INTRO: A F#M (x4422) D A
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A /A
He looked/ down into her blue eyes, and said
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"Say a prayer for me". She
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Threw her arms around him, whispered
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"God will keep us free".
A
They could hear the riders comin`, He said
D
"This is my last fight...If they
A
Take me back to Texas, they won`t
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Take me back a-live.
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CHORUS A:
A
There were seven Spanish angels, at the
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altar of the sun.
They were prayin` for the lovers, in the
A
valley of the gun.
When the /battle stopped and the smoke cleared,
D
there was thunder from the throne,
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And seven spanish angels, took a-nother
A
angel home.
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VERSE 2:
A /
She reached down and picked the gun up,
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that lay smokin in his hand.
She said, "Father please forgive me;
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I can`t make it without my man."
And she knew the gun was empty,
And she knew she couldn`t win,
But her final prayer was answered
When the rifles fired again.
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CHORUS 2: (1/2 step higher): **REPEAT ONCE
Bflat
(x88766)
There were seven Spanish angels, at the
F7
(x8786x)
altar of the sun.
They were prayin` for the lovers, in the
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valley of the gun.
When the /battle stopped and the smoke cleared,
Cm
(xx5543)
there was thunder from the throne,
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And seven spanish angels, took a-nother
Bflat (x88766)
angel home.