G# He looked down into her brown eyes and said D#7 Say a prayer for me She threw her arms around him whispered G# God will keep us free They could see the riders coming C# He said This is my last fight G# If they take me back to Texas D#7 G# They wonʼt take me back alive There were seven Spanish angels D#7 At the altar of the sun They were praying for the lovers G# In the valley of the gun When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared C# There was thunder from the throne G# And seven Spanish angels D#7 G# Took another angel home She reached down and picked the gun up D#7 That lay smoking in his hand She said Father please forgive me G# I canʼt make it without my man And she knew the gun was empty C# And she knew she could not win G# But her final prayer was answered D#7 G# When the rifles fired again There were seven Spanish angels D#7 At the altar of the sun They were praying for the lovers G# In the valley of the gun When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared C# There was thunder from the throne G# And seven Spanish angels D#7 G# Took another angel home