------------------7-------------
B ---------7-----7--------------7-----7----------
G --------7---------7----------7---------7-------
D -------7--------------7-----7--------------7---
A ----5--------------------5---------------------
E -----------------------------------------------

Am7 (Bar Chord) 4 times this time not 2

D ----------5--6--5---------------5--6--5-------
B ---------5-----------5-------5-----------5----
G --------5-------------------5-----------------
D -------5-------------------5------------------
A ----7-------------------7---------------------
E ----------------------------------------------

Here's the complete soloing (Zuma version) submitted by

ginalollobrigida@mindspring.com.

_______TAB_________

_5 hammer on/pull off

/7 slide up

5 slide down

5= vibrato(single notes)/sustain(whole chords)

5^ bend up

5` slight bend

(9) ghost bend

5. staccato note

INTRO-SOLO I:

0:00

Em7

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0_2=============-/4-----------42-|----------------0--------------|
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Am7

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/7--7(__0)===---|----------------|3--3/5--5/7-----|--------------|
|----------------5-----3'---------|------------5---|--------------|

Em7

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|-5--7(7)(7)(7)--4^-7-7-4====-----|-(7)-9-9-9\7---|--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--5--/7-------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
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Am7 0:30

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|----------------|------------5-5-57-7-------------|--------------|
|---9__7-9---7--10-9__7----------------5--(5)----feedback---------|
|----------------|-------10-------|-------------------------------|
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>> >

Em7

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|-7/9-10/12==12==|-----5-5/7/<9>-|{5-----5-------|-------5-55-5===|
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77---------------|-7==-----------|{5--5------5---|--------------5=|
|----------------|-5==-----------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------|{5-------------|----------------|

> >>>

Em7 0:52 D(sus2) Am7

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|-0-x-0-00-0--0-0-7-7--7====-7==-|---5.5.5--5-----|-0==0=0=====---|
|-2-x-2---------|-7-----7===--7==|-5---------75--|-2======-0=====|
|-2-------------|-5-----5=5==--5=|--------------7-|-0========-----|
|---------------|----------------|-5--------------|---------------|

Em7

Am7

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|--------3-3--0==|-7---7-------7==-5------5----|-5==--5-5-------|
2/4------0-0--0==|-7----(77)-5-7==-5------------5-5==--5-5---5-5-|
|--0_2-2---------|-7-7--(77)------|-5------------5------5-5-x-5-5-|
|--0_2-----------|-5--------------|--------------|----------------|
|--0-------------|----------------|-5------------|----------------|

Em7 1:25 D

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|---------(----3----3--3)---------|-3=====================--------|
|---------(0---0----0--0)---------|-2======(=====2=====2=)--------|
|0__2=====(2------2-----)---------|-0======(0=========0--)--------|
|0__2==================-----------|-------------------------------|
|0=====================-----------|-------------------------------|

(optional)

Am7 1:40

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|-----------(---5-x--5)-----------|-1======1=======---p-h-----p-h-|
|-----------(---5-x--5)-----------|-0======0=======-7-_5_7----_5_7|
|-5=========(5====----)-----------|-2======-----------------------|
|-7============================__0-0======-----------------------|
|-5============================--|-------------------------------|

(optional)

Em7

Am7

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|------------p---|---3-3---3==----|---------------|---------------|
7_(5)-7-7-7-7_4--4==-2-2-2==-2==-2/4==--4^4-2----|22-/4-/6===/7==|
|----------------|---0-7----------|-----------2====---------------|
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Em7 D Am7 2:06

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Em7 D Am7 2:27

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Em7 D Am7 2:44

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|---------------|-----7----------|-----2===-------|-----------9==9/
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Em7 D Am7 3:02

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12==12=12=12-7-7_9-------------9_7---------77/9---|--------------|
|----------------|----------------|1010(7)10-------|--------------|
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Em7

Am7

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|0_2------2------|-7--------7===-|-----5---------5_7===-----------|
|0_2------2------|-5--------5===-|---------------|----------------|
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He came dancing ...

...so that others could go on...

SOLO II:

Em7 4:30 D Am7

|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|h-p---h-p-------|----------------|
//5-7--77-4--4--|/7-9-9-9---7---4_5_4-4_5_4------5-/7==7-5-------x7
|---------------|---------7-----|-----------5/75|--------5----57-|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------7-77---|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|

Em7 4:49 D Am7

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|---------------|-----/7===7-7_4-43-3-4_33------|--h---------h-0==
|7==-7-4-7-7-4===-4-7------------|---------542===-44_5-4-0===0_2--|
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Em7 D 5:07 Am7

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|-------------(feedback)----====--|------------x--|--------/7-_7--|
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Hate was just a legend ...

... how I lost my way.

SOLO III:

Em7 6:11 D

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10/12===---------|---10_12-------|--------10-----|----------------|
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Am7 ???

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|-121212-101010--|----------------|----------------|--------------|
|---------------121212-111111-101010-88-6-5-3-3-5/7-9^(9)=(9)-----|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------7--|
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Em7 6:30 D

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|----------------|-----------5-/7-/10^(10)7------|---------------|
5^---7=7=7===---4=4==---4_5_4----|----------4_5_4-|5--------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------7`-7_5----5^-----|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----7-----7===|
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Am7

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|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|------7-9`(9`)(9`)
|-----5-7-9==9==-7---/9------0===-|
|----------------|9-7-------(0)==-|
|----------------|----------------|

He came dancing across the water

Cortez, Cortez

What a killer....

OUTRO-SOLO IV:

Em7 7:03 D

|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|--------5.-----|---5------------|---------------5==---5-55===--5-|
|4-5-7==---4==-4-77--------------4-7===-4-7===--4----4--4---------|
|---------------|-----5`-7-------|----------------|---------------|
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Am7 begin fade

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Em7 fade out.... 7:30

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Cortez The Killer

Neil Young

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