Conquistador
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Verse 1: distorted guitar, doubled with bass: (Gm) (C7) (F) (F7/Eb) v v v v v v v v v v v v v v ---------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ---------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ----(0-2-|-3)×-------------|-----------------|----------------- -----3-4-|-5---------------|-------------2-3-|-------------2-1- ---5-----|-------------5-4-|-3---------------|----------------- ---------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- × guitar plays higher line on 2nd repeat of each verse Conquistador your stallion stands in need of company (Gm) (C7) And like some angel‘s haloed brow (F) (F7/Eb) You reek of purity (G) (Cm) I see your armor plated breast (F) (Gm) Has long since lost its sheen (G) (Cm) And in your death mask face (F) (Gm) There are no signs which can be seen Chorus: (Gm) (Eb7) And though I hoped for something to find (Gm) (Eb7) (Gm) I could see no place to unwind Verse 2: Conquistador a vulture sits, upon your silver sheath And in your rusty scabbard now, the sand has taken seed And though your jewel-encrusted blade Has not been plundered still The sea has washed across your face And taken of its fill [repeat chorus] Verse 3: Conquistador there is no time, I must pay my respect And though I came to jeer at you I leave now with regret And as the gloom begins to fall I see there is no, only all Though you came with sword held high You did not conquer, only die [repeat chorus, 2X] organ solo: (Gm) (Eb7) [4X]
