D                                                          A7
He looked down into her brown eyes, and said "say a prayer for me". 
                                                            D
She threw her arms around him, wispered "god will keep us free".
                                     D7                       G     
They could hear the riders comin', he said "this is my last fight, if they 
                  D                A7            D
take me back to Texas, they won't take me back alive"

D                                                   A7 
There were seven spanish angels, at the altar of the sun. They were prayin'
                                      D
for the lovers, in the valley of the gun. When the battle stopped and the 
                   D7                        G                         D
smoke cleared, there was thunder for the throne, and seven spanish angels 
       A7           D
took another angel home.

D                                                               A7
She reached down and picked the gun up, that lay smokin in his hand. She 
                                                            D
said "father please forgive me, i can't make it without my man"
                                 D7                        G
And she knew the gun was empty, and she knew she couldn't win, but her final
             D                 A7           D
prayer was answered when the rifles fired again.

Eb                                                   Bb7
There were seven spanish angels, at the altar of the sun. They were prayin'
                                      Eb
for the lovers, in the valley of the gun. When the battle stopped and the
                       Eb                    Ab                        Eb
smoke cleared, there was thunder for the throne, and seven spanish angels
       Bb7          Eb
took another angel home.