Performance: live 🎸 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 thunder lightning was desire D G A D This old house would have 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
🎸 Instrumental: D G D G D G A D 🎸 Verse 2: D G D G When I was a young girl well, I had me a cowboy D G A D He wasn’t much to look at, just free rambling man D G D G But that was such a long time and no matter how I try D G A D The years just flow by like a broken down dam. 🎸 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 🎸 Instrumental: D G D G D G A D D G D G D G A D D C G D D C G D D C G D D C G D 🎸 Verse 3: D G D G There’s flies in the kitchen I can hear all their buzzing D G A D And I ain’t done nothing 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 And come home in the evening and have nothing to say. 🎸 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 D C G D D C G D D C G D D C G D D G When they come to take you down D G when they bring that wagon 'round D G When they come to call on you D G and drag your poor body down 🎸 Pre-Chorus: Am Em C G Just one thing I ask of you, just one thing for me D Em C G Please forget you know my name, my darling sugaree 🎸 Chorus: D G Em C G Shake it, shake it sugaree, just don't tell them that you know me D G Em C G Shake it, shake it sugaree, just don't tell them that you know me D G x4 D G You thought you was the cool fool D G and never could do no wrong D G Had everything sewed up tight. D G how come you lay awake all night long 🎸 Pre-Chorus: Am Em C G Just one thing I ask of you, just one thing for me D Em C G Please forget you know my name, my darling sugaree 🎸 Chorus: D G Em C Shake it, shake it sugaree, just don't tell them that you know me D G Em C Shake it, shake it sugaree, just don't tell them that you know me D G x4 D G Well in spite of all you had gained D G you still had to stand out in the pouring rain D G One last voice is calling you D G and I guess it's time you go 🎸 Pre-Chorus: Am Em C G Just one thing I ask of you, just one thing for me D Em C G Please forget you know my name, my darling sugaree 🎸 Chorus: D G Em C Shake it, shake it sugaree, just don't tell them that you know me D G Em C Shake it, shake it sugaree, just don't tell them that you know me D G x4 D G Well shake it up now sugaree, D G I'll meet you at the jubilee D G and if that jubilee dont come D G well i'll meet you on the run 🎸 Pre-Chorus: Am Em C G Just one thing I ask of you, just one thing for me D Em C G Please forget you know my name, my darling sugaree 🎸 Chorus: D G Em C Shake it, shake it sugaree, just don't tell them that you know me D G Em C Shake it, shake it sugaree, just don't tell them that you know me D G Em C Shake it, shake it sugaree, just don't tell them that you know me D G x2
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