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[Verse 1]
          E                                            A
When the gallows whispered my name I fled south of the border
B                       B7            B       E
There I sought refuge amongst an old Mexican town
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Leaving behind all my troubles and wrongs from my past life
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I met an angel to help this wild horse settle down


     A                                              E
The shade of her hair is black as the night time around me
    B             B7                     B           E
One look from her eyes could make the tequila taste sweeter
     A                                              E
On a hot summer night we were married in a Mexican valley
     B7                                     E
This refugee outlaw and a beautiful Mexican bride


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Walk through the valley, where angels fly
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Walk through the valley, where angels fly

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[Verse 2]
       E                                             A
On the night of the marriage we headed to an old hacienda
   B          B7                       B        E
My love in my arms and the music of a mariachi band
     E                                                    A
When all of a sudden my troubles from my past life, they found me
        B         B7                     B             E
In the form of a sheriff who swore that he'd track me down


           A                                                   E
When the shouts turn to shots I lost track of the girl I just married
        B7                                            E
In the haze of tequila I could not tell where I was shooting
          A                                                   E
When the gun smoke had cleared, my true love lay dead on the bar floor
     B            B7                                       E
And though I was breathing, my heart was telling me I was gone


C#m                                    E
Wade through the valley, where angels cry             (x4)