DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - "angel from montgomery" Tablature

Dave Matthews (& Tim Reynolds)
Angel From Montgomery (written by John Prine)

Very fun and easy song to play. Even if you've never heard it you'll get it right by following this "tab".
Dave always said it was one of his favorites.


Intro:| G C x2 | G C D G x 2

Verse 1
G C G C
I am an old woman named after my mother
G C D G
My old man is another child that's grown old
G C G C
If dreams were lightning and thunder desire
G C D G
This old house would've burnt down a long time ago

Chorus:

G F C G
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery
G F C G
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
G F C G
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
G F C G
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go

Verse 2
When I was a young girl I had me a cowboy
Wasn't much to look at, just a free ramblin' man
But that was a long time, and no matter how I try
These dreams go back like a broken-down dam

Repeat Chorus:

Solo: Like the Verses, I strum it a little choppy to keep it interesting

Verse 3
There's flies in the kitchen, I can hear them a-buzzin'
But I ain't done nothin' since I woke up today
How the hell can a person go to work in the morning
Come home in the evenin', they got nothin' to say

Repeat Chorus:

G F C G
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery
G F C G
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
G F C G
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
G F C G
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go

G F C G (directly into outro)
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go.

Outro:| G C x2 | G C D G