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Angel From Montgomery by John Prine
Angel From Montgomery
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
G C G C G C
[Verse 1]
G C G C
I am an old woman named after my mother
G C D7 G C G
My old man is another child that's grown old
G C G C
If dreams were lightning thunder was desire
G C D7 G C
This old house would have burnt down a long time ago
[Chorus]
G F C G
Make me an angel that flies from Montgom'ry
F D7 G C
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
F C G
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
C D7 G C G C G
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
[Verse 2]
G C G C
When I was a young girl well, I had me a cowboy
G C D7 G C G
He weren't much to look at, just free rambling man
G C G C
But that was a long time and no matter how I try
G C D7 G C
The years just flow by like a broken down dam
[Chorus]
G F C G
Make me an angel that flies from Montgom'ry
F D7 G C
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
F C G
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
C D7 G C G C G
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
[Verse 3]
G C G C
There's flies in the kitchen, I can hear 'em there buzzing
G C D7 G C G
And I ain't done nothing since I woke up today
G C G C
How the hell can a person go to work in the morning
G C D7 G C
And come home in the evening and have nothing to say
[Chorus]
G F C G
Make me an angel that flies from Montgom'ry
F D7 G C
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
F C G
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
C D7 G C G C G
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
[Outro] (Fade out)
G C G C
G C G C
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
G C G C
I am an old woman named after my mother.
G C D G
My old man is another child that's grown old.
C G C
If dreams were lightning and thunder were desire
G C D G
this old house would've burnt down a long time ago.
[Chorus]
G F C G
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery.
F C G
Make me a poster of an old rodeo.
F C G
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to.
C D G C G C G C G
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go.
[Verse 2]
G C G C
When I was a young girl I had me a cowboy,
G C D G
He wa'rn't much to look at, just a free ramblin' man.
C G C
But that was a long time, and no matter how I try,
G C D G
the years just flow by like a broken-down dam.
[Chorus]
G F C G
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery.
F C G
Make me a poster of an old rodeo.
F C G
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to.
C D G C G C G C G
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go.
[Verse 3]
G C G C
There's flies in the kitchen, I can hear all their buzzin'
G C D G
but I ain't done nothin' since I woke up today.
C G C
But how the hell can a person go to work in the morning
G C D G
come home in the evenin' and have nothin' to say?
[Chorus]
G F C G
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery.
F C G
Make me a poster of an old rodeo.
F C G
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to.
C D G C G C G C G
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go.
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version 3
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
E A E A
I am an old woman named after my mother
E A B7 E
My old man is another child that's grown old
E A E A
If dreams were thunder lightning was desire
E A B7 E
This old house would have burnt down a long time ago
[Chorus]
E D A E
Make me an angel that flies from montgomery
E D A E
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
E D A E
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
E A B7 E
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
[Verse 2]
E A E A
When I was a young girl well, I had me a cowboy
E A B7 E
He weren't much to look at, just free rambling man
E A E A
But that was a long time and no matter how I try
E A B7 E
The years just flow by like a broken down dam.
[Chorus]
E D A E
Make me an angel that flies from montgomery
E D A E
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
E D A E
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
E A B7 E
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
[Verse 3]
E A E A
There's flies in the kitchen I can hear 'em there buzzing
E A B7 E
And I ain't done nothing since I woke up today.
E A E A
How the hell can a person go to work in the morning
E A B7 E
Come home in the evening and have nothing to say?
[Chorus]
E D A E
Make me an angel that flies from montgomery
E D A E
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
E D A E
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
E A B7 E
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
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version 4
Capo:2nd fret
[Verse 1]
D G D G
I am an old woman named after my mother
D G A D
My old man is another child that's grown old
D G D G
If dreams were thunder lightning was desire
D G A D
This old house would have burnt down a long time ago
[Chorus]
D C G D
Make me an angel that flies from montgomery
D C G D
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
D C G D
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
D C A D
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
[Verse 2]
D G D G
When I was a young girl well, I had me a cowboy
D G A D
He weren't much to look at, just free rambling man
D G D G
But that was a long time and no matter how I try
D G A D
The years just flow by like a broken down dam.
