Year: 1993 - Album: The Mercury Years
Written by Chip Kinman/Tony Kinman
Intro: G F G F G F G F#1. C F C We read the paper and we pick the show. C F C I met her there but my watch was slow. C F C She came early and I came late. C F C We never met, it was a hell of a date.G F G G F G F Amanda, Amanda Ruth..Amanda, Amanda Ruth..#2. C F C The way we met, she was a friend of a friend. C F C They needed money and I had it to lend. C F C F C She had five.....she wanted ten. C I gave her all my money so I got none to spend.G F G G F G F Amanda, Amanda Ruth..Amanda, Amanda Ruth..INTERLUDE: F Bb G F G F C Bb C Bb C Bb G Dm7 G F BbG F G G F G F Amanda, Amanda Ruth..Amanda, Amanda Ruth.. C Bb C Bb Amanda, Amanda Ruth..#3. C F C She burns her biscuits and her gravy is strange. C F C Can?t fry a chicken in a micro-wave range. C F C F C Her salt?s tasty.....her sugar?s sweet. C No, she can?t cook but she?s got something to eat.G F G G F G F Amanda, Amanda Ruth..Amanda, Amanda Ruth..G F G G F G F Amanda, Amanda Ruth..Amanda, Amanda Ruth.. G F G G F G F Amanda, Amanda Ruth..Amanda, Amanda Ruth.. G F G G F G F Amanda, Amanda Ruth..Amanda, Amanda Ruth.. G F G G F G F Amanda, Amanda Ruth..Amanda, Amanda Ruth..(Fade.)