key: A 1st Verse> A D A I've held it all inward, Lord knows I've tried A E A But it's an awful awakening in a country boy's life A D A To look in the mirror in total surprise A E A At the hair on your shoulders and the age in your eyes. CHORUS ----------------------------------------- A D A Amanda, light of my life A E A Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife A D A Amanda, light of my life A E A Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife ----------------------------------------------- <2nd Verse> It's a measure of people who don't understand The pleasures of life in a hillbilly band. I got my first guitar when I was fourteen Now I'm crowding 30 and still wearing jeans.