Angel from Montgomery chords
Bonnie RaittOriginal Published Key: E Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 120 bpm
Guitar Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Skill Level: Beginner
Chords: E, A, A7, B, B7, D
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Angel from Montgomery
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E A A E A A
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E A E A
1. I am an old wom-an named after my moth-er.
E A B E
My old man is a-no-ther child that's grown old.
A E A
If dreams were thun-der and light-ning was de-sire
E A B E
This old house would've burnt down a long time a-go.
E D A E
Chorus: Make me an an-gel that flies from Mont-gom-ery.
E D A E
Make me a pos-ter of an old ro-de-o.
E D A E
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to.
E A B E
To be-lieve in this liv-ing is just a hard way to | go |
E A A E A A
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E A E A
2. When I was a young girl well I had me a cow-boy,
E A B E
He weren't much to look at, just a free ramb-lin' man.
A7 E A
But that was a long time, and no mat-ter how I try,
E A B E
Those years just flow by like a bro-ken-down dam.
E D A E
Chorus: Make me an an-gel that flies from Mont-gom-ery.
E D A E
Make me a pos-ter of an old ro-de-o.
E D A E
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to.
E A B E
To be-lieve in this liv-ing is just a hard way to (go)
E A A E A A
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(go)
E A E A
3. There's flies in the kit-chen, I can hear all their buzz-in'
E A B7 E
And I ain't done noth-in' since I woke up to-day.
E A E A
How the hell can a per-son go to work in the morn-ing
E A B E
And come home in the eve-nin' and have noth-in' to say?
E D A E
Chorus: Make me an an-gel that flies from Mont-gom-ery.
E D A E
Make me a pos-ter of an old ro-de-o.
E D A E
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to.
E A B E
To be-lieve in this liv-ing is just a hard way to go
E A B E
To be-lieve in this liv-ing is just a hard way to go...
Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: E - 4 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately slow
- Metronome: ♩ = 120
- Voice Range: B3 - C#5
Song Details:
- Songwriter: John Prine - released on his self-titled debut album in 1971.
- About a middle-aged woman from Montgomery, Alabama, who feels trapped in her life and longs for something more.
- Lyrics Begin: I am an old woman named after my mother, my old man is another child that's grown old
- Genre: Country
- Featured Artist: Bonnie Raitt
- Album: Streetlights
Recorded: Mid-1974
Released: September 1974
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