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Amanda by Boston






                     Amanda 







Intro: rhythm fig. 1
    G                C/G 
e|---3------3------3-3-----3--3----3--3-3---|
b|---0------0------0-0h1---1--1----1--1p0---|
g|o--0------0------0-0-----0--0----0--2p0--o|
d|o--0------0--------0h2---2--2----0--0-0--o|
a|------------------------------------------|
E|---3------3--------3----------------------|

Verse 1:
    G                C/G                G             Em                       Bm
e|---3------3------3--3-----3--3----3--3-3--------------------------------------------|
b|---0------0------0--0h1---1--1----1--1p0--------------------------------------------|
g|---0------0------0--0-----0--0----0--2p0--------------------------------------------|
d|---0------0---------0h2---2--2----0--0-0--------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3------3---------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
   Babe,        tomorrow's so far away.      There's something I just have to say.

    A6/B  Bm          C                               G/B
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
            I don't  think  I  could hide  what I'm feeling in side  

     Am                  G                    Dsus4    D
e|----0--------0-----0--------------------|--3-3-3-3--2---2-0h2--2--2----2------|
b|----1--------1-----1----------0h1-1--0--|--3-3-3-3--3---3-3----3--3----3------|
g|----2--------2-----2----------0h2-2--0--|--2-2-2-2--2---2-0h2-----2----2------|
d|----2--------2-----2--------------------|--0-0-0-0--0---0-0-------0----0------|
a|----0--------0-----0--------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------3----3-------------|-------------------------------------|
   An-oth-er  day       knowin           I love   you.

                             Dsus4
e|--0h2--2-2-2----2-0h2-2-2-2-3-3--|
b|--3----3-3-3----3-3---3-3-3-3-3--|
g|--0h2--2-2-2----2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2--|
d|--0----0-0-0----0-0---0-0-0-0-0--|
a|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
                               And_   


    G                C/G          Gsus4/2 G      Em                   Bm    A6/B Bm
e|---3------3------3-3-----3--3----3--3-3----|----------------------------------------|
b|---0------0------0-0h1---1--1----1--1p0----|----------------------------------------|
g|---0------0------0-0-----0--0----0--2p0----|----------------------------------------|
d|---0------0--------0h2---2--2----0--0-0----|----------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|---3------3--------3-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
   _I             I'm getting' too close again.    I don't wanna see it end.



    C                               G/B                   Am                G
e|--------------------------------------------------------0--------0-----0--------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------1--------1-----1----------0h1-1--0--|
g|--------------------------------------------------------2--------2-----2----------0h2-2--0--|
d|--------------------------------------------------------2--------2-----2--------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------0--------0-----0--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------3----3-------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------5------------8b(10)--r8-----8------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------5--------7h9p7-----------------75-------------------------------------|
d|------5--------------5--------------------------------7-------7-7-7-7-----------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  If I tell you to-night will you turn out the light and walk away         knowin I love 

           Dsus4    D        Csus2          G/B         D       
e|--3-3-3-3--2---2-0h2--2--2----2------|--0h2-2-2-2----2-0h2-2-2-2-3-3--|
b|--3-3-3-3--3---3-3----3--3----3------|--3---3-3-3----3-3---3-3-3-3-3--|
g|--2-2-2-2--2---2-0h2-----2----2------|--0h2-2-2-2----2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2--|
d|--0-0-0-0--0---0-0-------0----0------|--0---0-0-0----0-0---0-0-0-0-0--|
a|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------12~~~~--14b16r14--12-------14-12h14p1211~~~~~~~~~--|
d|--------------------12------12-----------------12--------------------------|
a|-------------------/-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  ____________you? 
                                   
           Em                      Am                 D  Dsus4 D D7   D
e|----------------------------------------------------7-------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------7-7~-------------|
g|--------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----7-7~-------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------7-(7)--------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm gonna take you by surprise and make you realize,  A-man-da.


          Em                    Am                    D  Dsus4 D D7   D
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------8----8-----8~~~~~~--------------|
g|----------9--------------9------------/-9----9-----9~~~~~~--------------|
d|----------9--------------9------------/--------------------7~~~~~~~~~---|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm gonna tell you right away  I can't wait another day, A-man-da.

