Bad Actor

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