Angel From Montgomery

I am an old woman named after my mother
My old man is another child that's grown old
If dreams were lightning, thunder were desire
This old house would have burnt down a long time ago

G - - - / C - - - /  x2  /  x2  / D7 - - - / G - - - //  (2x)

 C:	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

G - - - / F - - - / C - - - / G - - - /  x4  /  x4  / C - - - / G - - - / D7 - - - / G - - - //

When I was a young girl, well I had me a cowboy
He weren't much to look at just a 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

 C:	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 ev'ning and have nothing to say

 C:	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



© 1971 Walden Music/Sour Grapes Music::  on his "John Prine", on John
 Denver "Farewell Andromeda", also recorded by Bonnie Raitt