Ray Wylie Hubbard - Dangerous SpiritsLyrics

Dangerous spirits are at large in the hills [D] cold dark wings is in the air [D] [G] some have been lost to the shadows within the light [D] [A] [D] some are beyond the reach of prayer [D] I myself have stood with the ravens in the rain [D] a darkness in my heart and a younger face [D] [G] and with a stolen chestnut mare and a blue navy colt [D] [A] [D] I was above the law outside the bounds of grace [D] With a pistol in my hand and no kindness in my eyes [D] I wore these as a badge high in fashion [D] [G] but I had to walk away from the powder and the flame [D] [A] [D] the reason was not fear it was compassion [D] I let my revolver fall from my hands [D] and put on the coat of a pilgrim [D] [G] now there is more to me than between my hat and boots [D] [A] [D] and the treasures I own no one can steal them Solo [D] Now I stand in the dirt with the dust on my boots [D] the road that I choose is less travelled [D] [G] the flag that I follow is full of holes and torn [D] [A] [D] and its sacred threads can never be unraveled [D] And I have met a woman who is in my breath and bones [D] she's at ease in either calico or leather [D] [G] she prays to a god who does not hurt or hate [D] [A] [D] she wears earrings of crystals and feathers Solo [D] Since I left my revolver in the dirt [D] I have known peace since that hour [D] [G] and now I see my life passing before my eyes [D] [A] [D] as a petal falling from a flower [D] Ah but there are dangerous spirits are at large in the hills [D] cold dark wings is in the air [D] [G] some have been lost to the shadows within the light [D] [A] [D] some are beyond the reach of prayer Outro solo