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Act Naturally

Morrison/Russell
Album: Help!

Chords used:
       {eADGBE}
G       320003
C       x32010
D       xx0232
A       x02220

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
D|-------------------------------------------------------------/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------------------
D|--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-----------------
D|--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-------------------
D|--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
D|--5--------------------5---5----4--2--0---------------------------

   They'll make a film about a man 
e|--------------3--------3----------3-----
B|--------------0--------0----------0-----
G|--------------0--------0----------0-----
D|----------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------
D|----------5-------------------5---------

  that's sad and lonely
e|------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------
G|------------0-------0--0--0-------0-
D|---------------0h2-----------0h2----
A|-0---2---3--------------------------
D|------------------------------------

   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|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------


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---------------------------------
D|---------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|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------0--2--4--5-----5-----5-----5-----6-----7------

   can play the part so well.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------12------10-----9-----7-----------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------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-------
D|-----------------------5----4--2----0--3h4-------------------4--5-

--------------------------------------------------------------------

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


© Colin Hawkes