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Angel from Montgomery
Capo 2nd fret
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 lightning, thunder was desire,
E A B7 E
This old house would have burnt down a long time ago.
E D A E
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery.
E D B7 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.
When I was a young girl, well, I had me a cowboy;
He weren't much to look at, just a free rambling man.
But that was a long time, and no matter how I try,
The years just flow by like a broken-down dam.
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery.
Make me a poster of an old rodeo.
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go.
There's flies in the kitchen, I can hear 'em there buzzing,
And I ain't done nothing since I woke up today.
How the hell can a person go to work in the morning,
And come home in the evening and have nothing to say?
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery.
Make me a poster of an old rodeo.
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go.
(Words and music by John Prine, 1970)
Notes: In performances before 1997, John often played the song in the key of G. See: John Prine Chords - Angel from Montgomery (in G).