Bonnie Raitt version Capo on 2nd fret Intro:| D G x2 | D G A D x 2 Verse 1 D G D G I am an old woman named after my mother D G A D My old man is another child that's grown old D G D G If dreams were lightning and thunder desire D G A D This old house would've burnt down a long time ago Chorus: D C G D Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery D C G D Make me a poster of an old rodeo D C G D Just give me one thing that I can hold on to D C G D To believe in this living is just a hard way to go Verse 2 D G D G When I was a young girl I had me a cowboy D G A D Wasn't much to look at, just a free ramblin' man D G D G But that was a long time, and no matter how I try D G A D These dreams go back like a broken-down dam Repeat Chorus: Solo: Like the Verses Verse 3 D G D G There's flies in the kitchen, I can hear them a-buzzin' D G A D But I ain't done nothin' since I woke up today D G D G How the hell can a person go to work in the morning D G A D Come home in the evenin', they got nothin' to say Repeat Chorus: After playing the last chorus, end with: D C G D To believe in this living is just a hard way to go