If u guyz wanna impress sombody, tell 'em ur gonna play "Amanda" by Don Williams.
They'll, of course, assume it's only chords, cause tht's how Williams plays it.
However, I've written a tab!
This is in Bb so to avoid those trick Bb positions,
move ur capo up to the 3rd Fret.
If ya don't got a capo, ask me and I'll transpose it to Bb.
(I'll also give u the chord positions, so if prefer rhythm over lead,
or if u want a friend to join in!)
(Remember underscore ,_____, means hold the note/word longer.)
Intro:
(Intro is just chords)
G_____,C_____,D_____,G_____.
Verse 1:
G C
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3-----2-----0-----2-|
E|-3---3----------3-0--------------------------|
"I've held it all inward, Lord knows I've tried.
G D G
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3-----2----0--------|
E|-3---3---------3-0-----------------------3---|
It's an awful awakening, a country boy's life.
G C
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------3--2--0---2----------|
E|-3----3--------3-0---------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/don_williams/amanda_tab_ver_2.html ]
To look in the mirror in total suprise.
G D G
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------3---2---0--------|
E|-3----3-------------3----0-------------------------3---|
At the hair on your shoulders, and the age in your eyes."
Chorus:
G C
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|----------------3-----2--0---3-|
E|-3---3-----0-------------------|
"A___man___da, light of my life,
G D G
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3--2--0-------|
E|-3----3----------0----------------------3--|
"Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife."
(Repeat chorus 1x)
Verse 2:
(tab is the same)
"Well, a measure of people don't understand
the pleasures of life in a hillbilly band.
I got my first guitar when I was fourteen;
Now I'm crowdin' thirty, and still wearin' jeans."
(Play Chorus 2x)
Mus. Int.:
C G C D G
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-2-3-5___-0-----------------3-3-2-3-5___-0-3-2-0---|
E|----------------3-3-2-3-5______----------------------3-|
(Play chorus 1x with chords only)
(Play chorus 2x normal)
Outro:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-3-2-0---------|
E|-------3-3-3-3-|
If ya have ANY other songs that are just chords,
and you'd like to impress somebody with the lead,
mail my profile, or even send an EMAIL to vot4stu@yahoo.com!
