Amanda chords by
Don Williams (Official Version)

1973Country148 views

Key: A majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

A

E7

Esus4

A

A

Verse 1
A A 
 
A7 A7 
 
I've held it all inward
D D 
 
A A 
 
Lord knows I've tried
It's an awful awakenin'
E7 E7 
 
A A 
 
In a country boy's life
A7 A7 
 
To look in the mirror
D D 
 
A A 
 
In total surprise
At the hair on your shoulders
E7 E7 
 
A A 
 
And the age in your eyes

Chorus 1
A A 
 
A7 A7 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Amanda  light of my life
Fate should have made you
E7 E7 
 
A A 
 
a gentleman's wife
A7 A7 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Amanda  light of my life
Fate should have made you
E7 E7 
 
A A 
 
a gentleman's wife

Interlude 1

A

A7

D

A

A

A

A

E7

A

A

Verse 2
A A 
 
A7 A7 
 
Well, a measure of people
D D 
 
A A 
 
Don't understand
The pleasures of life
E7 E7 
 
A A 
 
In a hillbilly band
A7 A7 
 
I got my first guitar
D D 
 
A A 
 
When I  was fourteen
Now I'm crowding thirty
E7 E7 
 
A A 
 
And still wearin' jeans

Chorus 2
A A 
 
A7 A7 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Amanda  light of my life
Fate should have made you
E7 E7 
 
A A 
 
a gentleman's wife
A7 A7 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Amanda  light of my life
Fate should have made you
E7 E7 
 
A A 
 
a gentleman's wife

Chorus 3
A A 
 
A7 A7 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Amanda  light of my life
Fate should have made you
E7 E7 
 
A A 
 
a gentleman's wife
A7 A7 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Amanda  light of my life
E7 E7 
 
Fate should have made you a gentleman's
A A 
 
E7 E7 
 
Esus4 Esus4 
 
A A 
 
wife

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsA E7 Esus4 A7 D

Chords

A
E7
Esus4
A7
D

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
Esus4: 0-2-2-2-0-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Amanda by Don Williams, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It suits players who want to learn Amanda the way Don Williams intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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