{title:Amanda} {subtitle:} Intro [A] [E] [A] 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 [E]country boy's [A]life To [A]look in the mirror in [D]total sur[A]prise At the [A]hair on my shoulders and the [E]age in my [A]eyes. Chorus {soc} A[A]manda, [D]light of my [A]life [A]Fate should have made you a [E]gentleman's [A]wife A[A]manda, [D]light of my [A]life [A]Fate should have made you a [E]gentleman's [A]wife {eoc} Instrumental [A][D][A] [A][E][A] Verse 2 It's [A]a measure of pe[D]ople who don't unde[A]rstand The ple[A]asures of life in a H[E]illbilly [A]band I[A] got my first guitar when [D]I was fourt[A]een Now [A]I've finally made [E]forty and still wearin[A]' jeans Chorus {soc} A[A]manda, [D]light of my [A]life [A]Fate should have made you a [E]gentleman's [A]wife A[A]manda, [D]light of my [A]life [A]Fate should have made you a [E]gentleman's [A]wife {eoc}