Amateur hour
G - D - G - D + G
- D - G - D
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1. The lawns grow plush in
the hinterlands,
F Am
the perfect
little settings for the one night stands.
G
D
The drapes are drawn and the
lights are out,
F Am
it’s
the time to put in practice what you’ve dreamed about.
G
D G
Well, she can show you what
you must do,
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G - D
to be more like
people better than you.
G
An amateur hour goes on and on,
D
when you turn pro, you know,
she’ll let you know.
G
An amateur hour goes on and on,
D
when you turn pro, you know, she
tells you so.
G
D
2. Girls grow tops to the
topless in,
F Am
while we sit and count the hairs that blossom from our chins.
G D
Our voices change at a rapid
pace
F Am
I couldn’t start a song a
tenor and then end as bass.
G D G
Choose your partners everyone,
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if
you hesitate, the good ones are gone.
+ CHORUS
+ G - D - F
- Am
(2x)
G
+ An amateur hour goes
on and on,
D
when
you turn pro, you know, she’ll let you know.
+ G - D + A - E
A E
3. Dance, laugh, wine dine
and talk and sing,
G Bm
but those cannot replace what is the real thing.
A E
It’s a lot like playing the
violin,
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you
cannot start off and be Yehudi Menuhin.
A
An amateur hour goes on and on,
E
when you turn pro, you know,
she’ll let you know.
A
An amateur hour goes on and on,
E
when you turn pro, you know, she
tells you so.
+ repeat CHORUS (2x)
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(orig. = capo 3rd) (The Sparks)