John Prine – Angel From Montgomery (Bass Tab)
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Verse 1
7 10 14
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o o o o o o o o o o o
I am an old wo man *named after my mother *My old man is another child that's grown old
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15 18 20
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o+ o o o+ o o+ o+ o o+ o
*If dreams were lighting *thunder was desi re *This old house would have burnt down a
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21
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o o o o
long time a go
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Chorus
23 26 30
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*Make me an an gel * that flies from Mont gome ry *Make me a po ster * of an old ro de o
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31 34 36
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*Just give me one thing * that I can hold on to *To believe in this living is just a
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37 41
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hard way to go
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Verse 2
42 44 47
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*When I was a young girl *well, I had me a cow boy *he wern't much to look at just a
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48 51 53
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free ram bling man *But that was a long time *And no matter how I try
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54 57
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*the years just flow by * like a bro ken down dam
o o o o o o o o o
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Chorus
58 61 65
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o+ |__| o+ o o+ |____| o+ o o+ |_| o o o o+ o+ o+ o+ o
*Make me an an gel * that flies from Mont gome ry *Make me a po ster * of an old ro de o
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66 69 71
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*Just give me one thing * that I can hold on to *To believe in this living is just a
o+ |__| o o o+ |____| o+ o o+ |__| o+
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72 76
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hard way to go
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Verse 3
77 80 82
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*There's flies in the kitchen I can hear'em there buzzing *and I ain't done nothing since
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83 86 88
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I woke up today *How the hell can a person *go to work in the morning
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89 92
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*And come home in the evening and have no thing to say
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[Chorus]
93 96 100
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*Make me an an gel * that flies from Mont gome ry *Make me a po ster * of an old ro de o
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101 104 106
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*Just give me one thing * that I can hold on to *To believe in this living is just a
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107 111
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hard way to go
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