Robbie Williams - The Actor: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Actor" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Actor Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Robbie Williams

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Actor" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A#m             B
First you can't act
               A#m
Now you can't stop
   B
(What's my motivation)
I used to like you a lot
(I was the class nerd)
Exactly who I'm supposed to be
(I'm totally Strasberg)
You play a Doctor on TV
(What you're doing is so brave)
Deep down you're dirty but you try
(I'm a good person)
The truth would break you so you lie
(I want my work to matter)
It's in the choices that you make
(I want to inspire)
No talent, just fate

Chorus:
A#m            G#        D#m
I don't know where you begin
           F#
I end, we start again
They need you, love
We all watch the actor acting
The actor acting

Good from far but far from good
(All I have is my instinct)
You love to act, I wish you would
(It's not acting, It's reacting)
Act like you're not from out of space
(When I'm on stage I feel alive)
You know ambition isn't grace
(For me it's the craft)
Made of sex, Maida Vale
(Would I do better in New York)
You are the Alpha Male
(I'm just too pretty for that role)
You are the good, you are the great
(The words have power)
Now let me fill you with my hate

Chorus:
I don't know where you begin
I end, we start again
They need you, love
We all watch the actor acting

F#
Monroe
    G#
(Monroe)
Barrymore
A#m
(Barrymore)
Mansfield
Fm
(Mansfield)
D-D-D-D-Dame-D-Dame-D-Dame
Judi Dench
(Judi Dench)
Madonna
Ritchie
(Ritchie....Ritchie,Ritchie,Ritchie)

Streep
Close
Hepburn
Burt Reynolds
Niven
Danson
Bundy
Bardot
Joaquin,Joaquin,Joaquin,Joaquin,
Joaquin,Joaquin,Joaquin,Joaquin,Joaquin,Joaquin
Swank

Chorus:
I don't know where you begin
I end, we start again
They need you, love
We all watch the actor acting

I don't know where you begin
I end, we start again
They need you, love
We all watch the actor acting

In the future
Everybody will be anonymous
For fifteen minutes
You are, we all are, a test card
The stars of CCTV
We are the nature of the Beast


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Actor" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Actor" by Robbie Williams.

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