+
-

Conquistador

Procol Harum

Text File

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# "Conquistador" (Gary Brooker - Keith Reid) [Note: this is the arrangement from the first album, not the remake with the Edmonton Symphony.] 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] / / / / / / / / [repeat chorus; end cold on Gm] -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
chord popup kanux