Angel from Montgomery Chords by John Prine
Tempo:
125.2 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
E
C#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[E] [B]
[F#]
[E] [B]
[F#]
[E] [B]
[F#]
[B] [C#]
[F#]
I am an [B] old woman [F#] named after [B] my mother.
[F#] My old man [B] is another
[D#] [C#] child that's [F#] grown old.
If dreams were [B] lightning and [F#] thunder were [B] desire,
[F#] this old house [B] would have burnt down [C#m] a long [F#] time ago.
Make [E] me an angel that [B] flies from [F#] Montgomery.
Make me [E] a poster of [B] an old
[F#] rodeo.
Just [E] give me one thing [B] that I can hold [F#] on to.
To believe in [B] this living is just a [C#] hard way [F#] to go.
When I was [B] a young girl,
[F#] when they had me at [B] Cowboy,
[F#] there weren't much to look [B] at, just [C#] a free-ramblin' [F#] man.
But that was [B] a long time, [F#] and no matter [B] how I try,
[F#] the years just [B] flow by [F#] like a [C#] broken [F#]-down dance.
Make me [E] an angel [B] that flies [F#] from Montgomery.
Make [E] me a poster of [B] an old [F#] rodeo.
Just [Em] give me one [E] thing [B] that I can hold [F#] on to.
To believe in [B] this living is just [C#] a hard way [F#] to go.
[E]
[B] [F#]
[E]
[B] [F#]
[E] [B] [C#m]
[F#] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[F#]
There's flies in the [B] kitchen.
[F#] I can hear them, they're [B] buzzin'.
[F#] And I ain't done [B] nothin' [C#] since I woke up [F#] today.
I'm a health-care [B] person.
[F#] Go to work [B] in the morning and [F#] come home in [B] the evening
and [C#] have nothin' [F#] to say.
Make [E] me an angel [B] that flies from [F#] Montgomery.
Make me [E] a poster of [B] an old [F#] rodeo.
Just give me [E] one thing [B] that I can hold [F#] on to.
To believe in [B] this living is [C#] just a hard [F#] way to go.
To believe in [B] this living is [C#] just a hard way [G#] to [F#] go.
[E] [B]
[F#]
[E] [B]
[F#]
[E] [B]
[F#]
[B] [C#]
[F#]
I am an [B] old woman [F#] named after [B] my mother.
[F#] My old man [B] is another
[D#] [C#] child that's [F#] grown old.
If dreams were [B] lightning and [F#] thunder were [B] desire,
[F#] this old house [B] would have burnt down [C#m] a long [F#] time ago.
Make [E] me an angel that [B] flies from [F#] Montgomery.
Make me [E] a poster of [B] an old
[F#] rodeo.
Just [E] give me one thing [B] that I can hold [F#] on to.
To believe in [B] this living is just a [C#] hard way [F#] to go.
When I was [B] a young girl,
[F#] when they had me at [B] Cowboy,
[F#] there weren't much to look [B] at, just [C#] a free-ramblin' [F#] man.
But that was [B] a long time, [F#] and no matter [B] how I try,
[F#] the years just [B] flow by [F#] like a [C#] broken [F#]-down dance.
Make me [E] an angel [B] that flies [F#] from Montgomery.
Make [E] me a poster of [B] an old [F#] rodeo.
Just [Em] give me one [E] thing [B] that I can hold [F#] on to.
To believe in [B] this living is just [C#] a hard way [F#] to go.
[E]
[B] [F#]
[E]
[B] [F#]
[E] [B] [C#m]
[F#] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[F#]
There's flies in the [B] kitchen.
[F#] I can hear them, they're [B] buzzin'.
[F#] And I ain't done [B] nothin' [C#] since I woke up [F#] today.
I'm a health-care [B] person.
[F#] Go to work [B] in the morning and [F#] come home in [B] the evening
and [C#] have nothin' [F#] to say.
Make [E] me an angel [B] that flies from [F#] Montgomery.
Make me [E] a poster of [B] an old [F#] rodeo.
Just give me [E] one thing [B] that I can hold [F#] on to.
To believe in [B] this living is [C#] just a hard [F#] way to go.
To believe in [B] this living is [C#] just a hard way [G#] to [F#] go.
