D                   G              D
I've held it all in me , God knows I've tried
                                 A             D
But it's an awful awakening in a country boy's life
                           G        D
To stare in the mirror, in total surprise
                                   A         D
At this hair on my collar and this age in my eyes.

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

    D                                                         A
And I?ve got, a couple more, years on you babe and that?s all
                                                  D
I?ve had more chances to fly, and more chances to fall
                                                 A
I never learned how to run, but I learned how to crawl
                                                        D
And I?ve got a couple more years on you babe and that?s all.

D                                 G          D
There?s a measure of people, that don't understand
                           A            D
The pleasures of life in a country rock band
                            G         D
I got my first guitar, when I was thirteen
                              A            G
Now I?m 62 years old, and I?m still pretty mean.

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