Robert Earl Keen - The Raven & The Coyote guitar chord

The Raven And The Coyote

by Robert Earl Keen

(Am) I've been riding (F) all day long

(Am) Through the wall of (F) rain

(Am) In the shadow (F) of the mountains

(Am) On the barren (F) plains

(C) To my angel (G) in the village

(F) Where a lamplight glows

(C) If the dogs there (G) don't betray me

(F) No one will (Am) know

In the city of the soldier, in the time of war

There I met my Angelina, I was 24

We made arrangements soon thereafter

Wedding plans were drawn

Just beyond the sound of laughter

Cannons thundered on

When I enlisted in the Army, Angelina cried

I whispered to her, "Don't you worry

God is on our side."

On the battlegrounds before me

His plan was soon revealed

He guided me to fame and glory

On the battlefield

CHORUS

Oo (G) ooh the raven (Am) flies

(F) Oo (G) ooh the coyote (Am) cries

Juan Miguel Ramos Montoya led his rebels well

We fought them through the emerald valley

To the sacred hill

In the end we were defeated, I was left for dead

Juan Montoya took our city, Angelina fled

I took to hiding in the mountains, through the wintertime

In the spring I rode to safety across the borderline

I sent word to Angelina, soon I will return

With the full moon in the window, let your lamplight burn

From the bluff above her village

My hope has turned to fright

Only darkness in the windows

Not a single light

I cursed my God and shook my angry

Fists at Him above

Twice forsaken, once in war

And now in love

REPEAT CHORUS

I ran in rage toward the chapel

Stricken by my loss

I vowed to leave my lifeless body

Upon His Holy Cross

But at the altat of the chapel

A lonely candle shown

Across the face of Angelina

Kneeling all alone

REPEAT CHORUS TWICE and fade