Amarillo Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays512

Amarillo by Tony Christie is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, E, E7, F, C and A/E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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A           D           A           E 
Sha la la lala lala la. Sha la la lala lala la. 
D           A          E E7 A 
Sha la la lala lala la. 


A               D       A          E 
When the day is dawning on a Texas Sunday morning, 
A             D        A                E 
how I long to be there 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. 


Refrain: 
A                  D         A                     E 
Is this the way to Amarillo? Every night I've been hugging my pillow. 
A                  D        A/E         E       A 
Dreaming dreams of Amarillo and sweet Marie who waits for me. 
                   D         A                 E 
Show me the way to Amarillo. I've been weeping like a willow. 
A           D        A/E         E       A 
Crying over Amarillo and sweet Marie who waits for me. 
            D           A           E 
Sha la la lala lala la. Sha la la lala lala la. 
D           A           E             A 
Sha la la lala lala la, and Marie who waits for me. 


A                     D        A                 E 
There's a church bell ringing. 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 throught the wind and rain. 


Refrain: 
A                  D         A                     E 
Is this the way to Amarillo? Every night I've been hugging my pillow. 
A                  D        A/E         E       A 
Dreaming dreams of Amarillo and sweet Marie who waits for me. 
                   D         A                 E 
Show me the way to Amarillo. I've been weeping like a willow. 
A           D        A/E         E       A 
Crying over Amarillo and sweet Marie who waits for me. 
            D           A           E 
Sha la la lala lala la. Sha la la lala lala la. 
D           A           E             A 
Sha la la lala lala la, and Marie who waits for me. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante