[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------------|


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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------------------------|
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------|

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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