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Procol Harum Conquistador Guitar Tab

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"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

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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ToRRi
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#1 by ToRRi L at Jan 21, 1971 at 7:05 PM EST
Song about the Spanish explorers that were called conquistadors back in the 1500's.
 
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Pablo
Rhythm Player
#2 by Pablo Muņiz at Feb 7, 1977 at 12:10 PM EST
ONE OF THE GREATEST ANTI-WAR SONGS EVER!!
 
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slapslappopslap
Badass
#3 by slapslappopslap at Oct 29, 1980 at 6:00 AM EST
This track was recorded live with the Edmonton Orchestra, and the atmosphere is electric. Yes, the Conquistadors were the Spanish conquerors of the New World in the 1500's... but the image is a powerful metaphor for the anti-war movement (the Vietnam War in this case). Those who promote war see the Conquistador's gleaming armour, sword and shield as the answer to all of society's problems. But those who live long enough to see the real horrors of war, see the rust and tarnish on the dream. They KNOW that war, once again, is NOT the solution to ANY problem. Alas, it seems each generation has to learn this lesson all over again, and history continues to repeat itself...