[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--| E|--------------------------------------------------------------/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-----------------------| E|--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----------------------| E|--5--4--2--0-----/7-----0--------------------------7b(9)--5------------| ========================================================================== 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------------------------| E|--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----| E|--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--------------------------| E|----------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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 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--------------------------------------| E|---------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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------0--2--4--5-----5-----5-----5-----6-----7-----------| can play the part so well. E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------12------10-----9-----7----------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------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------------| E|-----------------------5----4--2----0--3h4-------------------4--5------| ****************************************************** Tab Special Notations: E|----0----| play the open string ('fret zero') B|----5----| play fret five G|----5~---| play fret five with vibrato D|---5/7---| play fret five, slide up to fret seven A|---7\5---| play fret seven, slide down to fret five E|--8b(9)--| play fret eight, bend the string (at fret eight) to reach the pitch of fret nine E|--b(9)8--| play fret eight already bent to the pitch of fret nine, unbending until it reaches the normal pitch of fret eight E|----h7---| hammer-on to fret seven B|----p5---| pull-off to fret five G|---/7----| slide up to fret 7 (the starting fret of the slide is undefined, judge by ear) E|---15\---| play fret 15, slide down (the ending fret of the slide is undefined, judge by ear) E|---0h3---| play the open string and immediately hammer-on to fret three E|---7p5---| play fret seven and immediately pull-off to fret five