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He looked down into her brown eyes,
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and said 'Say a prayer for me'.
She threw her arms around him,
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whispered 'God will keep us free'.
They could hear the riders comin',
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He said 'This is my last fight...
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If they take me back to Texas,
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they won't take me back alive.
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There were seven Spanish angels,
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at the altar of the sun.
They were prayin' for the lovers,
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in the valley of the gun.
When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared,
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there was thunder from the throne,
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And seven spanish angels,
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took another angel home.
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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,
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And she knew she couldn't win,
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But her final prayer was answered
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When the rifles fired again.
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There were seven Spanish angels,
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at the altar of the sun.
They were prayin' for the lovers,
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in the valley of the gun.
When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared,
F7 Bb
there was thunder from the throne,
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And seven spanish angels,
C7 F
took another angel home.
Key Change Chorus: 2x then to fade out
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There were seven Spanish angels,
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at the altar of the sun.
They were prayin' for the lovers,
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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#
And seven spanish angels,
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took another angel home.
Written by Troy Seals e Edward Setser