Bonnie "Prince" Billy – Bad Actor (Guitar)

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[Intro] F C/G G C/G C/G Fm C/G [Verse 1]
     C/G        G       F      C/G
I've never been much at making believe

                               Dm  G
Don't have any tricks hidden up my sleeve

   F         C/G     G               C/G
If life is a comedy, where's all the laughter?

                                Fm  C/G
'Cause here on the stage, I'm a bad actor

                  G   F          C/G
I don't know what you want me to know

                                Dm         G
So I'll take the small parts in our family show

F             C/G      G          C/G
Tell me which hero you want me to play

                      Fm        C/G
How should I feel and what do I say?
[Chorus]
G                   F             C/G
Pretending to care, pretending to fly

    F           G         Dm         F
You say I'll be there and I say I'll try

           C/G          G        F
Secondhand feelings are always a factor

                         Fm  C/G
In my starring role as a bad actor
[Verse 2]
Dm                          G
Please let me know what you want me to see

F                G          C/G
Where do you want me to be?

Dm                      G
In this old mirror, I'm just a reflection

F              G                 F    G
But I could be brilliant, if you gave direction

C/G      G          F              C/G
I have a problem of knowing what's real

                   Dm         G
All my emotions, I borrow and steal

F         C/G         G     C/G
Faking my way through every day

                            Fm          C/G
And trying to act like it's better that way
[Bridge] C/G G F C/G
C/G D/A G* 
[D/A is C/G slid up two frets, G* is F slid up two frets]
[Outro]
   F         C/G     G               C/G
If life is a comedy, where's all the laughter?

                                Fm  C/G
'Cause here on the stage, I'm a bad actor

      Fm  C/G
I'm a bad actor

      Dm  C/G
I'm a bad actor