[Chorus]
D C G D
Make me an angel that flies from montgomery
D C G D
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
D C G D
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
D C A D
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
D G D G
There's flies in the kitchen I can hear 'em there buzzing
D G A D
And I ain't done nothing since I woke up today.
D G D G
How the hell can a person go to work in the morning
D G A D
And come home in the evening and have nothing to say?
[Outro/Chorus]
D C G D
Make me an angel that flies from montgomery
D C G D
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
D C G D
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
D C A D
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
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version 5
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:no capo
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Reggie Young - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Bobby Wood - Piano'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'John Prine - Acoustic Guitar'
[Intro]
Q=65
G C G Am G Am G Am G Am G Am
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
W H E E S +S S S H. Q
e|--------------|---------------------------|----------------------||
B|--------------|---------10b12-10-(10)-----|-8--------------------||
G|--------------|-----------------------7h9-|----------------------||
D|--------------|---------------------------|----------------------||
A|--------------|---------------------------|----------------------||
E|--------------|---------------------------|----------------------||
|
| Gtr II (Piano arr. for Gtr.)
| Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
e|-3--0-3-3-----|---------------------------|----------------------||
B|-0--1---0--1--|-0--1--0--------1----------|-0----1--0----1-------||
G|-0------0--2--|-0--2--0--------2----------|-0----2--0----2-------||
D|-0--2---0--2--|-0--2--0--------2----------|-0----2--0----2-------||
A|--------------|---------------------------|----------------------||
E|-3------3-----|-3-----3-------------------|-3-------3------------||
|
| Gtr III (Ac. Gtr.)
| W W E. S Q E. S S S S S
e|--------------|---------------------------|-3-------3------------||
B|--------------|---------------------------|-0----1--0----1-1-1-1-||
G|--------------|---------------------------|-0----0--0----0-0-0-0-||
D|--------------|---------------------------|-0----2--0----2-2-2-2-||
A|--------------|---------------------------|----------------------||
E|--------------|---------------------------|-3--3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-||
[1st - 3rd Verses]
G C G C G C D C G C
3/8 2/4
Gtr III
H Q E S S E. S Q Q S S S S Q Q Q Q E E E E. S E E
e||--3-------------|-3--3-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3-----3--|-2-2-0-|-3--------|
B||o-0----1--1-1---|-0--0-0--1--1-1-1-1-|-0--0--1--1--|-3-3-1-|-0----1-1-|
G||--0----0--0-0-0-|-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0--0--|-2-2-0-|-0--0-0-0-|
D||--0----2--2-2-0-|-0----0--2--2-2-2-2-|-0--0--2--2--|-0-0-2-|-0--0-2-2-|
A||o------3--3-3---|---------3--3-3-3-3-|-------3--3--|-----3-|------3-3-|
E||--3-------------|-3----3-------------|-3--3--------|-------|-3--------|
G C G C G C D C G C
4/4 3/8 2/4
H Q E S S E. S Q Q S S S S Q Q Q Q E E E E. S E E
e|-3-------------|-3--3-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3-----3--|-2-2-0-|-3----------||
B|-0----1--1-1---|-0--0-0--1--1-1-1-1-|-0--0--1--1--|-3-3-1-|-0----1-1---||
G|-0----0--0-0-0-|-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0--0--|-2-2-0-|-0--0-0-0---||
D|-0----2--2-2-0-|-0----0--2--2-2-2-2-|-0--0--2--2--|-0-0-2-|-0--0-2-2---||
A|------3--3-3---|---------3--3-3-3-3-|-------3--3--|-----3-|------3-3---||
E|-3-------------|-3----3-------------|-3--3--------|-------|-3----------||
[Chorus]
G F C G C/G G F
4/4
Gtr I
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H Q S +S S S +H H W
e|-----------------------------|--------------------|-------------|
B|---------------8pb10r(8)-6-8-|-(8)----------------|-------------|
