Is This the Way to Amarillo Tony Christie
Long live Mr Peter Kay for bringing back this classic
I dedicate this song to my guitar hero Charlie (so i married an axe murderer) Kearney
This ones for you Tone !
You really need to listen to the song to get the feel for this tune. I bought Tony
Christies "The Best Of" in HMV sale at the weekend £4.99 BARGAIN !!
[A]Sha la lala la[D]lala[D] [A]
[A]Sha la lala la[E]lala[E] [D]
[D]Sha la lala lal[A]ala[E]
[A]When the day is [D]dawning [A]on a Texas [E]Sunday morning
[A]How i long to [D]be there
[A]With Marie who`s [E]waiting for me there
[F]Every lonely [C]city [F]where i hang my [C]hat
[F]Aint as half as [C]pretty [E]as where my baby`s at
[A]Is this the way to [D]Amarillo[D] [A]
[A]Every night i`ve been [E]hugging my pillow[E] [A]
[A]Dreaming dreams of [D]Amarillo [A]and sweet [E]Marie who [A]waits for me
[A]Show me the way to [D]Amarill[D]o [A]
[A]I`ve been weeping [E]like a willow[E] [A]
[A]Crying over [D]Amarillo [A]and sweet [E]Marie who [A]waits for me
[A]Sha la la lala la[D]lala[D] [A]
[A]Sha la la lala la[E]lala[E] [D]
[D]Sha la la lala [A]lalala [E]and Marie who [A]waits for me
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tony_christie/is_this_the_way_to_amarillo_crd.html )
[A]There`s a church bell [D]ringing
[A]Here the song of [E]joy thats it`s singing
[A]For the sweet [D]Maria [A]and the guy who`s [E]coming to see her
[F]Just beyond the [C]highway [F]there`s an open [C]plain
[F]and it keeps me [C]going [E]through the wind and rain
[A]Is this the way to [D]Amarillo[D] [A]
[A]Every night i`ve been [E]hugging my pillow[E] [A]
[A]Dreaming dreams of [D]Amarillo [A]and sweet [E]Marie who [A]waits for me
[A]Show me the way to [D]Amarill[D]o [A]
[A]I`ve been weeping [E]like a willow[E] [A]
[A]Crying over [D]Amarillo [A]and sweet [E]Marie who [A]waits for me
[A]Sha la la lala la[D]lala[D] [A]
[A]Sha la la lala la[E]lala[E] [D]
[D]Sha la la lala [A]lala and [E]Marie [A]who waits for me
[Bb]Sha la la lala lal[Eb]ala[Eb] [Bb]
[Bb]Sha la la lala lal[F]ala[F] [Eb]
[Eb]Sha la la lala l[Bb]ala and Ma[F]rie wh[Bb]o waits for me
[B]Sha la la la [E]lalala[E] [B]
B Fsharp
Sha la la la lalala
Repeat to fade
IF MUSIC IS THE FOOD OF LOVE THEN WHY DONT RABBITS PLAY BANJOS !!
Any corrections please e-mail me Mark Husk 2004 (Husky)
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