Angel From Montgomery original guitar chords by
John Prine

1971•Country•9.1K views•

Key: G major•

Intro 1

G

G

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C/G

C/G

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G

G

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Am/G

Am/G

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G

G

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Am/G

Am/G

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G

G

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Am/G

Am/G

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G

G

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Am/G

Am/G

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G

G

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Am/G

Am/G

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Verse 1

G

G

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C

C

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I am an old woman

G

G

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C

C

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named after my mother

G

G

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C

C

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My old man is another

D

D

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G

G

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D9sus4

D9sus4

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child that's grown old

G

G

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C

C

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If dreams were lightning,

G

G

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C

C

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thunder were desire

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G

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C

C

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This old house would have burnt down

D

D

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G

G

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D9sus4

D9sus4

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a long time ago

Chorus 1

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G

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F

F

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Make me an angel

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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that flies from Montgomery

G

G

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F

F

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Make me a poster

C

C

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G

G

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D9sus4

D9sus4

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of an old rodeo

G

G

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F

F

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Just give me one thing

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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that I can hold on to

G

G

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C

C

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To believe in this living

D

D

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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G

G

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is just a hard way to go

G

G

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C/G

C/G

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G

G

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Verse 2

G

G

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C

C

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When I was a young girl,

G

G

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C

C

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well, I had me a cowboy

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G

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C

C

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He weren't much to look at,

D

D

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G

G

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D9sus4

D9sus4

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just a free rambling man

G

G

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C

C

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But that was a long time

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G

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C

C

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and no matter how I try

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G

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C

C

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The years just flow by

D

D

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G

G

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D9sus4

D9sus4

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like a broken down dam

Chorus 2

G

G

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F

F

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Make me an angel

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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that flies from Montgomery

G

G

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F

F

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Make me a poster

C

C

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G

G

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D9sus4

D9sus4

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of an old rodeo

G

G

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F

F

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Just give me one thing

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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that I can hold on to

G

G

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C

C

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To believe in this living

D

D

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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G

G

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is just a hard way to go

G

G

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C/G

C/G

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G

G

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Verse 3

G

G

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C

C

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There's flies in the kitchen

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G

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C

C

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I can hear 'em there buzzing

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G

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C

C

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And I ain't done nothing

D

D

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G

G

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D9sus4

D9sus4

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since I woke up today

G

G

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C

C

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How the hell can a person

G

G

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C

C

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go to work in the morning

G

G

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C

C

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And come home in the evening

D

D

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G

G

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D9sus4

D9sus4

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and have nothing to say?

Chorus 3

G

G

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F

F

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Make me an angel

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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that flies from Montgomery

G

G

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F

F

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Make me a poster

C

C

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G

G

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D9sus4

D9sus4

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of an old rodeo

G

G

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F

F

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Just give me one thing

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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that I can hold on to

G

G

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C

C

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To believe in this living

D

D

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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is just a hard way to go

G

G

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Outro 1

G

G

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C/G

C/G

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G

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C/G

C/G

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[Repeat and fade]

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Chords

G
C/G
Am/G
C
D
D9sus4
F

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The original key of Angel From Montgomery by John Prine is G major.

The primary chords used in Angel From Montgomery are G, C, Am, D, F, D9sus4.

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