Amarillo (Maggie)
Tony Christie
Intro:
[A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la [D] [A]
[A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [E7] [D]
[D] Sha la la la [A] la la la la
[E7] [E7] [E7] [E7]
Verse 1:
[A] When the day is [D] dawning [A] on a Texas [E7] Sunday morning
[A] How I long to [D] be there
With [A] Marie who's [E7] waiting for me there
[F] Every lonely [C] city [F] where I hang my [C] hat
[F] Ain't as half as [C] pretty as [E7] where my baby's at
|Chorus:
|[A] Is this the way to [D] Amarillo
|[A] Every night I've been [E7] huggin' my pillow
|[A] Dreaming dreams of [D] Amarillo
|[A] And sweet Ma [E7 ]rie who [A] waits for me
|[A] Show me the way to [D] Amarillo
|[A] I've been weepin' [E7] like a willow
|[A] Crying over [D] Amarillo
|[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me
Bridge:
[A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la [D*] [A*]
[A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [E7*] [D*]
[D] Sha la la la [A] la la la la
[E7] And Marie who [A] waits for me
Verse 2:
[A] There's a church-bell [D] ringing
[A] Hear the song of [E7] joy that it's singing
[A] For the sweet Ma [D] ria [A] and the guy who's [E7] coming to see her
[F] Just beyond the [C] highway [F] there's an open [C] plain
[F] And it keeps me [C] going [E7] through the wind and rain
|Chorus:
|[A] Is this the way to [D] Amarillo
|[A] Every night I've been [E7] huggin' my pillow
|[A] Dreaming dreams of [D] Amarillo
|[A] And sweet Ma [E7] rie who [A] waits for me
|[A] Show me the way to [D] Amarillo
|[A] I've been weepin' [E7] like a willow
|[A] Crying over [D] Amarillo
|[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me
[Acapella]
[A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la [D] [A]
[A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [E7] [D]
[D] Sha la la la [A] la la la la
[Back to normal]
[E7] And Marie who [A] waits for me
[A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la [D*] [A*]
[A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [E7*] [D*]
[D] Sha la la la [A] la la la la
[E7] And Marie who [A] waits for me
[A*]
Amarillo (Maggie) [A]Tony Christie
Intro A Sha la la la D la la la la DA A sha la la la E7 la la la la E7D D Sha la la la A la la la la E7E7E7E7
Verse 1 A When the day is D dawning A on a Texas E7 Sunday morning A How I long to D be there With A Marie who's E7 waiting for me there F Every lonely C city F where I hang my C hat F Ain't as half as C pretty as E7 where my baby's at
Chorus A Is this the way to D Amarillo A Every night I've been E7 huggin' my pillow A Dreaming dreams of D Amarillo A And sweet Ma E7 rie who A waits for me A Show me the way to D Amarillo A I've been weepin' E7 like a willow A Crying over D Amarillo A And sweet MaE7rie who A waits for me
Bridge A Sha la la la D la la la la D*A* A sha la la la E7 la la la la E7*D* D Sha la la la A la la la la E7 And Marie who A waits for me
Verse 2 A There's a church-bell D ringing A Hear the song of E7 joy that it's singing A For the sweet Ma D ria A and the guy who's E7 coming to see her F Just beyond the C highway F there's an open C plain F And it keeps me C going E7 through the wind and rain
Chorus A Is this the way to D Amarillo A Every night I've been E7 huggin' my pillow A Dreaming dreams of D Amarillo A And sweet Ma E7 rie who A waits for me A Show me the way to D Amarillo A I've been weepin' E7 like a willow A Crying over D Amarillo A And sweet MaE7rie who A waits for me
Acapella A Sha la la la D la la la la DA A sha la la la E7 la la la la E7D D Sha la la la A la la la la Back to normal E7 And Marie who A waits for me A Sha la la la D la la la la D*A* A sha la la la E7 la la la la E7*D* D Sha la la la A la la la la E7 And Marie who A waits for me