Cortez the Killer (Live Rust Bucket)

Neil Young

[Intro: Guitar solo]

[Verse 1]
He came dancing across the water
With his galleons and guns
Looking for the new world
And that palace in the sun

[Verse 2]
On the shore lay Montezuma
With his coca leaves and pearls
In his halls, he often wandered
With the secrets of the world

[Verse 3]
And his subjects gathered 'round him
Like the leaves around the tree
In their clothes of many colors
For the angry gods to see

[Verse 4]
The women all were beautiful
Men stood straight and strong
They offerеd life in sacrifice
So others could go on

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 5]
Hatе was just a legend
War was never known
People worked together
And they lifted many stones

[Verse 6]
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

[Verse 7]
And I know she's living there
She loves me to this day, yeah
I still can't remember when
Or how I lost my way

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 8]
He came dancing across the water
Dancing across the water
He came dancing across the water
Dancing across the water

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]
He came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer
He came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer
He came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez
Dancing across the water
Dancing across the water, dancing
He came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer

Trivia about the song Cortez the Killer (Live Rust Bucket) by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

On which albums was the song “Cortez the Killer (Live Rust Bucket)” released by Neil Young & Crazy Horse?
Neil Young & Crazy Horse released the song on the albums “Zuma” in 1975, “Live Rust” in 1979, and “Way Down in the Rust Bucket” in 2021.
Who composed the song “Cortez the Killer (Live Rust Bucket)” by Neil Young & Crazy Horse?
The song “Cortez the Killer (Live Rust Bucket)” by Neil Young & Crazy Horse was composed by Neil Young.

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