"Amateurs" written and performed by Andy Davis
Tabbed by Whitney Borisenok
Questions/Comments: wborisen@uvm.edu
Pretty basic song. This is not exactly how Andy plays it, but these chords work
You can mess around with some hammer-ons to sort of get the same kind of effect on the album.
:)
E
So this is how it feels
E B
Lean in to kiss the one that you love and she turns a cheek
E
Let me tell you how it feels
E B
Watching the walls of the house that you build start crumbling
G#m
Yeah you feel
A E
Love is passing by
G#m
One more time
A F#
But you’re not surprised
E B
Yeah, we’re all amateurs
G#m C# B
And heaven knows we’re not perfect
E B
We try to get it right
G#m C# B
We keep messing up but we’re learning
A E B
When the day is done, oohhh
C# B
I wanna know
A
How do you love someone?
A (strum once)
How do you really love someone?
E – B
E
If you’re further down the road
E B
Put up a sign, everyone will show me which way to go
E
Yeah maybe you can start a fire
B
If your love is strong, we could just follow smoke
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/andy_davis/amateurs_crd.html ]
G#m
Yeah you feel
A E
Like you’re broken down
G#m A F#
Waiting ‘til the truth comes out
E B
Yeah, we’re all amateurs
G#m C# B
And heaven knows we’re not perfect
E B
We try to get it right
G#m C# B
We keep messing up but we’re learning
A E B
When the day is done, oohhh
C# B
I wanna know
A
How do you love someone?
A (strum once)
How do you really love someone?
Interlude: C# - B – A // C# - B –
// C# - B – A // C# - B
F#
Yeah, we keep messing up this love
(You can palm mute this part for effect)
E B
Yeah, we’re all amateurs
G#m C# B
And heaven knows we’re not perfect
E B
We try to get it right
G#m C# B
We keep messing up but we’re learning
E B
Yeah, we’re all amateurs
G#m C# B
And heaven knows we’re not perfect
E B
We try to get it right
G#m C# B
We keep messing up but we’re learning
A E B
When the day is done, oohhh
C# B
I wanna know
A
How do you love someone?
A
How do you really love?
A
Oh, how do you love someone?
A
How do you really love someone?
Outro: E – B
