Verses:
[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
Verse 2:
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 crowding 30 and still wearing jeans.
[A] [D] [A]
e------0--------------------2---------------0-----|e
B------2--------------------3---------------2-----|B
G------2--------------------2---------------2-----|G
D------2--------------------0---------------2-----|D
A------0--------------------0---------------0-----|A
E------0--------------------0---------------0-----|E
I've held it all inward, Lord knows I've tried
[A] [E] [A]
e-------------0--------------------0-------------0-----|e
B-------------2--------------------0-------------2-----|B
G-------------2--------------------1-------------2-----|G
D-------------2--------------------2-------------2-----|D
A-------------0--------------------2-------------0-----|A
E-------------0--------------------0-------------0-----|E
But it's an awful awakening in a country boy's life
[A] [D] [A]
e----0---------------------2--------0-----|e
B----2---------------------3--------2-----|B
G----2---------------------2--------2-----|G
D----2---------------------0--------2-----|D
A----0---------------------0--------0-----|A
E----0---------------------0--------0-----|E
To look in the mirror in total surprise
[A] [E] [A]
e--------0-------------------------0-----------0----------|e
B--------2-------------------------0-----------2----------|B
G--------2-------------------------1-----------2----------|G
D--------2-------------------------2-----------2----------|D
A--------0-------------------------2-----------0----------|A
E--------0-------------------------0-----------0----------|E
At the hair on your shoulders and the age in your eyes.
Chorus:
[A] [D] [A]
e--0------2--------0--------|e
B--2------3--------2--------|B
G--2------2--------2--------|G
D--2------0--------2--------|D
A--0------0--------0--------|A
E--0------0--------0--------|E
Amanda, light of my life
[A] [E] [A]
e-0---------------------------0-----------0-----|e
B-2---------------------------0-----------2-----|B
G-2---------------------------1-----------2-----|G
D-2---------------------------2-----------2-----|D
A-0---------------------------2-----------0-----|A
E-0---------------------------0-----------0-----|E
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife
[A] [D] [A]
e--0------2--------0--------|e
B--2------3--------2--------|B
G--2------2--------2--------|G
D--2------0--------2--------|D
A--0------0--------0--------|A
E--0------0--------0--------|E
Amanda, light of my life
[A] [E] [A]
e-0---------------------------0-----------0-----|e
B-2---------------------------0-----------2-----|B
G-2---------------------------1-----------2-----|G
D-2---------------------------2-----------2-----|D
A-0---------------------------2-----------0-----|A
E-0---------------------------0-----------0-----|E
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife
Verse 2:
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 crowding 30 and still wearing jeans.
