Bad Actor - Bonnie "Prince" Billy Chords
Chords: F, C/G, G, Fm, Dm, D/A, G*
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Genre: indie, folk, rock
[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?
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