• Song:

    Seven Spanish Angels

  • Artist:

    Willie Nelson

  • Album:

    Half Nelson

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From: kharding@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Karol Harding)

WILLIE NELSON: SEVEN SPANISH ANGELS
Words and music by Eddie Setser and Troy Seals

INTRO:  A (x02220@1)  F#M (x4422)   D (xx0232@1)  A------------------------------------------ (x02220@1)
A (x02220@1)       /A
He looked/ down into her blue eyes, and said
E7"Say (020130@1)a prayer for me".  She
E7Threw (020130@1)her arms around him, whispered
E7"God (020130@1)will keep us free".
AThey (x02220@1)could hear the riders comin', He said
                 D"This (xx0232@1)is my last fight...If they
                ATake (x02220@1)me back to Texas, they won't
E7 (020130@1)           ATake (x02220@1)me back a-live.
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CHORUS A:
AThere (x02220@1)were seven Spanish angels, at the
              E7altar (020130@1)of the sun.

They were prayin' for the lovers, in the
               Avalley (x02220@1)of the gun.

When the /battle stopped and the smoke cleared,
                           Dthere (xx0232@1)was thunder from the throne,
                  A (x02220@1)            E7And (020130@1)seven spanish angels, took a-nother
      Aangel (x02220@1)home.
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VERSE 2:
A (x02220@1)        /
She reached down and picked the gun up,
                        E7that (020130@1)lay smokin in his hand.

She said, "Father please forgive me;
                           AI (x02220@1)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 (131241@1)             (x8786x)
altar of the sun.

They were prayin' for the lovers, in the
              Bflat (x88766)
valley of the gun.

When the /battle stopped and the smoke cleared,
                            Cm (x3101x@1)                          (xx5543)
there was thunder from the throne,
                     Bflat       F7(x8786x) (131241@1)And seven spanish angels, took a-nother
      Bflat (x88766)
angel home.

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