(IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO - Tony Christie
written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
A D A E
Sha la la lala lala la. Sha la la lala lala la.
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Sha la la lala lala la.
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When the day is dawning on a Texas Sunday morning,
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how I long to be there with Marie who's waiting for me there.
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Every lonely city where I hang my hat
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ain't as half as pretty as where my baby's at.
[Refrain]
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Is this the way to Amarillo? Every night I've been hugging my pillow.
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Dreaming dreams of Amarillo and sweet Marie who waits for me.
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Show me the way to Amarillo. I've been weeping like a willow.
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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.
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Sha la la lala lala la, and Marie who waits for me.
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There's a church bell ringing. Hear the song of joy that it's singing
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for the sweet Maria and the guy who's coming to see her.
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Just beyond the highway there's an open plain
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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.