As performed

Intro: 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): 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. ========================================================================== Assorted guitar licks: Example licks for verse: They're gonna put me in the movies They're gonna make a big star out of me They'll make a film about a man that's sad and lonely And all I gotta do is Act Naturally Example licks for middle part: Well I bet you I'm gonna be a big star I might ..win an Oscar You can never tell (repeat above) The movies gonna make me a big star 'Cos I can play the part so well. One other famous lick: Then I know that you will plainly see ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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