• Song:

    Angel From Montgomery

  • Artist:

    John Prine

  • Album:

    Live

Capo on the 2nd fret

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)              G (320003@1)If dreams were thunder lightning was desire
D (xx0232@1)                        G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)       DThis (xx0232@1)old house would have 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)              A (x02220@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 a young girl well, I had me a cowboy
D (xx0232@1)                 G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)          DHe (xx0232@1)weren't much to look at, just free rambling man
D (xx0232@1)                 G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)           G (320003@1)  
But that was a long time and no matter how I try
D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)        DThe (xx0232@1)years just flow by like a broken down dam.

(Repeat chorus/interlude)

Verse 3:
D (xx0232@1)                   G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)            GThere's (320003@1)flies in the kitchen I can hear 'em there buzzing
D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)    DAnd (xx0232@1)I ain't done nothing since I woke up today.
D (xx0232@1)                 G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)How the hell can a person go to work in the morning
D (xx0232@1)                   G (320003@1)              A (x02220@1)       DAnd (xx0232@1)come home in the evening and have nothing to say?

(Repeat chorus)
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