Key:
F#
B
E
C#
C#m
F#
B
E
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ am an [B] old woman _ [F#] named _ after [B] my mother. _
_ [F#] My old man [B] is another _
_ [D#] _ [C#] child that's [F#] grown old. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ If dreams were [B] lightning _ and [F#] _ thunder were [B] desire,
_ _ [F#] this old house [B] would have burnt down _ [C#m] a long [F#] time ago.
_ _ Make _ [E] me an angel _ that [B] flies from [F#] Montgomery.
_ _ _ _ Make me [E] a poster _ of [B] an old _
[F#] rodeo.
_ _ _ _ Just [E] give me one thing _ [B] that I can hold [F#] on to.
_ _ To believe in [B] this living is just a [C#] hard way [F#] to go. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ When I was [B] a young girl, _
_ [F#] _ when they had me at [B] Cowboy, _
_ [F#] _ there weren't much to look [B] at, _ just [C#] a free-ramblin' [F#] man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But that was [B] a long time, _ [F#] _ and no matter [B] how I try,
_ _ [F#] the years just [B] flow by [F#] like a [C#] broken [F#]-down dance.
_ _ Make me [E] an angel _ [B] that flies [F#] from Montgomery.
_ _ _ Make [E] me a poster _ of [B] an old _ [F#] rodeo. _ _ _ _
Just [Em] give me one [E] thing _ [B] that I can hold [F#] _ on to. _ _
To believe in [B] this living is just [C#] a hard way [F#] to go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There's flies in the [B] kitchen. _ _
_ [F#] I can hear them, they're [B] _ buzzin'.
_ [F#] And I ain't done [B] nothin' _ _ [C#] since I woke up [F#] today. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm a health-care [B] person.
_ _ _ [F#] Go to work [B] in the morning and [F#] _ come home in [B] the evening
and [C#] have nothin' [F#] to say.
_ _ _ Make [E] me an angel _ _ [B] that flies from [F#] Montgomery.
_ _ _ Make me [E] a poster of [B] an old _ [F#] rodeo.
_ _ _ Just give me [E] one thing _ [B] that I can hold [F#] on to.
_ _ To believe in [B] this living is [C#] just a hard [F#] way to go.
To _ _ _ believe in [B] this living _ is _ [C#] just a _ _ _ _ _ _ hard way [G#] _ to [F#] _ go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ am an [B] old woman _ [F#] named _ after [B] my mother. _
_ [F#] My old man [B] is another _
_ [D#] _ [C#] child that's [F#] grown old. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ If dreams were [B] lightning _ and [F#] _ thunder were [B] desire,
_ _ [F#] this old house [B] would have burnt down _ [C#m] a long [F#] time ago.
_ _ Make _ [E] me an angel _ that [B] flies from [F#] Montgomery.
_ _ _ _ Make me [E] a poster _ of [B] an old _
[F#] rodeo.
_ _ _ _ Just [E] give me one thing _ [B] that I can hold [F#] on to.
_ _ To believe in [B] this living is just a [C#] hard way [F#] to go. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ When I was [B] a young girl, _
_ [F#] _ when they had me at [B] Cowboy, _
_ [F#] _ there weren't much to look [B] at, _ just [C#] a free-ramblin' [F#] man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But that was [B] a long time, _ [F#] _ and no matter [B] how I try,
_ _ [F#] the years just [B] flow by [F#] like a [C#] broken [F#]-down dance.
_ _ Make me [E] an angel _ [B] that flies [F#] from Montgomery.
_ _ _ Make [E] me a poster _ of [B] an old _ [F#] rodeo. _ _ _ _
Just [Em] give me one [E] thing _ [B] that I can hold [F#] _ on to. _ _
To believe in [B] this living is just [C#] a hard way [F#] to go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There's flies in the [B] kitchen. _ _
_ [F#] I can hear them, they're [B] _ buzzin'.
_ [F#] And I ain't done [B] nothin' _ _ [C#] since I woke up [F#] today. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm a health-care [B] person.
_ _ _ [F#] Go to work [B] in the morning and [F#] _ come home in [B] the evening
and [C#] have nothin' [F#] to say.
_ _ _ Make [E] me an angel _ _ [B] that flies from [F#] Montgomery.
_ _ _ Make me [E] a poster of [B] an old _ [F#] rodeo.
_ _ _ Just give me [E] one thing _ [B] that I can hold [F#] on to.
_ _ To believe in [B] this living is [C#] just a hard [F#] way to go.
To _ _ _ believe in [B] this living _ is _ [C#] just a _ _ _ _ _ _ hard way [G#] _ to [F#] _ go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _