The Raven and the Coyote chords by Robert Earl Keen, Jr.

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I've been riding all day
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long through the wall of rain
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In the shadow of the mountains
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on the barren plains
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To my angel in the village
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where a lamplight glows
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If the dogs there don't betray me,
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no one will know

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
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In the city of the soldier,
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in the time of war
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There I met my Angelina,
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I was 24
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We made arrangements soon
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thereafter
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Wedding plans were drawn just beyond
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the sound of laughter

Verse 3
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Cannons thundered on  when I enlisted in the army,
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Angelina cried
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I whispered to her,
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"Don't you worry God is on our side"
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On the battlegrounds before me
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His plan was soon revealed
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He guided me to fame and
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glory on the battlefield
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Verse 4

Ooh ooh, the raven flies,

ooh ooh, the coyote cries

Interlude 2

Verse 5
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Juan Miguel Ramos Montoya
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led his rebels well
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We fought them through the Emerald
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Valley to the Sacred Hill
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In the end we were defeated,
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I was left for dead
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Juan Montoya took our city,
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Angelina fled

Interlude 3

Verse 6
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I took to hiding in the mountains
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through the wintertime
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In the spring I rode to
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safety across the borderline
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I sent word to Angelina,
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soon I will return
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With the full moon in the window,
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let your lamplight burn
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Verse 7
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From the bluff above her village,
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my hope has turned to fright
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Only darkness in the windows,
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not a single light
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I cursed my God and shook my
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angry fists at Him above
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Twice forsaken,
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once in war and now in love
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Verse 8

Ooh ooh, the raven flies, ooh ooh,

the coyote cries

Verse 9
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I ran in rage toward the chapel,
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stricken by my loss
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I   vowed to leave my lifeless
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body upon His holy Cross
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But at the altar of the chapel,
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a lonely candle shown
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Across the face of Angelina kneeling all
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alone