Tom: E 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