Jesse Welles – Angel From Montgomery (Guitar)

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As recorded by Jesse Welles (From the 2025 Album UNDER THE POWERLINES / APRIL 24 – SEPTEMBER 24) [Intro] C F C F C F G F C G [Verse 1]
C           F     C              F
I am an old woman named after my mother

C           F      G              F    C     G
Old man is another child that's-a gone wrong

C           F          C                  F
Dreams were lightning, and thunder were desire

C                         F            G         F C  G
This old house would have burnt down a long time ago
[Chorus]
C          Bb         F              C
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery

          Bb           F         C G
Make me a poster of an old rodeo

C              Bb             F          C
Just give-a me one thing that I can hold on to

                     Bb               F
To believe in this-a living is just a hard way to go
[Interlude] C F C F G C G C [Verse 2]
                   F     C                F
When I was a young girl, well, I had me a cowboy

C                       F          G             C   G C
He weren't much to look at, just a free ramblin' man

                    F     C             F
But that was a long time, no matter how hard I try

C                     F              G      F    C   G
The more years just-a roll by likе a broken-down dam
[Chorus]
C          Bb         F              C
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery

          Bb           F         C G
Make me a poster of an old rodeo

C              Bb             F          C
Just give-a me one thing that I can hold on to

                     Bb               F
To believe in this-a living is just a hard way to go
[Harmonica Solo] C F C F G F G C G [Verse 3]
C                      F      C                F
There's flies in the kitchen, I can hear 'em-a buzzing

C                  F               G       F C   G
And I ain't done-a nothing since I woke up today

C                  F      C                 F
How the hell can a person go to work in the morning

C                    F                G       F  C    G
And come home in the evening and have nothing to say?
[Chorus]
C          Bb         F              C
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery

          Bb           F         C G
Make me a poster of an old rodeo

C              Bb             F          C
Just give-a me one thing that I can hold on to

                     Bb               F             C
To believe in this-a living is just a hard way to go

                   Bb               F
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
[Outro] C F C F C F G F C