Bonnie Raitt -
Angel from Montgomery
(John Prine)
Capo on 2nd fret
D G (x4)
D G D GI Am an old woman named after my mother
D G A DMy old man is another child that's grown old
D G D GIf dreams were thunder and lightning was desire
D G A DThis old house would've burnt down a long time ago
Chorus:
D C G DMake me an angel that flies from Montgomery
D C G DMake me a poster of an old rodeo
D C G DJust give me one thing that I can hold on to
D G A DTo believe in this living is just a hard way to go
D G D GWhen I was a young girl I had me a cowboy
D G A DWasn't much to look at, just a free ramblin' man
D G D GBut that was a long time, and no matter how I try
D G A DThe years just flow by like a broken-down dam
Chorus:
D C G DMake me an angel that flies from Montgomery
D C G DMake me a poster of an old rodeo
D C G DJust give me one thing that I can hold on to
D G C DTo believe in this living is just a hard way to go
D G (x4)
D G D GThere's flies in the kitchen, I can hear them a-buzzin'
D G A DBut I ain't done nothin' since I woke up today
D G D GHow the hell can a person Go to work in the morning
D G A DCome home in the evenin', they got nothin' to say
Chorus:
D C G DMake me an angel that flies from Montgomery
D C G DMake me a poster of an old rodeo
D C G DJust give me one thing that I can hold on to
D G C DTo believe in this living is just a hard way to go
D C A DTo believe in this living is just a hard way to go
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