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Amateur Hour Tab by Sparks

Amateur Hour tab by Sparks

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  • 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|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
B|-------10-11-|-------10-11-|-------10-11-|--------------------|
G|-10-12-------|-10-12-------|-10-12-------|-10-12--10-12-10-12-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|


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VERSE 1
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    Bb                      F
The lawns grow plush in the hinterlands
    Eb                             C
The perfect little setting for the one night stands
    Bb                       F
The drapes are drawn and the lights are out
         Eb                                  C
It`s the time to put in practice what you`ve dreamed about


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BRIDGE
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     Bb               F             Bb
Well she can show you what you must do
      Bb               F           Bb   F
To be more like people better than yo   oou


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CHORUS - Play intro with chorus
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Bb
Amateur hour goes on and on
                      F
When you turn pro you knew she`ll let you know
Bb
Amateur hour goes on and on
                      F                  C
When you turn pro you know she tells you so


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VERSE 2
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Bb                    F
Girls grow tops to go topless in
         Eb                           C
While we sit and count the hairs that blossom from our chins
    Bb                 F
Our voices change at a rapid pace
        Eb                            C
I could start a song a tenor and then end as bass


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BRIDGE
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   Bb                   F    Bb
So choose your partners everyone
       Bb           F             Bb  F
If you hesitate the good ones are go  ne


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CHORUS - Play intro with chorus
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Bb      F      Eb     C
Ooohhh  ooooo  ooooo  ooooo
Bb      F      Eb     C
Ooohhh  ooooo  ooooo  ooooo

Bb
Amateur hour goes on and on
                      F
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|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
B|-------10-11-|-------10-11-|-------10-11-|--------------------|
G|-10-12-------|-10-12-------|-10-12-------|-10-12--10-12-10-12-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|


 SECTION 2
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------12-13-|-------12-13-|-------12-13-|--------------------------------|
G|-12-14-------|-12-14-------|-12-14-------|-12-14--12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------------------|


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VERSE 3 - Key Change
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C                         G
Dance laugh wine dine and talk and sing
    Bb                               D
But those cannot replace what is the real thing
       C                    G
It`s a lot like playing the violin
    Bb                             D
You cannot start off and be Yehudi Menuhin


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CHORUS - Play SECTION 2 with chorus
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   C
So amateur hour goes on and on
                      G
When you turn pro you know she`ll let you know
C
Amateur hour goes on and on
                      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----|
B|-15-15-15-15-15-|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|


SECTION 2


02:54
e|--b-15--b-15--b-|---s----------b----|--s----------b--brp------|
B|-15----15----15-|-10\13----13-15-13-|10\13----13-15-15--13----|
G|----------------|-------14----------|------14--------------14-|
D|----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|

e|--b-15-|---s----15-15-|---s----15-15-|---s----15-15-|--b--b-|
B|-15----|-15\17--------|-15\17--------|-15\17--------|-15-15-|
G|-------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------|
D|-------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------|
A|-------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------|
E|-------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------|

03:03
e|--b-------|--------b-------|---h---15---h---15-|
B|-15-15-13-|----13-15-15-13-|-15-17----15-17----|
G|----------|-14-------------|-------------------|
D|----------|----------------|-------------------|
A|----------|----------------|-------------------|
E|----------|----------------|-------------------|


e|---h---15---h---15---h---15---h---15---h---15---h---15-|
B|-15-17----15-17----15-17----15-17----15-17----15-17----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

                                 B  B     B               B
e|---h---15---h---15---h---15-|-18-18-18-18--18-20-18-20-18-|
B|-15-17----15-17----15-17----|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|

    B                                B
e|-18-18-15-15----------15----------18-18-15----15-|
B|-------------15-18-15----15-18-15----------18----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

03:16
e|---s----------b--b---p------|---s----------b--b---p------|
B|-10\13----13-15-15-15-13----|-10\13----13-15-15-15-13----|
G|-------14----------------14-|-------14----------------14-|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|


e|---s---15-15-15-|---s---15-15-15-|---s---15-15-15-|---s---15-15-15-|
B|-15\17----------|-15\17----------|-15\17----------|-15\17----------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


e|-------------------|--------b-------|--b-------|-------------------|
B|-16-16-16-16-15-13-|----13-15-15-13-|-15-15----|-----------br------|
G|-------------------|-14-------------|-------12-|-12-14-12-14-------|
D|-------------------|----------------|----------|-------------14-12-|
A|-------------------|----------------|----------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|----------------|----------|-------------------|


ENJOY....

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