How to Play Amanda on Guitar?

Chris Stapleton - Amanda can be played in the key of A using the A, D, E chords. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Amanda with the ↓-↓-↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Chris Stapleton - Amanda Chords

Chord reference A, D, E

Rhythm tips ↓-↓-↓-↓↑

I’ve [A]held it all inward, [D]God knows, [A]I’ve tried, But [A]it’s an awful awakening [E]in a [A]country boy’s life, To lo[A]ok in the mirror [D]in total [A]surprise. At [A]the hair on my shoulders and [E]the age in [A]my eyes.

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

It’s [A]a measure of people [D]who don’t [A]understand, The [A]pleasures of life in a [E]hillbilly [A]band. I got [A]my first guitar when [D]I was [A]fourteen, Well [A]I finally made forty, [E]still [A]wearing jeans.

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

Artist Chris Stapleton

Album Gentle Giants: The Songs of Don Williams

Genres Country, Country Rock, Rock

Year 2017

Key A

Chris Stapleton - Amanda can be played in the key of A using the A, D, E chords.

For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Amanda with the ↓-↓-↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.