AMANDA                        by          Waylon Jennings


1ST VERSE
     A (x02220@1)             D (xx0232@1)             AI've (x02220@1)held it all in, Lord knows I've tried

            A (x02220@1)                  E (022100@1)           ABut (x02220@1)it's an awful awakening in a country boy's life

   A (x02220@1)                   D (xx0232@1)      ATo (x02220@1)look in the mirror in total surprise

       A (x02220@1)                       E (022100@1)       AAt (x02220@1)the hair on my collar and the age in my eyes.


CHORUS
 A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)         AAmanda, (x02220@1)light of my life

A (x02220@1)                         E (022100@1)         AFate (x02220@1)should have made you a gentleman's wife

 A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)         AAmanda, (x02220@1)light of my life

A (x02220@1)                         E (022100@1)         AFate (x02220@1)should have made you a gentleman's wife

2ND VERSE
It's a measure of people who don't understand
The pleasures of life in a Hillbilly band.
I got my first guitar when I was fourteen
Now I'm pushing 30(?), still wearing jeans.