C F C
I’ve held it all inward Lord knows I’ve tried,
G7 C
But it’s an awful awakening in a country boy’s life:
F C
To look in the mirror in total surprise,
G7 C
At the hair on your shoulders and the age in your eyes…
F C
Amanda light of my life,
G7 C
Fate should have made you a gentleman’s wife
F C
Amanda light of my life,
C
Fate should have made you a wife
Insrumental
F C
It’s a measure of people who don’t understand
G7 C
The pleasures of life in a hillbilly band
F C
I got my first guitar when I was fourteen
G7 C
Now I’m crowding 80 and still wearing jeans
F C
Amanda light of my life
G7 C
Fate should have made you a gentleman’s wife
F C
Amanda light of my life
C
Fate should have made you a wife
