Is This The Way To Amarillo Chords

by Tony Christie
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: A
Capo: no capo
Author husky [a] 60.
5 contributors total, last edit on Aug 30, 2022

Chords

A
D
E
F
C
Bm
Bb
Eb

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* = horn accents
 
 
[Intro]
A            D         D*
  Shalala lala lala la
A*           E         E*
  Shalala lala lala la
D*           A
  Shalala lala lala la
 
| E   | E   | E   | E   |
| A   | A   |
 
 
[Verse 1]
A               D       A          E
When the day is dawning on a Texas Sunday morning
A             D
How I long to be there
A                E
With Marie who`s waiting for me there
F            C    F               C
Every lonely city where I hang my hat
F                C      Bm                 E
Ain`t as half as pretty as where my baby`s at
 
 
[Chorus]
A                    D
  Is this the way to Amarillo
A                       E
  Every night I`ve been hugging my pillow
A                    D        A          E          A
  Dreaming dreams of Amarillo  and sweet Marie who waits for me
A                    D
  Show me the way to Amarillo
A                   E
  I`ve been weeping like a willow
A             D        A          E          A
  Crying over Amarillo  and sweet Marie who waits for me
 
 
[Interlude]
A            D         D*
  Shalala lala lala la
A*           E         E*
  Shalala lala lala la
D*           A
  Shalala lala lala la
E                A
  and Marie who waits for me
 
 
[Verse 2]
A                     D
There`s a church bell ringing
A                E
Hear the song of joy that it`s singing
A             D     A                 E
For the sweet Maria and the guy who`s coming to see her
F               C       F               C
Just beyond the highway there`s an open plain
F               C     Bm                    E
and it keeps me going through the wind and rain
 
 
[Chorus]
A                    D
  Is this the way to Amarillo
A                       E
  Every night I`ve been hugging my pillow
A                    D        A          E          A
  Dreaming dreams of Amarillo  and sweet Marie who waits for me
A                    D
  Show me the way to Amarillo
A                   E
  I`ve been weeping like a willow
A             D        A          E          A
  Crying over Amarillo  and sweet Marie who waits for me
 
 
[Interlude]
A            D         D*
  Shalala lala lala la
A*           E         E*
  Shalala lala lala la
D*           A
  Shalala lala lala la
E                A
  and Marie who waits for me
 
 
[Outro] (key change)
Bb            Eb        Eb*
   Shalala lala lala la
Bb*           F         F*
   Shalala lala lala la
Eb*           Bb
   Shalala lala lala la
F                Bb
  and Marie who waits for me
 
Bb            Eb        Eb*
   Shalala lala lala la
Bb*           F         F*
   Shalala lala lala la
Eb*           Bb
   Shalala lala lala la
F                Bb
  and Marie who waits for me
 
Bb            Eb        Eb*
   Shalala lala lala la
Bb*           F         F*
   Shalala lala lala la
Eb*           Bb
   Shalala lala lala la
 
(fade out)
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7 comments
balu-86
There should be an additional chord at the last line of each Bridge:[tab] F C ->B<- E Aint as half as pretty as where my baby`s at[/tab]
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balu-86
Sry, somehow this didn't work out. Should be like This: F C B E Aint as half as pretty as where my baby`s at
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dericoo1979
Try this: [tab] F C bm E ain't as half as pretty as where my baby's at [/tab]
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