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Talent Show

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Talent Show - The Replacements
This is the opening bit on the acoustic.  Pretty easy, just bar the
open A chord so that you can bounce up and down on the second fret for
the F# note and have your pinky ready to hit the G# note on the 4th
fret.
e|-0---2---0------2---4---2---0---2-|
B|-2---2---2------2---2---2---2---2-|
G|-2---2---2------2---2---2---2---2-|
D|-2---2---2------2---2---2---2---2-|
A|-0---0---0------0---0---0---0---0-|
E|----------------------------------|
This is repeated throughout the song where I have the A chord.  The lead
line just does very minor variations on the 0-2-0-2-4-0-2 stuff
on the high E string.
AIn my waxed up hair and my painted shoes
AGot an offer that you might refuse
ATonight, tonight, we're gonna take a stab
ACome on along, we'll grab a cab
DWe ain't much to look at so
AClose your eyes, here we go
DWe're playin' at the talent show
APlayin' at the talent show
DCome on along, here we go
APlayin' at the talent show
DCheck us out, here we go
APlayin' at the talent show
AWell we got our guitars and we got some picks
AAn' we're goin' after some lip-sync chicks
AWe're feelin' good from the pills we took
AOh, baby, don't gimme that look
DWe ain't much to look at so
AClose your eyes, here we go
DWe're playin' at the talent show
APlayin' at the talent show
DCome on along, here we go
APlayin' at the talent show
DHop a ride, here we go
APlayin' at the talent show
AWell it's the biggest thing in my life I guess
Look at us all, we're nervous wrecks
Hey, we go on next
DPlayin' at the talent show
APlayin' at the talent show
DWish us luck if you can't go
APlayin' at the talent show
DAn empty seat in the front row
AMight be winners now, you never know
It's too late to turn back, here we go

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Talent Show

by The Replacements

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Talent Show - The Replacements

This is the opening bit on the acoustic. Pretty easy, just bar the

open A chord so that you can bounce up and down on the second fret for

the F# note and have your pinky ready to hit the G# note on the 4th

fret.

e|-0---2---0------2---4---2---0---2-|

B|-2---2---2------2---2---2---2---2-|

G|-2---2---2------2---2---2---2---2-|

D|-2---2---2------2---2---2---2---2-|

A|-0---0---0------0---0---0---0---0-|

E|----------------------------------|

This is repeated throughout the song where I have the A chord. The lead

line just does very minor variations on the 0-2-0-2-4-0-2 stuff

on the high E string.

In my waxed up hair and my painted shoes

Got an offer that you might refuse

Tonight, tonight, we're gonna take a stab

Come on along, we'll grab a cab

We ain't much to look at so

Close your eyes, here we go

We're playin' at the talent show

Playin' at the talent show

Come on along, here we go

Playin' at the talent show

Check us out, here we go

Playin' at the talent show

Well we got our guitars and we got some picks

An' we're goin' after some lip-sync chicks

We're feelin' good from the pills we took

Oh, baby, don't gimme that look

We ain't much to look at so

Close your eyes, here we go

We're playin' at the talent show

Playin' at the talent show

Come on along, here we go

Playin' at the talent show

Hop a ride, here we go

Playin' at the talent show

Well it's the biggest thing in my life I guess

Look at us all, we're nervous wrecks

Hey, we go on next

Playin' at the talent show

Wish us luck if you can't go

Playin' at the talent show

An empty seat in the front row

Might be winners now, you never know

It's too late to turn back, here we go

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