Verse 1:
    Gbm       A        E
Oh! Santiana gained a day
 Gbm       A E
Away Santiana!
   E             Dbm7         E
"Napoleon of the West", they say
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Along the plains of Mexico

Chorus:
nc  Gbm                  A         E
Well, heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Gbm     Amaj7 E
Away Santiana!
E                  Dbm7        E
 Heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Gbm       Dbm7       Gbm
Along the plains of Mexico

Verse 2:
        Gbm                      A          E
She's a fast clipper ship and a bully good crew
 Gbm       A E
Away Santiana!
       E                    Dbm7     E
And an old salty yank for a captain too
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Along the plains of Mexico

Chorus:
nc  Gbm                  A         E
Well, heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Gbm     Amaj7 E
Away Santiana!
E                  Dbm7        E
 Heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Gbm       Dbm7       Gbm
Along the plains of Mexico

Verse 3:
Gbm       A          E
Santiana fought for gold
 Gbm       A E
Away Santiana!
E                            Dbm7     E
Around Cape Horn through the ice and snow
 Gbm       Dbm7       Gbm
Along the plains of Mexico

Chorus:
nc  Gbm                  A         E
Well, heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Gbm     Amaj7 E
Away Santiana!
E                  Dbm7        E
 Heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Gbm       Dbm7       Gbm
Along the plains of Mexico

Verse 4:
      Gbm              A         E
T'was on the field of Molly-Del-Ray
 Gbm       A E
Away Santiana!
     E                 Dbm7   E
Well both his legs got blown away
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Along the plains of Mexico

Chorus:
nc  Gbm                  A         E
Well, heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Gbm     Amaj7 E
Away Santiana!
E                  Dbm7        E
 Heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Gbm       Dbm7       Gbm
Along the plains of Mexico

Verse 5:
   Gbm               A      E
It was a fierce and bitter strife
 Gbm       A E
Away Santiana!
    E              Dbm7      E
The general Taylor took his life
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Along the plains of Mexico

Chorus:
nc  Gbm                  A         E
Well, heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Gbm     Amaj7 E
Away Santiana!
E                  Dbm7        E
 Heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Gbm       Dbm7       Gbm
Along the plains of Mexico

Verse 6:
Gbm        A      E
Santiana, now we mourn
 Gbm  A   Amaj7 E
Away Santiana!
   E               Dbm7      E
We left him buried off Cape Horn
 Gbm       Dbm7       Gbm
Along the plains of Mexico
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