Act Naturally

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b or ': Half-step bend
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bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
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Tab

ACT NATURALLY
By: Vonie Morrison & Johnny Russell
Buck Owens
Key: F

   4     4  -3  4  4  4   4  -5  -3*
They're gon-na put me in the mov-ies
   4     4  -3  4   4 -5    4   4  -3  3
They're gon-na make a big star out of me
  4     4  4   4  4  4   4  4
We'll make a film a-bout a man 
  4     4   4   -5 -3*
that's sad and lone-ly
-3*  4  4   4  4  4  4   4  -3    3  -2
And all I have to do is act nat-‘ral-ly

 -3    -3   3   3   4   4  4  -5 4  4   -3
Well, I’ll bet you I'm gon-na be a big star
-3     3  3   3  3   4    4   -5   4  -3
Might win an Os-car you can’t nev-er tell
-3   3   3    3  3   4   -5 4  4   -3
The mov-ie's gon-na make me a big star,
  -3   3  3   3    3   -4  -4   4
'Cause I can play the part so well

  4   4   4   4   4    4   4  4   4  4  -5 -3*
Well, I hope you come and see me in the mov-ie
  4  4  4     4  -5    4    4   -3  3
Then I know that you will plain-ly see
 4   4   4    4     4  4  4   4   4  -5  -3*
The big-gest fool that ev-er hit the big time
-3*  4  4  4  4  4  4   4  -3    3  -2
And all I got to do is act nat-‘ral-ly

  4    4   4   4  4  4  -3  4   
We'll make a film a-bout a man 
   4    4   4   -5   4
that's sad and lone-ly
 4   4  4-3    4  4  -5  4    4  -3   3
and beg-gin’ down up-on his bend-ed knee
 4    4    4   4    4  4  4      4   4  -5   -3* 
I'll play the part but I won't need re-hears-in’
 4  4  4    4  4  4  4  -3    3  -2
All I have to do is act nat-‘ral-ly

-3    -3   3   3   4   4  4  -5 4  4   -3
Well, I’ll bet you I'm gon-na be a big star
-3     3  3   3  3   4    4   -5   4  -3
Might win an Os-car you can’t nev-er tell
-3   3   3    3  3   4   -5 4  4   -3
The mov-ie's gon-na make me a big star,
  -3   3  3   3    3   -4  -4   4
'Cause I can play the part so well

  4   4   4   4   4    4   4  4   4  4  -5 -3*
Well, I hope you come and see me in the mov-ie
  4  4  4     4  -5    4    4   -3  3
Then I know that you will plain-ly see
 4   4   4    4     4  4  4   4   4  -5  -3*
The big-gest fool that ev-er hit the big time
-3*  4  4  4  4  4  4   4  -3    3  -2
And all I got to do is act nat-‘ral-ly

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