Cortez the Killer 
*as preformed by the Indigo Girls* 
(in 4/4 time) 
This is a combo of two versions. 
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E5   D5   A5    x2 
 
E5 
He came dancing across the water 
         D5 
With his galleons and guns 
A5 
Looking for a new world and a place in the sun 
E5 
And on the shore lay Montezuma 
          D5 
With it's coco leaves and pearls 
A5 
In it's halls he often wandered with the secrets of the world 
E5 
And his subjects gather 'round him 
         D5 
Like the leaves around the trees 
A5 
Clothed in many colors for the angry gods to see 
E5 
And the women all were beautiful 
        D5 
And the men stood straight and strong 
A5 
He offered life and sacrifice so that others might go on 
 
jam on 
* E5  D5  A5 * 
for a few times 
 

E5 
Now hate was just a legend 
    D5 
And war was never known 
A5 
The people worked together and they lifted many stones 
E5 
And they carried them across the flatlands 
D5 
But they died along the way 
A5 
Built up with their bare hands what we still can do today 
      E5 
And I know she's living there 
    D5 
And loves me to this day 
A5 
Can't remember when or how I lost my way 
 
jam on * 
E5  D5  A5 * 
for awhile...stop when it feels right 
 

E5 
There was this man, he wasn't satisfied 
  D5 
He crossed all the oceans 
                                A5 
to find something else with his greedy hands and his 

raping heart and his mind that said war to take everything 
E5 
He's looking down now 

And I'm sorry for every time I raped you 

And I'm sorry for every time I sold you 
A5 
And I'm sorry for every time I bought you 

And I'm sorry for every time I hurt you 

And I'm sorry for every time 

I'm sorry for every time 

I'm sorry for every time 
E5 
He came dancing across the waters 
D5 
Cortez, Cortez 
A5           {stop} 
What a killer