Bonnie Raitt version
Capo on 2nd fret
Intro:| D G x2 | D G A D x 2
Verse 1
[D]I am an old [G]woman [D] named after my [G]mother
[D]My old man is a[G]nother c[A]hild that's grown [D]old
[D]If dreams were [G]lightning [D] and thunder d[G]esire
[D]This old house [G]would've burnt do[A]wn a long time ago[D]
Chorus:
[D]Make me an [C]angel that f[G]lies from Mont[D]gomery
[D]Make me a [C]poster of an [G]old rode[D]o
[D]Just give me [C]one thing that [G]I can hold o[D]n to
[D]To believe in this l[C]iving is just a [G]hard way to[D] go
Verse 2
[D]When I was a[G] young girl [D]I had me a cowbo[G]y
[D]Wasn't much to [G]look at, [A]just a free rambli[D]n' man
[D]But that was[G] a long time, [D]and no matter ho[G]w I try
[D]These dreams go[G] back like [A]a broken-down dam[D]
Repeat Chorus:
Solo: Like the Verses
Verse 3
[D]There's flie[G]s in the kitchen, I can hear[D] them a-buzzin'[G]
[D]But I ain't don[G]e nothin' since I[A] woke up today[D]
[D]How the hell[G] can a person go to [D]work in the morn[G]ing
[D]Come home in th[G]e evenin', they g[A]ot nothin' to say[D]
Repeat Chorus:
After playing the last chorus, end with:
[D]To believe in this l[C]iving is just a [G]hard way to[D] go
Capo on 2nd fret
Intro:| D G x2 | D G A D x 2
Verse 1
[D]I am an old [G]woman [D] named after my [G]mother
[D]My old man is a[G]nother c[A]hild that's grown [D]old
[D]If dreams were [G]lightning [D] and thunder d[G]esire
[D]This old house [G]would've burnt do[A]wn a long time ago[D]
Chorus:
[D]Make me an [C]angel that f[G]lies from Mont[D]gomery
[D]Make me a [C]poster of an [G]old rode[D]o
[D]Just give me [C]one thing that [G]I can hold o[D]n to
[D]To believe in this l[C]iving is just a [G]hard way to[D] go
Verse 2
[D]When I was a[G] young girl [D]I had me a cowbo[G]y
[D]Wasn't much to [G]look at, [A]just a free rambli[D]n' man
[D]But that was[G] a long time, [D]and no matter ho[G]w I try
[D]These dreams go[G] back like [A]a broken-down dam[D]
Repeat Chorus:
Solo: Like the Verses
Verse 3
[D]There's flie[G]s in the kitchen, I can hear[D] them a-buzzin'[G]
[D]But I ain't don[G]e nothin' since I[A] woke up today[D]
[D]How the hell[G] can a person go to [D]work in the morn[G]ing
[D]Come home in th[G]e evenin', they g[A]ot nothin' to say[D]
Repeat Chorus:
After playing the last chorus, end with:
[D]To believe in this l[C]iving is just a [G]hard way to[D] go
