E                                A          E
I've held it all inward, God knows, I've tried
    E                                                 B  E
But it's an awful awakening in a country boy's life
   E                                   A   E
To look in the mirror in total surprise
       E                                             B  E
At the hair on my shoulders and the age in my eyes

[Chorus]
 E      A           E
Amanda, light of my life
E                           B             E
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife
 E      A           E
Amanda, light of my life
E                           B            E
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife

[Verse 2]
         E                                    A  E
It's a measure of people who don't understand
      E                                B    E
The pleasures of life in a hillbilly band
  E                                    A    E
I got my first guitar when I was fourteen
           E                                 B        E
Well I finally made forty, still wearing these jeans

[Chorus]
 E      A           E
Amanda, light of my life
E                           B             E
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife
 E      A           E
Amanda, light of my life
E                           B            E
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife
 E      A           E
Amanda, light of my life
E                           B             E
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife
 E      A           E
Amanda, light of my life
E                           B            E
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife