Sweet Amelia Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Dm]Oh A[G]meli[C][Am][F][G][C][G][Am][G]
[Dm]a,
[G]oh Amelia
A southern wo[C]man, a [Am]southern woman
[F]Never had a chance to say
goodbye
[G]

[Verse 2]
[Dm]
I met her back in [G]sixty- [C]three,
[Am]She was such [F]a mystery
She was there on [G]Barron Street,
Down in [C]New [G]Orlea[Am]ns
[G]So [Dm]wild,[G] but yet so tame,
[C]She could cal[Am]m a hurricane
[F]She was only seventeen
And [G]Amelia was her name
[Am]Oh

[Verse 3]
when I took her for a ride,
[E]She got close by my side
[C]And when I looked into her eye[G],
[D]Amelia kept me [F]hypnotized
But in my heart she fell,
[C]Oh, I got pulled into her[F] spell
I can still see her there,
With the [G]flowers in her hair

[Verse 4]
Oh [Dm]Ameli[G]a, my southern wo[C]man,
[Am]oh my woman
I can [F]still feel you, feel you,
Feel [G]you, everytime I [C]close [G]my [Am]eyes[G]
Sweet [Dm]Amelia, sweet [G]Amelia
Where did [C]you run [Am]to
We [F]never had a chance to say goodbye
Never heard her [G]say [Dm]goodbye
[G]I remember making love

[Verse 5]
[C]
Under[Am]neath the stars above
[F]I can feel the summer[G] breeze
[C]Up in magno[G]lia [Am]trees[G]
[Dm]That night[G] in the southern light,
[C]The girl she too[Am]k me by the hand
[F]I was weak as a little lamb,
But I became [Dm]a man

[Verse 6]
[Am]Love was pumping through my veins,
[E]Her lips were sweet like sugarcane
[C]We rode all night in the rain,
[D]'Cross lake Pon[F]cetrain
She had a heart as fine as fire,
[C]Burning innocent desire
[F]I can still see her there,
With [G]flowers in her hair

[Verse 7]
[Dm]Oh Amelia, [G]oh Amelia
A southern wo[C]man, a [Am]southern woman
I can [F]still feel [G]you,
Everytime [C]I close m[G]y e[Am]yes
[G]Sweet [Dm]Amelia, sweet [G]Amelia
Where did [C]you run to, [Am]where'd you run to
We [F]never had a chance to say goodbye
Never want to [G]say good[Em]bye

[Verse 8]
Just like a shooting [Am]star,
She vanished in the night
[Dm]But I'll always remember
Her [F]lips so [G]warm and tender
[Em]And in my heart
She'll always shine so [Am]bright
[Bb]Sweet Amel[F]ia, if I[Gsus4] could just
See [G]her one more time

[Verse 9]
Oh [Dm]Ameli[G]a,
my southern wo[C]man
[Am]A southern woman,
I can still [F]feel you, oh I can feel [G]you,
Everytime I [C]close [G]my [Am]eyes, close
[G]my [Dm]eyes
Sweet Amelia, [G]sweet Amelia
Where did [C]you run [Am]to
We [F]never had a chance
to say goodbye
(Never, never, nev[G]er,
never never say goodbye)

[Verse 10]
[Dm]Oh Amelia, oh [G]Amelia
A southern wo[Am]man, a southern woman
I can still [F]feel you,
Everytime I [C]close [G]my eyes
Sweet [Am]Amelia, [G]swe[Dm]et Amelia
[G]Where did you run [C]to[Am]
We [F]never had a chance to say goodbye
[C]Oh Amelia,

[Verse 11]
[Dm]a so[G]uthern woman,[C]
[Am]A southern woman
I can still [F]feel [G]you,
Everytime I [C]close [G]my eyes,
From the [Am]bottom of my [G]heart
Sweet [Dm]Amelia, [G]sweet Amelia,
Where did [C]you run to
[Am]Where did you run to
We [F]never had a chance to say

[Outro 1]
goodbye
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