Angel From Montgomery — John Prine
Chords and lyrics for Angel From Montgomery by John Prine (key of G).
Intro
[G] [Em] [G] [Am/E] [G] [Dm] [G] [Am/C] [G]
Verse 1
I am an old woman named [C][G]after my mother.
[C][G]My old man is another [C]child [D]that's grown old.
[G]If dreams were lightning, [C]if [G]thunder were desire,
[C]this [G]old house would have burnt down [C]a long [D]time ago.
Chorus
[G][C][G/D]Make me an angel [F]that flies [C]from Montgomery.
[G/D]Make me a poster [F]of an old [C]rodeo.
[G][C]Just [G/D]give me one thing [F]that [C]I can hold on to.
[G/D]To believe in this living [C]is just a hard [D]way [Am]to go.
Verse 2
[G] [C] [G]
When I was a young girl, [C][G]well I had me a [A#maj7/D]cowboy.
[C]He [G]weren't much to look at, [C]just a free [D]rambling man.
[G/D]But that was a long [C]time, [G/D]and no matter how I tried,
[C]the [G/D]years just flow by [C]like a broken [D]down dam.
Chorus
[G]Make me an angel [F]that flies [C]from Montgomery.
[G]Make me a poster [F]of an [Cmaj7]old rodeo.
[Am][G]Just give me one thing [F]that I [C]can hold on [G]to.
To believe in this [C]living is just a hard [D]way [Em]to [F#m]go.
Verse 3
[G] [C] [G/D]
There's flies in the kitchen, [Em]I [G/D]can hear them there buzzing.
[C]Then [G]I ain't done nothing [C]since I woke [D]up today.
[G]How the hell can a person [C]go [G]to work in the morning
[C]and [G]come home in the evening [C]and have nothing [D]to say?
Chorus
[G]Make me an angel [F]that flies [C]from Montgomery.
[G]Make me a poster [F]of an [C]old rodeo.
[Em/B][Am][G]Just give me one thing [F]that I [C]can hold on to.
[G][C]To [G]believe in this living [C]is just a hard [Dm]way [Em]to [F#]go.
Outro
[G] [Em] [G/B] [Em] [G/B] [Em]