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