Angel From Montgomery Chords by John Prine
Tempo:
125.1 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
E
C#
F#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 is [B] another
[D#] [C#] child that's grown [F#] old.
If dreams were [B] lightning and [F#] thunder were [B] desire,
[F#] this old house [B] would have burnt down [F#m] a long [F#] time ago.
Make [E] me an angel [B] that 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#m] hard way [F#] to go.
When I was [B] a young girl,
[F#m] [F#] well, I had me a [B] cowboy.
[F#] There weren't much to look [B] at, just [C#] a free rambling [F#] man.
But that was [B] a long time.
[F#] And no matter how [B] I try, [F#] the years just
[B] flow by like [C#] a broken [F#] down dam.
Make me [E] an angel that [B] flies [F#] from Montgomery.
Make [E] me 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 [C#] a hard way [F#] to go.
[E]
[B] [F#]
[E]
[B]
[F#]
[E] [B]
[F#] [C#]
[B] Ooh.
[C#] There's
[F#]
flies in the [B] kitchen.
[F#m] [F#] I can hear them, they're [B] buzzing.
[F#] And I ain't done [B] nothing since [C#] I woke up [F#] today.
I'm a healthy kind of [B] person.
[F#] Go to work in [B] the morning and [F#] come home in [B] the evening
and [C#] have nothing [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 this [B] living is just [C#] a hard [F#] way to go.
To believe in [B] this living is [C#] just a [A#m]
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 is [B] another
[D#] [C#] child that's grown [F#] old.
If dreams were [B] lightning and [F#] thunder were [B] desire,
[F#] this old house [B] would have burnt down [F#m] a long [F#] time ago.
Make [E] me an angel [B] that 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#m] hard way [F#] to go.
When I was [B] a young girl,
[F#m] [F#] well, I had me a [B] cowboy.
[F#] There weren't much to look [B] at, just [C#] a free rambling [F#] man.
But that was [B] a long time.
[F#] And no matter how [B] I try, [F#] the years just
[B] flow by like [C#] a broken [F#] down dam.
Make me [E] an angel that [B] flies [F#] from Montgomery.
Make [E] me 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 [C#] a hard way [F#] to go.
[E]
[B] [F#]
[E]
[B]
[F#]
[E] [B]
[F#] [C#]
[B] Ooh.
[C#] There's
[F#]
flies in the [B] kitchen.
[F#m] [F#] I can hear them, they're [B] buzzing.
[F#] And I ain't done [B] nothing since [C#] I woke up [F#] today.
I'm a healthy kind of [B] person.
[F#] Go to work in [B] the morning and [F#] come home in [B] the evening
and [C#] have nothing [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 this [B] living is just [C#] a hard [F#] way to go.
To believe in [B] this living is [C#] just a [A#m]
hard way [G#] to [F#] go.
Key:
F#
B
E
C#
F#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 is [B] another _
_ [D#] _ [C#] child that's grown [F#] old. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ If dreams were [B] lightning _ and [F#] _ thunder were [B] desire,
_ _ [F#] this old house [B] would have burnt down _ [F#m] a long [F#] time ago.
_ _ _ Make [E] me an angel _ _ [B] that 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#m] hard way [F#] to go. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When I was [B] a young girl, _
_ [F#m] _ [F#] _ well, I had me a [B] cowboy. _
_ [F#] _ There weren't much to look [B] at, _ just [C#] a free rambling [F#] man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But that was [B] a long time.
_ _ [F#] And no matter how [B] I try, _ _ [F#] the years just
[B] flow by like [C#] a broken [F#] down dam. _ _ _ _
Make me [E] an angel that [B] _ flies [F#] from Montgomery.
_ _ _ Make [E] me 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 [C#] a hard way [F#] to go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[B] _ Ooh.
[C#] There's _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ flies in the [B] kitchen. _ _
[F#m] _ [F#] I can hear them, they're [B] buzzing. _ _
_ [F#] And I ain't done [B] nothing _ since [C#] I woke up [F#] today. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm a healthy kind of [B] person.
_ _ _ [F#] Go to work in [B] the morning _ and [F#] _ come home in [B] the evening
and [C#] have nothing [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 this [B] living is just [C#] a hard [F#] way to go.
To _ _ believe in [B] this living _ is _ [C#] just a _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ 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 is [B] another _
_ [D#] _ [C#] child that's grown [F#] old. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ If dreams were [B] lightning _ and [F#] _ thunder were [B] desire,
_ _ [F#] this old house [B] would have burnt down _ [F#m] a long [F#] time ago.
_ _ _ Make [E] me an angel _ _ [B] that 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#m] hard way [F#] to go. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When I was [B] a young girl, _
_ [F#m] _ [F#] _ well, I had me a [B] cowboy. _
_ [F#] _ There weren't much to look [B] at, _ just [C#] a free rambling [F#] man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But that was [B] a long time.
_ _ [F#] And no matter how [B] I try, _ _ [F#] the years just
[B] flow by like [C#] a broken [F#] down dam. _ _ _ _
Make me [E] an angel that [B] _ flies [F#] from Montgomery.
_ _ _ Make [E] me 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 [C#] a hard way [F#] to go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[B] _ Ooh.
[C#] There's _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ flies in the [B] kitchen. _ _
[F#m] _ [F#] I can hear them, they're [B] buzzing. _ _
_ [F#] And I ain't done [B] nothing _ since [C#] I woke up [F#] today. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm a healthy kind of [B] person.
_ _ _ [F#] Go to work in [B] the morning _ and [F#] _ come home in [B] the evening
and [C#] have nothing [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 this [B] living is just [C#] a hard [F#] way to go.
To _ _ believe in [B] this living _ is _ [C#] just a _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ hard way [G#] _ to _ [F#] go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _