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Act Naturally

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[Intro]
 G
[Verse 1]
GThey're gonna put me in the Cmovies
GThey're gonna make a big star out of Dme
We'll Gmake the film about a man that's sad and Clonely
And Dall I gotta do is act naturaGlly
[Chorus]
Well, I'll Dbet you I'm a gonna be a Gbig star
Might Dwin an Oscar, you can Gnever tell
The Dmovie's gonna make me a Gbig star
'Cause AI can play the part so Dwell
[Verse 2]
Well, I Ghope you come and see me in the Cmovie
GThen I'll know that you will plainly Dsee
GBiggest fool that's ever hit the Cbig time
And Dall I gotta do is act naturaGlly
[Instrumental]
D G
[Verse 3]
GWe'll make the scene about a man that's sad and Clonely
And Gbegging down upon his bended Dknee
I'll Gplay the part but I won't need reChearsing
DAll I have to do is act naturaGlly
[Chorus]
Well, I'll Dbet you I'm a gonna be a Gbig star
Might Dwin an Oscar, you can Gnever tell
The Dmovie's gonna make me a Gbig star
'Cause AI can play the part so Dwell
[Verse 4]
Well, I Ghope you come and see me in the Cmovie
GAnd then I'll know that you will plainly Dsee
The Gbiggest fool that's ever hit the Cbig time
And Dall I gotta do is act naturaGllyF#  G  

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The story behind the song

"Act Naturally" tells a clever story of heartbreak finding an unexpected outlet. The singer, having just been jilted, feels so utterly sad and lonely that he realizes he could easily play a movie role as "the biggest fool that's ever hit the big time" without even needing to act. This song, written by Johnny Russell and Voni Morrison, was Buck Owens and the Buckaroos' first number one hit in 1963. It perfectly captures that feeling of having a broken heart so visible, it could be a performance.

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Act Naturally

by Buck Owens

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G C

They're gonna put me in the movies

G D

They're gonna make a big star out of me

G C

We'll make the film about a man that's sad and lonely

D G

And all I gotta do is act naturally

[Chorus]

D G

Well, I'll bet you I'm a gonna be a big star

D G

Might win an Oscar, you can never tell

D G

The movie's gonna make me a big star

A D

'Cause I can play the part so well

[Verse 2]

G C

Well, I hope you come and see me in the movie

G D

Then I'll know that you will plainly see

G C

Biggest fool that's ever hit the big time

D G

And all I gotta do is act naturally

[Instrumental]

D G

[Verse 3]

G C

We'll make the scene about a man that's sad and lonely

G D

And begging down upon his bended knee

G C

I'll play the part but I won't need rehearsing

D G

All I have to do is act naturally

[Chorus]

D G

Well, I'll bet you I'm a gonna be a big star

D G

Might win an Oscar, you can never tell

D G

The movie's gonna make me a big star

A D

'Cause I can play the part so well

[Verse 4]

G C

Well, I hope you come and see me in the movie

G D

And then I'll know that you will plainly see

G C

The biggest fool that's ever hit the big time

D G F# G

And all I gotta do is act naturally

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