The Actress Chords by Roy Orbison
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [C] Well,
[D] [G]
you should be an actress.
You play your part [Am] so well.
Your act is so believable [A] that no one else [G] can tell.
You say the lines, but I see that you don't really [C] love me.
You keep me around, you be a faithful clown, [G] till someone you can't blow comes [E] along.
[C] You keep on [Am] pretending,
[C] because [D] the show must [G] go on.
[Am] [D] [G] Yes, you should be an actress, as lovely as [Am] you are.
The way you play on emotion, you'll shame the brightest [G] star.
Acting all the time, no, you're not really [C] mine.
I'm just another scene in your play acting scheme.
No, [G] you don't love me [E] at all.
But [C] when you [Am] walk away, [C]
that's when the [D] curtain will [G] fall.
[C] [G]
But [B] I'll go all the way [C] to the end of the play.
[D] I'll be the part of [G]
[D] [G]
[C]
[D]
[G] [Bm]
him [C] who lies.
[D]
[G]
[Am] [D]
[D] [G]
you should be an actress.
You play your part [Am] so well.
Your act is so believable [A] that no one else [G] can tell.
You say the lines, but I see that you don't really [C] love me.
You keep me around, you be a faithful clown, [G] till someone you can't blow comes [E] along.
[C] You keep on [Am] pretending,
[C] because [D] the show must [G] go on.
[Am] [D] [G] Yes, you should be an actress, as lovely as [Am] you are.
The way you play on emotion, you'll shame the brightest [G] star.
Acting all the time, no, you're not really [C] mine.
I'm just another scene in your play acting scheme.
No, [G] you don't love me [E] at all.
But [C] when you [Am] walk away, [C]
that's when the [D] curtain will [G] fall.
[C] [G]
But [B] I'll go all the way [C] to the end of the play.
[D] I'll be the part of [G]
[D] [G]
[C]
[D]
[G] [Bm]
him [C] who lies.
[D]
[G]
[Am] [D]
Key:
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[N] _ _ _ [C] _ _ Well, _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ you should be an actress.
_ _ You play your part [Am] so well.
_ _ Your act is so _ _ believable _ _ [A] that no one else [G] can tell.
_ _ _ _ _ You say the lines, but I see _ _ that you don't really [C] love me.
_ _ You keep me around, you be a faithful clown, [G] till someone you can't blow comes [E] along.
_ _ _ [C] You _ keep on [Am] pretending, _ _ _
_ [C] because _ _ [D] the show _ _ must [G] go _ on.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] Yes, you should be an _ actress, _ as lovely as [Am] you are.
_ The way you play on emotion, _ _ you'll shame the brightest [G] _ star.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Acting all the time, _ no, you're not really [C] mine. _
_ _ _ _ I'm just another scene in your play acting scheme.
No, [G] you don't love me [E] at all.
_ But [C] _ when you [Am] walk away, _ _ [C] _ _
_ that's when the [D] curtain _ will [G] _ fall.
[C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ But [B] I'll go _ _ all the way _ [C] to the _ end _ of the play.
_ _ _ [D] _ I'll be the part of _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ him [C] who lies. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ you should be an actress.
_ _ You play your part [Am] so well.
_ _ Your act is so _ _ believable _ _ [A] that no one else [G] can tell.
_ _ _ _ _ You say the lines, but I see _ _ that you don't really [C] love me.
_ _ You keep me around, you be a faithful clown, [G] till someone you can't blow comes [E] along.
_ _ _ [C] You _ keep on [Am] pretending, _ _ _
_ [C] because _ _ [D] the show _ _ must [G] go _ on.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] Yes, you should be an _ actress, _ as lovely as [Am] you are.
_ The way you play on emotion, _ _ you'll shame the brightest [G] _ star.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Acting all the time, _ no, you're not really [C] mine. _
_ _ _ _ I'm just another scene in your play acting scheme.
No, [G] you don't love me [E] at all.
_ But [C] _ when you [Am] walk away, _ _ [C] _ _
_ that's when the [D] curtain _ will [G] _ fall.
[C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ But [B] I'll go _ _ all the way _ [C] to the _ end _ of the play.
_ _ _ [D] _ I'll be the part of _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ him [C] who lies. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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