This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Intro
D G
e|-------------------------------------------3----3--3-------------------| B|--------------3---------1-----7---------7--3h5--5--5p3--3--------------| G|--0--------------0--h2-----------7--h9------------------4--0-----------| D|-----4--2--0---------------0-------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------7\5--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------/9-------|
Verse
G C
They're gonna put me in the movies
G D
They're gonna make a big star out of me
G C
They'll make a film about a man that's sad and lonely
D G
And all I gotta do is Act Naturally.
Middle:
D G
Well I bet you I'm gonna be a big star
D G
I might win an Oscar You can never tell
D G
The movies gonna make me a big star
A D
'Cos I can play the part so well.
Verse
We'll make a film about a man that's sad and lonely
And begging down upon his bended knee
I'll play the part But I won't need rehearsin'
Cos all I gotta do is Act Naturally.
Guitar Solo (play this twice):
D G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------0------------0---------5--5------------------------------| A|---------------------3------------3--------b(7)5-----------------------| D|--5--4--2--0-----/7-----0-----/7------------------7b(9)--5-------------|
Well I bet you I'm gonna be a big star
I might win an Oscar You can never tell
The movies gonna make me a big star
'Cos I can play the part so well.
Well I hope you come and see me in the movies
Then I know that you will plainly see
The biggest fool that ever hit the big time
And all I gotta do is Act Naturally.
Ending:
D G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------0------------4-------4--5--5-----------------------------| A|---------------------3--------5/7-----------b(7)5----------------------| D|--5--4--2--0-----/7-----0--------------------------7b(9)--5------------|
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Assorted guitar licks:
Example licks for verse:
They're gonna put me in the movies
e|-----3----3------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----0----0----------------------1---------------1---------------------| G|-----0----0----------------------0---------0-----0---------0-----------| D|-------------------0----------------0--h2-----------0--h2--------------| A|----------------------0---2---3---------------3------------------------| D|--5-------------5------------------------------------------------------|
They're gonna make a big star out of me
e|----------3---------3--------------------------------------------------| B|----------0---------0--------------------------------------------------| G|----------0---------0--------------------0---------0-------------------| D|--------------------------------------------0--h2-----2--0-------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------3--2--0----| D|--5--------------------5---5----4--2--0--------------------------------|
They'll make a film about a man that's sad and lonely
e|--------------3--------3----------3-----------------------------------------| B|--------------0--------0----------0-----------------------------------------| G|--------------0--------0----------0-----------------0-------0--0--0-------0-| D|-------------------------------------------------------0h2-----------0h2----| A|-----------------------------------------0---2---3--------------------------| D|----------5-------------------5---------------------------------------------|
And all I gotta do is Act Naturally
e|------------2---------2------------------------------------------------| B|------------3---------3-----------------5--3---------------------------| G|------------2---------2------------2/4--------4--0---------------------| D|------0----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Example licks for middle part:
Well I bet you I'm gonna be a big star I might
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------3---3-----------------------------------------------------| G|-------------2---2------------------0-------0--0--0--0-------0---------| D|-------------0---0---------------------0h2--------------0h2------------| A|--------------------------2--4--5--------------------------------------| D|---------0-------------0-----------------------------------------------|
..win an Oscar You can never tell (repeat above)
The movies gonna make me a big star 'Cos I
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------5-----5-----5-----5-----6-------7------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------0--2--4--5-----5-----5-----5-----6-----7-----------|
can play the part so well.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------12------10-----9-----7----------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------12------10------9-----7-------------------------|
One other famous lick:
Then I know that you will plainly see
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------0-------------------| A|--------------------------------------------0--h2-----2--p0------------| D|-----------------------5----4--2----0--3h4-------------------4--5------|
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Tab Special Notations:
----0---- play the open string ('fret zero')
----5---- play fret five
----5~--- play fret five with vibrato
---5/7--- play fret five, slide up to fret seven
---7\5--- play fret seven, slide down to fret five
--8b(9)-- play fret eight, bend the string (at fret eight) to reach
the pitch of fret nine
--b(9)8-- play fret eight already bent to the pitch of fret nine,
unbending until it reaches the normal pitch of fret eight
----h7--- hammer-on to fret seven
----p5--- pull-off to fret five
---/7---- slide up to fret 7 (the starting fret of the slide is
undefined, judge by ear)
---15\--- play fret 15, slide down (the ending fret of the slide is
undefined, judge by ear)
---0h3--- play the open string and immediately hammer-on to fret
three
---7p5--- play fret seven and immediately pull-off to fret five
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