Angel From Montgomery Chords by John Prine

[Verse]

G           C     G              
I am an old woman named 

         C
After my mother.

G              C      
My old man is another 

D                  G
child that's grown old.

               C            
If dreams were lightning and 

G             C
Thunder were desire

G                       
This old house would've 

C            D         G
burnt down a long time ago.
 
[Chorus]

G          F          
Make me an angel that 

C          G
flies from Montgomery.

          F          
Make me a poster of 

   C       G
An old rodeo.

             F              
Just give me one thing that 

C              G
I can hold on to.

                   C                
To believe in this living is 

D                   G   C  G  C G C G
Just a hard way to go.
 
[Verse]

G            C      
When I was a young girl 

            C
I had me a cowboy,

G                  C             
He wa'rn't much to look at,

        D             G
 just a free ramblin' man.

              C          
But that was a long time, 

                  C
And no matter how I try,

G              C             
The years just flow by 

       D           G
Like a broken-down dam.

 
[Chorus]

G          F         
Make me an angel that
 
C          G
flies from Montgomery.

          F            
Make me a poster of 

   C        G
An old rodeo. 

             F              
Just give me one thing that

 C              G
 I can hold on to.

                   C              
To believe in this living is 

       D            G  C  G   C G C G
Just a hard way to go.
 
[Verse]

G                    C      G                  
There's flies in the kitchen, 

                     C
I can hear all their buzzin'

G                C             
But I ain't done nothin' 

        D          G
Since I woke up today.
                      
But how the hell can a 

C      G                 C
Person go to work in the morning

G                C              
Come home in the evenin' 

         D          G
And have nothin' to say?
 
[Chorus]

G          F         
Make me an angel that 

C             G
flies from Montgomery.

          F           
Make me a poster of 

   C       G
An old rodeo.

             F              
Just give me one thing that 

C          G
I can hold on to.

                   C               
To believe in this living is
 
       D            G   C   G  C G C G
Just a hard way to go.

ℹ️ About This Song

The track was from the album John Prine. The track was produced by Arif Mardin.

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: C
• Chords: G, C, D, F
• BPM: 132
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Guitar Chords	Ukulele Chords
G – 320003 C – x32010 D – xx0232 F- 133211	G – 0232 C – 0003 D – 2220 F- 2010

Track Info

• Song: Angel From Montgomery
• Artist: John Prine
• Written by John Prine
• Produced by Arif Mardin
• Album: John Prine
• Released Date: 01 April 1971