          Em                    Am               Amsus2 Am D Dsus4 D D7 D     Csus2(2)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------8--7--------------------|
g|------------0-----------0-------2---------0~(2)~~---0h2-2---7--7--------------------|
d|------------2-----------2---------------------------0h2-2--------7-7~(7)------------|
a|------------2-----------2----------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------0-----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
I'm gonna say it like a man  and make you understand,    A-man-da.         I love you.

Verse 2:
    G                C/G                G             Em                       Bm A6/B Bm
e|---3------3------3-3-----3--3----3--3-3--------------------------------------------|
b|---0------0------0-0h1---1--1----1--1p0--------------------------------------------|
g|---0------0------0-0-----0--0----0--2p0--------------------------------------------|
d|---0------0--------0h2---2--2----0--0-0--------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3------3--------3--------------------------------------------------------------|
   And_       I feel like  today's the day.__       I'm lookin' for the words to say._

        C                      G/B                 Am                G                
e|--------------------------------------------------0--------0-----0--------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------1--------1-----1----------0h1-1--0--|
g|--------------------------------------------------2--------2-----2----------0h2-2--0--|
d|--------------------------------------------------2--------2-----2--------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------0--------0-----0--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------3----3-------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------7/8---------------------------------------------|
g|----9h11p9~~~~~~~~~~~~~7h9p7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------5h7p5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Do you wanna be free, are you ready for me_     to  feel_  this  way?__ 

    D                   D7sus4
e|--2----2---2-0h2-2-2-2---3--|
b|--3----3---3-3---3-3-3---1--|
g|--2----2---2-0h2-2-2-2---2--|
d|--0----0---0-0---0-0-0---0--|
a|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
  I don't wan-na lose___ ya.


    G                C/G          Gsus4/2 G             Em                       
e|---3------3------3-3-----3--3----3--3-3--------------------------------------------|
b|---0------0------0-0h1---1--1----1--1p0--------------------------------------------|
g|---0------0------0-0-----0--0----0--2p0--------------------------------------------|
d|---0------0--------0h2---2--2----0--0-0--------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3------3--------3---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------7--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
d|--------5--------------------------------------5-----------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------3--------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
   So,          it  may be  too soon,_ I know._    The feel-in' takes so long to 

   Bm             A6/B  Bm           C                      G/B
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------10b12r10b-10~~~~10-87-5h7p5~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~----------------------|
g|-------7----------------------------------------------7h9p7~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~-|
d|------/--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Grow.______                 If I tell you today,_ will you turn me away_ and



     Am                  G                     D        Csus2        G/B          D
e|----0--------0-----0--------------------|----2--------------------------------------------|
b|----1--------1-----1----------0h1-1--0--|----3-----------------3----------3-----3---------|
g|----2--------2-----2----------0h2-2--0--|----2-----------------0----------0-----2---------|
d|----2--------2-----2--------------------|----0----------------------------------0-------0-|
a|----0--------0-----0--------------------|--------------3---3---3----2-----2----------2~~--|
E|---------------------3----3-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
                                                 (echo on)          (off)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------12-13-12-13-12/15-15-|
g|--5~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~------------------------------12---14b16r-12~~~~12-14---------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------12---12---------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------/----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Let me go?__             I don't wanna lose______ you.__

Solo: (4 guitars)
Part 1:
    Em                      Am                                D      D Dsus4 D  D7  D
       (hold bend……………………………)  (hold bend……)            
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-10b12-10-10-10-10--10-10--12b13-12-12-12-12b13~~-12b13r10h12p10~~~~(10)--------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       (hold bend……………)     (hold bend…………)           (grad. release)
e|--14b15--14-14-14-14~~~~~~14b15--14-14-14-14b15~~14----14b15r14h15p14~~~~(14)-----------14--|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15----|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       (hold bend……………)     (hold bend…………)            
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--15b17--15-15-15-15~~~~~~15b17-15-15-15-15b17~~-15b17r15h17p15~~~~(15)---------------12-15-|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------/-------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Part 2:
    Em                      Am                                D      D Dsus4 D  D7  D
       (hold bend……………………………)  (hold bend……)            
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-10b12-10-10-10-10--10-10--12b13-12-12-12-12b13~~-12b13r10h12p10~~~~(10)--------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       (hold bend……………)     (hold bend…………)           (grad. release)
e|--14b15--14-14-14-14~~~~~~14b15--14-14-14-14b15~~14----14b15r14h15p14~~~~(14)---------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       (hold bend……………)     (hold bend…………)            
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--15b17--15-15-15-15~~~~~~15b17-15-15-15-15b17~~-15b17r15h17p15~~~~(15)---------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                   I'm gon-na


