Intro
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Verse 1
I've A held it all inward, D Lord knows I've A tried
But it's an A awful awakening in a E7 country boy's A life
To A look in the mirror in D total surpArise
At the A hair on your shoulders and the E7 age in your A eyes
Chorus
A Amanda, D light of my A life
A Fate should have made you a E7 gentleman's A wife
A Amanda, D light of my A life
A Fate should have made you a E7 gentleman's A wife
Instrumental
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Verse 2
It's a A measure of people who D don't underAstand
The A pleasures of life in a E7 hillbilly A band
I A got my first guitar when D I was fourAteen
Now A I'm crowding 30 and E7 still wearing A jeans.
Chorus x2
A Amanda, D light of my A life
A Fate should have made you a E7 gentleman's A wife
A Amanda, D light of my A life
A Fate should have made you a E7 gentleman's A wife
Outro
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