Tabs
- Submitter:
Ayreon77 - Tuning: Standard tuning
- Difficulty: Intermediate
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Artist - Sparks
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Song - Amateur Hour
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Album - Amateur Hour
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning:Standard
INTRO
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e|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
BB|-------10-11-|-------10-11-|-------10-11-|--------------------|
G+G|-10-12-------|-10-12-------|-10-12-------|-10-12--10-12-10-12-|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
E MajorE|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
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VERSE 1
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Bb majorBb 
FF
The lawns grow plush in the hinterlands
Eb MajorEb 
C majorC
The perfect little setting for the one night stands
Bb majorBb FF
The drapes are drawn and the lights are out
Eb MajorEb C majorC
It`s the time to put in practice what you`ve dreamed about
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BRIDGE
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Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb
Well she can show you what you must do
Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF
To be more like people better than yo oou
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CHORUS - Play intro with chorus
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Bb majorBb
Amateur hour goes on and on
FF
When you turn pro you knew she`ll let you know
Bb majorBb
Amateur hour goes on and on
FF C majorC
When you turn pro you know she tells you so
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VERSE 2
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Bb majorBb FF
Girls grow tops to go topless in
Eb MajorEb C majorC
While we sit and count the hairs that blossom from our chins
Bb majorBb FF
Our voices change at a rapid pace
Eb MajorEb C majorC
I could start a song a tenor and then end as bass
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BRIDGE
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Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb
So choose your partners everyone
Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF
If you hesitate the good ones are go ne
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CHORUS - Play intro with chorus
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Bb majorBb FF Eb MajorEb C majorC
Ooohhh ooooo ooooo ooooo
Bb majorBb FF Eb MajorEb C majorC
Ooohhh ooooo ooooo ooooo
Bb majorBb
Amateur hour goes on and on
FF
When you turn pro you know she`ll let you know
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02:02
SOLO
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SECTION 1
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
BB|-------10-11-|-------10-11-|-------10-11-|--------------------|
G+G|-10-12-------|-10-12-------|-10-12-------|-10-12--10-12-10-12-|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
E MajorE|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
SECTION 2
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------------------|
BB|-------12-13-|-------12-13-|-------12-13-|--------------------------------|
G+G|-12-14-------|-12-14-------|-12-14-------|-12-14--12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------------------|
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VERSE 3 - Key Change
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C majorC G+G
Dance laugh wine dine and talk and sing
Bb majorBb D MajorD
But those cannot replace what is the real thing
C majorC G+G
It`s a lot like playing the violin
Bb majorBb D MajorD
You cannot start off and be Yehudi Menuhin
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CHORUS - Play SECTION 2 with chorus
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C majorC
So amateur hour goes on and on
G+G
When you turn pro you know she`ll let you know
C majorC
Amateur hour goes on and on
G+G
When you turn pro you know she tells you so
02:47
Play this with the last choruses and fade out
e|--b--b--b--b----|
BB|-15-15-15-15-15-|
G+G|----------------|
D MajorD|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|
SECTION 2
02:54
e|--b-15--b-15--b-|---s----------b----|--s----------b--brp------|
BB|-15----15----15-|-10\13----13-15-13-|10\13----13-15-15--13----|
G+G|----------------|-------14----------|------14--------------14-|
D MajorD|----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
e|--b-15-|---s----15-15-|---s----15-15-|---s----15-15-|--b--b-|
BB|-15----|-15\17--------|-15\17--------|-15\17--------|-15-15-|
G+G|-------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------|
D MajorD|-------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------|
A augmentedA|-------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------|
E MajorE|-------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------|
03:03
e|--b-------|--------b-------|---h---15---h---15-|
BB|-15-15-13-|----13-15-15-13-|-15-17----15-17----|
G+G|----------|-14-------------|-------------------|
D MajorD|----------|----------------|-------------------|
A augmentedA|----------|----------------|-------------------|
E MajorE|----------|----------------|-------------------|
e|---h---15---h---15---h---15---h---15---h---15---h---15-|
BB|-15-17----15-17----15-17----15-17----15-17----15-17----|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB BB BB BB
e|---h---15---h---15---h---15-|-18-18-18-18--18-20-18-20-18-|
BB|-15-17----15-17----15-17----|-----------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB BB
e|-18-18-15-15----------15----------18-18-15----15-|
BB|-------------15-18-15----15-18-15----------18----|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
03:16
e|---s----------b--b---p------|---s----------b--b---p------|
BB|-10\13----13-15-15-15-13----|-10\13----13-15-15-15-13----|
G+G|-------14----------------14-|-------14----------------14-|
D MajorD|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|----------------------------|
e|---s---15-15-15-|---s---15-15-15-|---s---15-15-15-|---s---15-15-15-|
BB|-15\17----------|-15\17----------|-15\17----------|-15\17----------|
G+G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|-------------------|--------b-------|--b-------|-------------------|
BB|-16-16-16-16-15-13-|----13-15-15-13-|-15-15----|-----------br------|
G+G|-------------------|-14-------------|-------12-|-12-14-12-14-------|
D MajorD|-------------------|----------------|----------|-------------14-12-|
A augmentedA|-------------------|----------------|----------|-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|----------------|----------|-------------------|
ENJOY....
Amateur Hour tab
"Amateur Hour" was released as the second single from American pop rock band Sparks´ second studio album, "Kimono My House". "Amateur Hour" was released in 1974.