   Em                      Am                    D  Dsus4 D D7   D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---8------8----8----8~~~8-8-8h10--8---8-8-8~~~~~8-8--7---------------------------|
g|-/-9------9----9----9~~~9-9----9--9---9-9-9~~~~~9-9--7---------------------------|
d|-/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---0------0----0----0~~~0-0-0h2-------2-2-0~~5~~2-0-0h2-2-2-2~~~~~2-2--2---2-2p0-|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     take you by surprise and make you realize,    A-man-da.             I'm gon-na

   Em                    Am                           D  Dsus4 D D7   D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---12------12--12---12-12-12---13-----13-13-13--------13h15-------(15)-----------|
g|-/-12------12--12-/-12-12-12-/-14-----14-14-14-----------14-------(14)----------|
d|-/------------------/--------/-------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|----0-------0---0----0--------0h2---2--2--2--2--0-5-0--0h2--------2-2--0-2----2---2-|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Tell you right away I can't wait another day,      A-man-da.              I'm gon-na


    Em                    Am                        D  Dsus4 D D7  D   
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---8------8--8-8-------8/1~~~~~~~~------8---------7/--------------|
g|-/-9/0----9--9-9/0---/-9/2~~~~~~~~2~~~/-9/0-5-0---7/0h2--2-2-2----|
d|-/-------------------/----------------/---------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|
b|---------------------------------------------------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
g|---------------------------------------------------2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|
d|----2------------2-------2-------------------------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-----|
a|----2------------2-------0------------------------------------------------------x-/---|
E|----0------------0----------------------------------------------------------------/---|
     Say it like a man and make you understand,   A-man-da.     Oh, girl.__  

Interlude:

  E                       Bm7                 E                      Bm7
e|--4--------4--2--0----------------------5---4-------4-----2-4---5---------------------5-|
b|------5------------------3-----3-----3----------------5-------5-----3--------3-----3----|
g|-4-------4---------------2-------2----------------4-----4------------------2---2--------|
d|-------------------------4---------4---------------------------------------------4------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------(let ring……………………………………………………………………………………………)------------|         

Bridge:

  E                   Bm7                             E                      
e|--4--------4--2--0---------------------5-------------4------------------4--------2--4---5--|
b|------5--------------3------3-------3-------------------------------------5----------5-----|
g|-4-------4-----------2--------2-------------------------------------4-------4--------------|
d|---------------------4----------4----------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------(let ring……………………………………………………………………………………………)-------------------|         
    You and I,_   I know that we can't wait And I swear, I swear it's not a lie, girl.    To-

  Bm7
e|-------------------------------2---|
b|----------------------3-----3------|
g|-3------------------2---2----------|
d|--------------------------4--------|
a|-----------------------------------|
E|-------(let ring………………………)---------|         
  mor-row may be too late.___


(both gtrs.) 

