Seven Spanish angels
D - Bm - G - A -
D
D A
1. He looked down into her brown eyes and said, “Say a prayer for me!”
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She threw her arms around him,
whispered, “God will keep us free.”
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They could hear the riders comin, he said, “This is my last fight,
D A D
if they take me back to
D A
There were seven Spanish angels at the altar of the sun,
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they were prayin' for the lovers in the valley
of the gun.
When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared,
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there was thunder from the throne,
D A D
and seven Spanish angels took another angel home.
D A
3. She reached down and picked the gun up that lay smokin
in his hand,
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she said, "Father please forgive me I can't make it without my man.”
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And she knew the gun was empty,
and she knew she couldn't win,
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but her final prayer was
answered when the rifles fired again.
+ CHORUS
(orig. moves up half a note to capo 4th here)
+ CHORUS (2x) ….
(orig.
= capo 3rd) (midi = capo 5th) (Willie
Nelson & Ray Charles)