The Method Actor

E B I am a star in a scene full of actors E F#7 With method, ability, bona fide clout B E B And I nailed all my cues, and I looked ten years younger F#7 B But my famous last scene was edited out B E B When I was a boy I ran through the wilderness F#7 B Dodging the photos and wooing the crowd E B I'd carry a rifle and save drownin' puppies F#7 B And ride off with some lovely lady I found E B I am a star in a scene full of actors E F#7 With method, ability, bona fide clout B E B And I nailed all my cues, and I looked ten years younger F#7 B But my famous last scene was edited out B E B I stepped into frame at the edge of a river F#7 B A thousand feet deep and a mile across E B I gave all I had and finally made it over F#7 B Found out when I got there the cameras were off E B I am a star in a scene full of actors E F#7 With method, ability, bona fide clout B E B And I nailed all my cues, and I looked ten years younger F#7 B But my famous last scene was edited out B F#7 B Take these bright white lights out of my vision F#7 G#m C#m Tell the onlookers "put your cameras away" E F#7 No heavy gold trophies will be given E F#7 And there is no script for what I want to say B E B Now I am an old man longing for peace F#7 B A place to sit quiet where no one can tell E B That I ever read one line on a stage F#7 B And the only role I play is myself E B I am a star in a scene full of actors E F#7 With method, ability, bona fide clout B E B And I nailed all my cues, and I looked ten years younger F#7 B But my famous last scene was edited out E B I am a star in a scene full of actors E F#7 With method, ability, bona fide clout B E B And I nailed all my cues, and I looked ten years younger F#7 B But my famous last scene was edited out E B I nailed all my cues, and I looked ten years younger F#7 B But my famous last scene was edited out