{"id":20950,"date":"2024-06-19T23:16:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T23:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=20950"},"modified":"2026-02-16T23:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:35:09","slug":"angel-from-montgomery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/angel-from-montgomery\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel From Montgomery"},"content":{"rendered":"

key of c below<\/span><\/p>\n

[Verse 1]\r\nA<\/span>           D<\/span>     A<\/span>              D<\/span>\r\nI am an old woman named after my mother.\r\nA<\/span>              D<\/span>      E<\/span>                  A<\/span>\r\nMy old man is another child that's grown old.\r\n               D<\/span>             A<\/span>              D<\/span>\r\nIf dreams were lightning and thunder were desire\r\nA<\/span>                       D<\/span>            E<\/span>         A<\/span>\r\nthis old house would've burnt down a long time ago.\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nA<\/span>          G<\/span>          D<\/span>          A<\/span>\r\nMake me an angel that flies from Montgomery.\r\n          G<\/span>            D<\/span>       A<\/span>\r\nMake me a poster of an old rodeo.\r\n             G<\/span>              D<\/span>          A<\/span>\r\nJust give me one thing that I can hold on to.\r\n                   D<\/span>                E<\/span>           A<\/span>    D<\/span>   A<\/span>   D<\/span> A<\/span> D<\/span> A<\/span>\r\nTo believe in this living is just a hard way to go.\r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\nA<\/span>            D<\/span>         A<\/span>           D<\/span>\r\nWhen I was a young girl I had me a cowboy,\r\nA<\/span>                  D<\/span>               E<\/span>             A<\/span>\r\nHe wa'rn't much to look at, just a free ramblin' man.\r\n              D<\/span>          A<\/span>                  D<\/span>\r\nBut that was a long time, and no matter how I try,\r\nA<\/span>              D<\/span>              E<\/span>           A<\/span>\r\nthe years just flow by like a broken-down dam.\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nA<\/span>          G<\/span>          D<\/span>          A<\/span>\r\nMake me an angel that flies from Montgomery.\r\n          G<\/span>            D<\/span>       A<\/span>\r\nMake me a poster of an old rodeo.\r\n             G<\/span>              D<\/span>          A<\/span>\r\nJust give me one thing that I can hold on to.\r\n                   D<\/span>                E<\/span>           A<\/span>    D<\/span>   A<\/span>   D<\/span> A<\/span> D<\/span> A<\/span>\r\nTo believe in this living is just a hard way to go.\r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\nA<\/span>                    D<\/span>      A<\/span>                      D<\/span>\r\nThere's flies in the kitchen, I can hear 'em there buzzin'\r\nA<\/span>                D<\/span>               E<\/span>         A<\/span>\r\nand I ain't done nothin' since I woke up today.\r\n                   D     A                  D\r\nHow the hell can a person go to work in the morning\r\nA                    D                E          A\r\nand come home in the evenin' and have nothin' to say?\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nA          G          D              A\r\nMake me an angel that flies from Montgomery.\r\n          G            D       A\r\nMake me a poster of an old rodeo.\r\n             G              D          A\r\nJust give me one thing that I can hold on to.\r\n                   D                E           A    D   A   D A D A\r\nTo believe in this living is just a hard way to go.<\/span><\/pre>\n
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C<\/span>\u200b\u200bAngel From Montgomery<\/span>, <\/span>John Prine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
C \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 F \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0C \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0F<\/span><\/p>\n
I am an old woman named after my mother<\/span>
\n<\/span>C \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0F \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 G \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 C<\/span><\/p>\n
My old man is another child that’s grown old<\/span>
\n<\/span>C \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0F \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 C \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 F<\/span><\/p>\n
If dreams were lightning, <\/span>and <\/span>thunder were desire<\/span>
\n<\/span>C \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0F \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0G \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 C<\/span><\/p>\n
This old house would have burnt down a long time ago<\/span><\/p>\n
C \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bb \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 F \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 C<\/span><\/p>\n
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery<\/span>
\n<\/span>C \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bb \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0F \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0C<\/span><\/p>\n
Make me a poster of an old rodeo<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0C \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0G \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0F \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 C<\/span><\/p>\n
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to<\/span>
\n<\/span>C \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>F<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>G <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0C<\/span> (Bb, F, C \u2013 END)<\/span><\/p>\n
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go<\/span><\/p>\n
When I was a young girl, I had me a cowboy<\/span>.<\/span>
\n<\/span>W<\/span>eren’t much to look at, just free rambling man<\/span>.<\/span>
\n<\/span>But that was a long time<\/span>,<\/span> and no matter how I tr<\/span>ied<\/span>,<\/span>
\n<\/span>The years just flow<\/span>ed<\/span> by<\/span>,<\/span> like a broken down dam<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
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There’s flies in the kitchen<\/span>,<\/span> I can hear ’em <\/span>in <\/span>there buzzing<\/span>,<\/span>
\n<\/span>I ain’t done nothing<\/span>,<\/span> since I woke up today<\/span>.<\/span>
\n<\/span>How the hell can a person<\/span>,<\/span> go to work in the morning<\/span>,<\/span>
\n<\/span>C<\/span>ome home in the evening<\/span>,<\/span> and have nothing to say<\/span>?<\/span><\/p>\n
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key of c below [Verse 1] A D A D I am an old woman named after my mother. A D E A My old man is another child that’s grown old. D A D If dreams were lightning and thunder were desire A D E A this old house … CLICK TO VIEW SONGAngel From Montgomery<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,239,238],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-x-bill-chase","category-bonnie-rait","category-john-prine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20950"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29900,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20950\/revisions\/29900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}