INTRO:
Em  G  Am Am
Em  G  Am Am


VERSE:
      Em    G  Am
Dear Amanda
 Am        Em  G  Am
Beautiful wife
 Am           Em      G  Am
Mother of my children
 Am         Em  G  Am
Love of my life

 Am        Em   G  Am
Well I am sorry
 Am                  Em  G  Am
For all the times I fell
Am            Em    G  Am
Every broken promise
Am                     Em  G  Am
I know they hurt like hell

 Am              Em         G  Am
But I hope that you'll know
 Am           Em   G  Am
How much you mean
Am          Em     G  Am
You gave me so much
Am        Em  G  Am     Am
By loving me


CHORUS:
    G      Am
So lay me down
G                         C
Beneath the shade of the dogwood trees
 G      Am  Am Em
Lay me down
          D        Am
And I'll see you again
Em        D        C
  'Til I see you again
 C                 Em   D  Am
When the dogwoods bloo-ooo-oom
 Em   D   C
Bloo-ooo-oom


VERSE:
      Em   G  Am
Dear Amanda
 Am          Em  G  Am
You're not alone
Am                  Em    G Am
But you can't keep waiting
Am                   Em  G  Am
For me to come back home

 Am             Em   G  Am
Tell our little angel
 Am                       Em  G  Am
There's nothing she can't do
 Am           Em   G  Am
When she gets older
Am                 Em  G  Am    Am
Oh she's just like you


CHORUS:
    G      Am
So lay me down
G                         Am
Beneath the shade of the dogwood trees
 G      Am  Am Em
Lay me down
          D        Am
And I'll see you again
Em      D        C
  I'll see you again
                   Em   D  Am
When the dogwoods bloo-ooo-oom
 Em   D   C
Bloo-ooo-oom


VERSE:
      Em   G  Am
Dear Amanda
Am                  Em  G  Am
I wish we had more time
 Am          Em    G  Am
I'll wait in heaven
  Am                   Em  G  Am
'Cause this is not goodbye


OUTRO:
 Am                    Em  G  Am
Promise me you'll hold on
 Am                  Em  G  Am
Spring will be here soon
 Am              Em     G  Am
Remember that I love you
 Am                Em   D  Am
When the dogwoods bloo-ooo-oom
 Em   D  C
Bloo-ooo-oom