The Beatles - Act Naturally

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Intro:
C C
e|-------------------------------3----3--3---------------------|
B|--3---------1-----7---------7--3h5--5--5p3--3----------------|
C|--0--------------0--h2-----------7--h9------------------4--0-|
C|-----4--2--0---------------0---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------75-----|
C|--------------------------------------------------/9---------|
 
Verse:
C GThey`re gonna put me in the movies
C CThey`re gonna make a big star out of me
C GThey`ll make a film about a man that`s sad and lonely
C CAnd all I gotta do is Act Naturally.
 
Middle:
C CWell I bet you I`m gonna be a big star
C CI might win an Oscar You can never tell
C CThe movies gonna make me a big star
G C`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):
C C
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0------------0---------5--5--------------------------------|
G|---------3------------3--------b(7)5-------------------------|
C|--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:
C C
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0------------4-------4--5--5-------------------------------|
G|---------3--------5/7-----------b(7)5------------------------|
C|--5--4--2--0-----/7-----0--------------------------7b(9)--5--|
 
Gssorted guitar licks:
 
Example licks for verse:
They`re gonna put me in the movies
e|-----3----3--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0----0----------------------1---------------1-----------|
C|-----0----0----------------------0---------0-----0---------0-|
C|-------0----------------0--h2-----------0--h2----------------|
G|----------0---2---3---------------3--------------------------|
C|--5-------------5--------------------------------------------|
 
They`re gonna make a big star out of me
e|----------3---------3----------------------------------------|
B|----------0---------0----------------------------------------|
C|----------0---------0--------------------0---------0---------|
C|--------------------------------0--h2-----2--0---------------|
G|------------------------------------------------3--2--0------|
C|--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-----------------------------------------|
C|-0------0----------0-----------------0-------0--0--0-------0-|
C|----------------------------------------0h2-----------0h2----|
G|---------------------------0---2---3-------------------------|
C|-------5-------------------5---------------------------------|
 
And all I gotta do is Act Naturally
e|2---------2----------------------------|
B|3---------3-----------------5--3-------|
C|2---------2------------2/4--------4--0-|
C|------0--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------|
 
Example licks for middle part:
Well I bet you I`m gonna be a big star I might
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---------------------------------------------|
C|-2---2------------------0-------0--0--0--0-------0-|
C|-0---0---------------------0h2--------------0h2----|
G|--------------2--4--5------------------------------|
C|---------0-------------0---------------------------|
 
..win an Oscar You can never tell (repeat above)
 
The movies gonna make me a big star `Cos I
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-------------5-----5-----5-----5-----6-------7-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-0--2--4--5-----5-----5-----5-----6-----7------|
 
can play the part so well.
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|
C|-----12------10-----9-----7-|
G|----------------------------|
C|-12------10------9-----7----|
 
One other famous lick:
Then I know that you will plainly see
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------0--------------|
G|----------------------0--h2-----2--p0-------|
C|-5----4--2----0--3h4-------------------4--5-|
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