Angel From Montgomery
Bonnie Raitt version
Capo on 2nd fret
Intro:| D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G x2 | D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D x 2
Verse 1
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GI (320003@1)am an old woman named after my mother
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) DMy (xx0232@1)old man is another child that's grown old
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GIf (320003@1)dreams were lightning and thunder desire
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) DThis (xx0232@1)old house would've burnt down a long time ago
Chorus:
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DMake (xx0232@1)me an angel that flies from Montgomery
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DMake (xx0232@1)me a poster of an old rodeo
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DJust (xx0232@1)give me one thing that I can hold on to
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DTo (xx0232@1)believe in this living is just a hard way to go
Verse 2
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GWhen (320003@1)I was ayoung (x02210@1)girl I had me acowboy (x02210@1)D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) DWasn't (xx0232@1)much to look at, just afree (x02210@1)ramblin' man
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GBut (320003@1)that was along (x02210@1)time, and no matter how I try
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) DThese (xx0232@1)dreams go back like abroken-down (x02210@1)dam
Repeat Chorus:
Solo: Like the Verses
Verse 3
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GThere's (320003@1)flies in the kitchen, I can hear them a-buzzin'
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) DBut (xx0232@1)I ain't done nothin' since I woke up today
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GHow (320003@1)the hell can a person go to work in the morning
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) DCome (xx0232@1)home in the evenin', they got nothin' to say
Repeat Chorus:
After playing the last chorus, end with:
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DTo (xx0232@1)believe in this living is just a hard way to go