Verse 1:
G
He looked down into her brown eyes and
D
said Say a prayer for me
She threw her arms around him whispered
G
God will keep us free
They could see the riders coming He
C
said This is my last fight
G
If they take me back to Texas They
D G
won't take me back alive
Chorus:
D
There were seven Spanish angels At the
altar of the sun
They were praying for the lovers In
G
the valley of the gun
When the battle stopped and the smoke
cleared There was thunder from the
C
throne
G D
And seven Spanish angels Took another
G
angel home
Verse 2:
She reached down and picked the gun up
D
That lay smoking in his hand
She said Father please forgive me I
G
can't make it without my man
And she knew the gun was empty And she
C
knew she could not win
G
But her final prayer was answered When
D G
the rifles fired again
Chorus
D
There were seven Spanish angels At the
altar of the sun
They were praying for the lovers In
G
the valley of the gun
When the battle stopped and the smoke
cleared There was thunder from the
C
throne
G D
And seven Spanish angels Took another
G
angel home
Extra Verse written by Ed Kehler
Verse 3:
They came and found the lovers as they
D
lay there side by side
Their dreams had all been shattered they
G
said she was his bride
And they laid them by the Altar in the
C
valley of the gun
G
Now their final fight was over and their
D G
battle had been won
Chorus:
D
There were seven Spanish angels At the
altar of the sun
They were praying for the lovers In
G
the valley of the gun
When the battle stopped and the smoke
cleared There was thunder from the
C
throne
G D
And seven Spanish angels Took another
G
angel home
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