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Angel from Montgomery (D Major)
Artist: Bonnie Raitt    Genre: Country    Roman Numerals: I, IV, V, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: PollyEV   
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D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E


Intro
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 1
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I am an old		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] woman		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] named after my		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] mother.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] My old man is a-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] nother		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] child that's grown		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] old.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] If dreams were		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] thunder		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] and lightning was de-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sire
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] this old house would've		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] burnt down a		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] long time a-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go.

Chorus
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Make me an		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] angel that		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] flies from  Mont-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gomery.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Make me a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] poster of		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] an old rode-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] o.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Just give me		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] one thing that		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I can hold		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] on to.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] To believe in this		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] living is just a		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hard way to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go.		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Verse 2
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] When I was a young		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] girl		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I had me		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] a cowboy,
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] He weren't much to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] look at,		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] just a free rambl-in'		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] man.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] But that was a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] long time, and		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] no matter how		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I try,
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] those years just flow		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] by like a		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] broken down		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dam.

Chorus
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Make me an		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] angel that		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] flies from  Mont-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gomery.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Make me a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] poster of		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] an old rode-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] o.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Just give me		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] one thing that		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I can hold		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] on to.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] To believe in this		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] living is just a		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hard way to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go.		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Verse 3
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] There's flies		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] in the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] kitchen, I can		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hear all their buzzin'
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] but I ain't done		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] nothin' since I		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] woke up  to-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] day.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] But how the hell		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] can a person go to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] work in the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] morning
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] come home in the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] evenin' and have nothin'		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] to say?		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Chorus
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Make me an		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] angel that		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] flies from  Mont-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gomery.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Make me a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] poster of		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] an old rode-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] o.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Just give me		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] one thing that		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I can hold		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] on to.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] To believe in this		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] living is just a		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hard way to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] To believe in this		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] living is just a		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hard way to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go.
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