   C            D                G5       D/F#  Em            D        C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------1------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------2------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------3------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  You, you and I, girl,  we can share a life together.  It's now or nev-er,

  Gsus4/B   Am     C/G(2)    D           Dsus4   Csus2         G/B     D  Dsus4
e|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--1-------1-------0h1--0----------------------------------------------------|
g|--0-------2-------0h2--0----------------------------------------------------|
d|--0-------2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--2-------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   and to-mor-ow may be too late,________        oh._________________________
   and to-mor-ow may be too late.______________________________

Verse 3:

     G                C/G                G             Em                       Bm   A6/B Bm
e|---3------3------3--3-----3--3----3--3-3------------------------------------------------|
b|---0------0------0--0h1---1--1----1--1p0------------------------------------------------|
g|---0------0------0--0-----0--0----0--2p0------------------------------------------------|
d|---0------0---------0h2---2--2----0--0-0------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3------3---------3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
     And_        feelin' the way_   I do,_     I don't wan-na wait my whole life through_

   Am                C/G(2)            D/F#(2)
e|--0--------0-----------------0----0----------------------|
b|--1--------1--------1-----1--1----1----------------------|
g|--2--------2--------0-----0--0h2--0----------------------|
d|--2--------2--------2-----2------------------------------|
a|--0--------0---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------3-----3------------------------------|
to say__                  I'm in love with  you.


Chord Legend:
G--------3x0003
C/G------3x2013
D--------xx0232
D7-------xx0230
Em-------022000
Bm-------x24432
A6/B-----x22222
C--------x32010
G/B------x20033
Am-------x02210
Gsus4/2--3x0213
Csus2----x2x033
Amsus2---x02200
Csus2(2)-x3x03x
E--------022100
Bm7------x24232
G5-------3x003x
D/F#-----20023x
Gsus4/B--x2001x
C/G(2)---3x201x
Dsus4----xx0233
D/A------x00232
D/F#(2)--200232



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INTRO:  G  C/G  G  C/G

VERSE 1:
G       C/G              G
Babe, tomorrow's so far away.
        Em                       Bm
There's somethin' I just have to say.
        C
I don't think I could hide
         G/B                Am        G
what I'm feelin' inside - another day
          Dsus4 D
knowin' I love you.

VERSE 2:
    G      C/G                G
And I, I'm gettin' too close again.
Em                   Bm
I don't wanna see it end.
           C
If I could tell you tonight,
         G/B                      Am        G
will you turn out the light - and walk away
           D        C/D  G/D  D
knowin' I love you?

CHORUS:
          Em
I'm gonna take you by surprise
    Am7                 D      Dsus4 D D(add9) D
and make you realize, Amanda.
          Em
I'm gonna tell you right away;
        Am7                 D     Dsus4 D D(add9) D
I can't wait another day, Amanda.
          Em
I'm gonna say it like a man
    Am7                    D
and make you understand, Amanda. (second time: Oh, girl.)
  Csus2
I love you. (not sung second time)

VERSE 3:
G      C/G                   G
And, I feel like today's the day
    Em                       Bm
I'm lookin' for the words to say.
       C 
Do you wanna be free?
        G/B               Am             G
Are you ready for me - to feel this way?
               D       D7sus4
I don't wanna lose ya.

VERSE 4:
G      C/G                G
So, it may be too soon, I know.
    Em                       Bm
The feelin' takes so long to grow.
   C
If I tell you today
         G/B                Am         G
will you turn me away - and let me go?
               D
I don't wanna lose you.

INSTRUMENTAL: C/D  G/D  D  Bm
      Em  Am7  D  Em  Am7  D (to chorus)

BRIDGE (lead-in: E  Bm7 E Bm7):
E            Bm7
You and I, I know that we can't wait.
            E 
And I swear, I swear it's not a lie, girl.
  Bm7
Tomorrow may be too late.
C              D
You, you and I, girl,
       G       D/F#   Em
we can share a life together.
     Em/D      C   C/B
It's now or never,
      Am         Am/G    D
and tomorrow may be too late.
C/D  G/D       D
Oh. Ooo Oh Ooo Oh.

FINAL VERSE:
G    C/G               G
And, feelin' the way I do,
        Em                       Bm
I don't wanna wait my whole life through
   Am   Am/G                D
to say  -  I'm in love with you.

"TRICKY" CHORDS:
G          3x0003
C/G        3x2013
G/B        x2x033
Dsus4      xx0233
D(add9)    xx0230
C/D        xx0553
G/D        xx0433
Csus2      x3x03x
D7sus4     xx0213
D/F#       2x023x
Em/D       xx0000
C/B        x22010
Am/G       3x2210

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