Close Encounters Of The Richard Kind

Intro F#m F#m A G#m F#m F#m A B F#m F#m A G#m F#m F#m A B F#m F#m verse 1 F#m E A D You see me standing in the cereal aisle F#m E A A You think you recognize my face F#m E A D As my name dances on the tip of your tongue F#m E A D D I bend down and grab a damaged box of Frosted Flakes F#m F#m A B And you do not have the confidence to make your F#m F#m A A move, and shoot to kill F#m F#m A B I feel I deserve much better than this F#m E A D D But if I don’t take this damaged box nobody else will F#m E D D I’m a character actor, gonna take the part F#m E D D Turn the worst of lines into a work of art F#m F#m A G#m F#m F#m A B F#m F#m A G#m F#m F#m A B F#m F#m verse 2 F#m E A D You weren’t expecting me to enter your life, F#m E A A It wasn’t long, but you gotta say I kept it real F#m E A D I wasn’t expecting you to remember my name F#m E A D D But you’ll remember the sensations that I made you feel F#m F#m A B It’s not that I’m incapable of staying F#m F#m A A committed for the long haul F#m F#m A B There are just too many different people to be, F#m E A D D I cannot rest, I cannot stop until I’ve been them all F#m E D D I’m a character actor, gonna take the role F#m E D D And give the world yet another piece of my soul F#m F#m A B Can’t you tell I lose myself F#m F#m A A in everything that I do? F#m F#m A B Can’t you tell I break myself F#m E A D D and then gather up the pieces to make something new Bridge F#m E D D I’m a character actor, I can’t play it straight F#m E D D But when things get heavy I can pull our weight F#m E D D I won’t ever make it as a leading man F#m E D D But I’ll play this honest as only I can F#m E D D I’m not the diamond or the filigree F#m E D D In the beautiful obscurity F#m E D D And at any moment I can steal the show F#m E D D And get written off into the great unknown F#m E D D I’m gonna make it out of this scene alive F#m E D D D D And I’m a character actor, while I die, You know I’ll die F#m F#m A G#m F#m F#m A B F#m F#m A G#m F#m F#m A B Outro F#m F#m A A When life gives you lemons G#m G#m F#m F#m just kick it Jessie Plemons F#m F#m A A If you’re energy is spotting G#m G#m F#m F#m look sideways Paul Giamatti F#m F#m A A or if you feel that you’re in a pinch G#m G#m F#m F#m just ride that mighty wave Jane Lynch F#m F#m A A And if there’s a virus that you just can’t ditch B B F#m F#m eradicate it just by being John Malkovich F#m F#m A A When everything everywhere feels all wrong B B F#m F#m remember you’re the golden child James Hong F#m F#m A A Despite your memento of levity B B F#m F#m Stephen Tobolosky F#m F#m A A You think you can cut it, but you can though G#m G#m F#m F#m just take some love and mercy Paul Dano F#m F#m A A You can’t ever fail B B F#m F#m you’re a character actor Margo Martindale