Santiana

    Em       G        D
Oh! Santiana gained a day
 Em       G D
Away Santiana!
   D             Bm7         D
"Napoleon of the West", they say
  Em      Bm7       Em
Along the plains of Mexico


[Chorus]
N.C Em                  G         D
Well, heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Em     Gmaj7 D
Away Santiana!
D                  Bm7        D
 Heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Em       Bm7       Em
Along the plains of Mexico


[Verse 2]
        Em                     
She's a fast clipper ship and a 
 G          D
bully good crew
 Em       G D
Away Santiana!
       D                    Bm7   
And an old salty yank for a 
  D
captain too
 Em       Bm7       Em
Along the plains of Mexico


[Chorus]
N.C Em                  G         D
Well, heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Em     Gmaj7 D
Away Santiana!
D                  Bm7        D
 Heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Em       Bm7       Em
Along the plains of Mexico


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[Verse 3]
Em       G          D
Santiana fought for gold
 Em       G D
Away Santiana!
D                            Bm7 
Around Cape Horn through the ice 
    D
and snow
 Em       Bm7       Em
Along the plains of Mexico


[Chorus]
N.C Em                  G         D
Well, heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Em     Gmaj7 D
Away Santiana!
D                  Bm7        D
 Heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Em       Bm7       Em
Along the plains of Mexico


[Verse 4]
      Em              G         D
T'was on the field of Molly-Del-Ray
 Em       G D
Away Santiana!
     D                 Bm7   D
Well both his legs got blown away
 Em       Bm7       Em
Along the plains of Mexico


[Chorus]
N.C Em                  G         D
Well, heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Em     Gmaj7 D
Away Santiana!
D                  Bm7        D
 Heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Em       Bm7       Em
Along the plains of Mexico


[Verse 5]
   Em               G      D
It was a fierce and bitter strife
 Em       G D
Away Santiana!
    D              Bm7      D
The general Taylor took his life
 Em       Bm7       Em
Along the plains of Mexico


[Chorus]
N.C Em                  G         D
Well, heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Em     Gmaj7 D
Away Santiana!
D                  Bm7        D
 Heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Em       Bm7       Em
Along the plains of Mexico


[Verse 6]
Em        G      D
Santiana, now we mourn
 Em  G   Gmaj7 D
Away Santiana!
   D               Bm7      D
We left him buried off Cape Horn
 Em       Bm7       Em
Along the plains of Mexico