Amanda
by Don Williams

tabbed by Matellmon

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I'VE HELD IT ALL INWARD, LORD KNOWS I'VE TRIED
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BUT IT'S AN AWFUL AWAKENING IN A COUNTRY BOY'S LIFE
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TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR IN TOTAL SURPRISE
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AT THE HAIR ON YOUR SHOULDERS AND THE AGE IN YOUR EYES.


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AMANDA, LIGHT OF MY LIFE  FATE SHOULD HAVE MADE YOU A GENTLEMAN'S WIFE 
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AMANDA, LIGHT OF MY LIFE  FATE SHOULD HAVE MADE YOU A GENTLEMAN'S WIFE

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IT'S A MEASURE OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND 
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THE PLEASURES OF LIFE IN A HILLBILLY BAND.
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I GOT MY FIRST GUITAR WHEN I WAS FOURTEEN
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NOW I'M CROWDING 30 AND STILL WEARING JEANS.