| f | Amarillo | f | Amarillo |
| Tony Christie | | Tony Christie |
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| n | Intro: | n | Intro: (strum throughout) |
| [A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la {blue}(boom boom){/blue} | | [A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la {blue}(boom boom){/blue} |
| [A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [E7] {blue}(boom boom){/blue} | | [A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [E7] {blue}(boom boom){/blue} |
| [D] Shalala la [A] la la la la [E7] and Marie who [A] waits for me. | | [D] Shalala la [A] la la la la [E7] and Marie who [A] waits for me. |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| [A] When the day is [D] dawning [A] on a Texas [E7] Sunday morning | | [A] When the day is [D] dawning [A] on a Texas [E7] Sunday morning |
| [A] How I long to [D] be there | | [A] How I long to [D] be there |
| With [A] Marie who's [E7] waiting for me there | | With [A] Marie who's [E7] waiting for me there |
| [F] Every lonely [C] city [F] where I hang my [C] hat | | [F] Every lonely [C] city [F] where I hang my [C] hat |
| [F] Ain't as half as [C] pretty as [E7] where my baby's at | | [F] Ain't as half as [C] pretty as [E7] where my baby's at |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |[A] Is this the way to [D] Amarillo | | |[A] Is this the way to [D] Amarillo |
| |[A] Every night I've been [E7] huggin' my pillow | | |[A] Every night I've been [E7] huggin' my pillow |
| |[A] Dreaming dreams of [D] Amarillo | | |[A] Dreaming dreams of [D] Amarillo |
| |[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me | | |[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me |
| |[A] Show me the way to [D] Amarillo | | |[A] Show me the way to [D] Amarillo |
| |[A] I've been weepin' [E7] like a willow | | |[A] I've been weepin' [E7] like a willow |
| |[A] Crying over [D] Amarillo | | |[A] Crying over [D] Amarillo |
| |[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me | | |[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me |
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| Bridge: | | Bridge: |
| [A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la [A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la | | [A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la [A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la |
| [D] Sha la la la [A] la la la la [E7] and Marie who [A] waits for me | | [D] Sha la la la [A] la la la la [E7] and Marie who [A] waits for me |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| [A] There's a church-bell [D] ringing | | [A] There's a church-bell [D] ringing |
| [A] Hear the song of [E7] joy that it's singing | | [A] Hear the song of [E7] joy that it's singing |
| [A] For the sweet Ma[D]ria [A] and the guy who's [E7] coming to see her | | [A] For the sweet Ma[D]ria [A] and the guy who's [E7] coming to see her |
| [F] Just beyond the [C] highway [F] there's an open [C] plain | | [F] Just beyond the [C] highway [F] there's an open [C] plain |
| [F] And it keeps me [C] going [E7] through the wind and rain | | [F] And it keeps me [C] going [E7] through the wind and rain |
| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |[A] Is this the way to [D] Amarillo | | |[A] Is this the way to [D] Amarillo |
| |[A] Every night I've been [E7] huggin' my pillow | | |[A] Every night I've been [E7] huggin' my pillow |
| |[A] Dreaming dreams of [D] Amarillo | | |[A] Dreaming dreams of [D] Amarillo |
| |[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me | | |[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me |
| |[A] Show me the way to [D] Amarillo | | |[A] Show me the way to [D] Amarillo |
| |[A] I've been weepin' [E7] like a willow | | |[A] I've been weepin' [E7] like a willow |
| |[A] Crying over [D] Amarillo | | |[A] Crying over [D] Amarillo |
| |[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me | | |[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me |
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| t | Outro: | t | Outro: (strum throughout) |
| [A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la [A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [E7] | | [A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la [A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [E7] |
| [D] Sha la la la [A] la la la la [E7] and Marie who [A] waits for me | | [D] Sha la la la [A] la la la la [E7] and Marie who [A] waits for me |
| [A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la [A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [E7] | | [A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la [A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [E7] |
| [D] Sha la la la [A] la la la la [E7] and Marie who [A] waits for me | | [D] Sha la la la [A] la la la la [E7] and Marie who [A] waits for me |
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| [A] Cha cha cha | | [A] Cha cha cha |