Don Williams – Amanda (Guitar)

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[Intro] A E A [Verse 1]
      A                   D               A
I've held it all inward, Lord knows I've tried

            A                     E             A
But it's an awful awakening in a country boy's life

    A                     D         A
To look in the mirror in total surprise

        A                              E           A
At the hair on your shoulders and the age in your eyes
[Chorus]
 A       D           A
Amanda, light of my life

 A                           E           A
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife

 A       D           A
Amanda, light of my life

 A                           E           A
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife
[Instrumental] A D A A E A [Verse 2]
        A                     D           A
It's a measure of people who don't understand

      A                     E         A
The pleasures of life in a hillbilly band

    A                      D          A
I got my first guitar when I was fourteen

    A                     E            A
Now I'm crowding 30 and still wearing jeans.
[Chorus]
 A       D           A
Amanda, light of my life

 A                           E           A
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife

 A       D           A
Amanda, light of my life

 A                           E           A
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife
[Chorus]
 A       D           A
Amanda, light of my life

 A                           E           A
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife

 A       D           A
Amanda, light of my life

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Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife