There are so many versions...I like this one with the B7 E A E A I am an old woman named after my mother E A B7 E My old man is another child that's grown old E A E A If dreams were thunder lightning was desire E A B7 E This old house would have burnt down a long time ago Chorus: E D A E Make me an angel that flies from montgomery E D A E Make me a poster of an old rodeo E D A E Just give me one thing that I can hold on to E A B7 E To believe in this living is just a hard way to go Verse 2: E A E A When I was a young girl well, I had me a cowboy E A B7 E He weren't much to look at, just free rambling man E A E A But that was a long time and no matter how I try E A B7 E The years just flow by like a broken down dam. (Repeat chorus/interlude) Verse 3: E A E A There's flies in the kitchen I can hear 'em there buzzing E A B7 E And I ain't done nothing since I woke up today. E A E A How the hell can a person go to work in the morning E A B7 E Come home in the evening and have nothing to say? (Repeat chorus)