Angel From Montgomery
John PrineVersions2
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I am an old woman named after my mother.
My old man is another child that's grown old.
If dreams were thunder and lightning was desire
this old house would've burnt down a long time ago.
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.
When I was a young girl I had me a cowboy,
wa'n't much to look at, just a free ramblin' man.
But that was a long time, and no matter how I try,
the years just flow by like a broken-down dam.
(repeat chorus)
There's flies in the kitchen, I can hear all their buzzin'
but I ain't done nothin' since I woke up today.
But how the hell can a person go to work in the morning
come home in the evenin' and have nothin' to say?
(repeat chorus)
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go.
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Readable chord sheet for Angel From Montgomery by John Prine
[G]I am an old [C]woman [G]named after my [C]mother. [G]My old man is a[C]nother [D]child that's grown [G]old. If dreams were [C]thunder[G] and lightning was de[C]sire [G]this old house would've [C]burnt down a [D]long time [G]ago. [G]Make me an [F]angel that [C]flies from [G]Montgomery. Make me a [F]poster of [C]an old rode[G]o. Just give me [F]one thing that [C]I can hold [G]on to. To believe in this [F]living is just a [C]hard way to [G]go. [C] [G] [C] When I was a young girl I had me a cowboy, wa'n't much to look at, just a free ramblin' man. But that was a long time, and no matter how I try, the years just flow by like a broken-down dam. (repeat chorus) There's flies in the kitchen, I can hear all their buzzin' but I ain't done nothin' since I woke up today. But how the hell can a person go to work in the morning come home in the evenin' and have nothin' to say? (repeat chorus) To believe in this [F]living is just a [C]hard way to [G]go.