G|-----------------------------|--------------------|-------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------|-------------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------|-------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------|-------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E. S E S S Q E S S Q Q E. S E S S Q Q Q Q
e|-3--3-3-----1--1---------1-1-|--------------------|-------1--1--|
B|-0--0-0-0-0-1--1---------1-1-|--1---1-------1-1-1-|-0--0--1--1--|
G|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2---------2-2-|--0---0-----0-0-0-0-|-0--0--2--2--|
D|-0----0-0-0-3--3---------3-3-|--2---2-----0-2-2-2-|-0--0--3--3--|
A|------------3--3---------3-3-|--3---3-------------|-------3--3--|
E|-3----3----------------------|---------3----3-----|-3--3--------|
C G C/G G F C G C
3/8 2/4 4/4
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W W H Q S +S S S +H H
e|-------|---------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------|---------------|--------------8pb10r(8)-6-8-|-(8)----------------|
G|-------|---------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
D|-------|---------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
A|-------|---------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
E|-------|---------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
|
| E E E S S S S S S E E E E S S Q Q Q E E E. S E E
e|-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-1--1-------------|--0---0---3--3-3-3--|
B|-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-1--1-------------|--1---1---0--0-1-1--|
G|-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-2--2-------------|--0---0-0-0--0-0-0--|
D|-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-3--3-------------|--2---2-0-0----2-2--|
A|-3-3-3-|---------------|-----------3--3-------------|--3---3-------------|
E|-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3------------------|----------3---------|
1.,2.
G C G C G C G
3/8 4/4
Gtr III
Q E E H W S S S S E E Q E. S E S S E E E. S E S S 3x
e|-3--3-3-0----|-----||-3-3-3-3-0-0-3--3--3-|-3-3-3-0-0-3--3-3-3-3--||
B|-0--0-0-1----|-----||-0-0-0-0-1-1-0--0--0-|-0-0-0-1-1-0--0-0-0-0-o||
G|-0--0-0-0----|-----||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--||
D|-0--0-0-2----|-----||-0-0-0-0-2-2-0--0--0-|-0-0-0-2-2-0--0-0-0-0--||
A|--------3----|-----||---------3-3---------|-------3-3------------o||
E|-3--3-3------|-----||-3-3-3-3-----3--3--3-|-3-3-3-----3--3-3-3-3--||
[Outro]
3.
G C G C G
S S S S E E Q E. S E S S E E E. S E S S 4x
e||--3-3-3-3-0-0-3--3--3-|-3-3-3-0-0-3--3-3-3-3--||
B||o-0-0-0-0-1-1-0--0--0-|-0-0-0-1-1-0--0-0-0-0-o||
G||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--||
D||--0-0-0-0-2-2-0--0--0-|-0-0-0-2-2-0--0-0-0-0--||
A||o---------3-3---------|-------3-3------------o||
E||--3-3-3-3-----3--3--3-|-3-3-3-----3--3-3-3-3--||
[Lyrics]
I am an old woman named after my mother
My old man is another child that's grown old
If dreams were lightning thunder was desire
This old house would have burnt down a long time ago
Make me an angel that flies from Montgom'ry
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 well, I had me a cowboy
He weren't much to look at, just free rambling man
But that was a long time and no matter how I try
The years just flow by like a broken down dam.
Make me an angel that flies from Montgom'ry
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
There's flies in the kitchen I can hear 'em there buzzing
And I ain't done nothing since I woke up today.
How the hell can a person go to work in the morning
And come home in the evening and have nothing to say.
Make me an angel that flies from Montgom'ry
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
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it
represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| h - hammer-on
| p - pull-off
| b - bend
| pb - pre-bend
| r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
| ~ - vibrato
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