Lyrics:

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