The Actor chords by Jason Kimmel

• Difficulty: Beginner

Intro:

D    G   A  x2


Verse:
D                                  G                  A                D   G A
Last night I did this thing where I talked to random people at the bar
D                                   G      A               Bm                        G        A
I took some big old swings and it actually got me kind of farther than I ever thought it would
D                                   G          A
I used to have more confidence in college
          D                               G        A
When I knew every person at the party - I was rock solid
           D                           G   A
Now I’m a stranger to Sara with no H
         D                                    G  A
And I’m paying thirteen dollars for her drink

Chorus:
D                 A                 G
And she told me I remind her of Ted Mosby
         D              A
I said, “Honestly I’m flattered”
            G
She said, “Don’t be”
         D           A                   Bm            G          D
I said, “Really, no I’m flattered. Ted’s annoying but I like Josh Radnor”
G
She said, “Who ”
A                D
I said, “The actor”


2x D    G   A



Verse:
  D                              G            A             D    G  A
I’m lonely on Long Island and I wanna let my haircut down
      D
And I look for love online
               G           A            D
But there’s gotta be more ways to take advantage of my prime
         G    A
I mean, come on
D                               G           A
I used to have more confidence in high school
           D                                G                A
When I won choir’s biggest heartthrob and I felt cool when I smoked
           D         G       A
But now marijuana makes me overthink
         D                 G           A
And I’m paying eighteen dollars for her drink



Chorus:
D                 A                 G
And she told me I remind her of Ted Mosby
         D              A
"Is it cause I keep talking "
            G
She said, “Mostly”
         D           A                   Bm            G          D
Not to say that I'm not flattered after all I really like Josh Radnor
G
She said, “Who ”
A                 D
I said, “The actor”
G
She said, “Who ”
A                 D
I said, “The actor”
G
She said, “Who ”
A                 D
I said, “The actor who plays him
A
On TV” (On TV)
G             D
On TV (On TV)



Bridge:
           D                            G                  A
And I don’t recognize this person I’ve become here at the bar
  D                                          G               A
I kind of like it though I’m giving finance bro and that’s a start
 D                                          G               A
And although I’m known to share my deepest secrets right away
 D                                          G               A
I don’t think Sara with no H needs to know yet that I crochet
            D
Guess I can be the actor
         G
You can cue the laughter
         D                              G            A
I can play a character, life ain’t so different from TV
                D
We each said, “I could have another”
         G
I said, “Jinx”
        D                           A
Now I’m paying forty dollars for our drinks



Chorus:
D                  A                  G
And she told me I remind her of Ted Mosby
         D                    A         G
I said, “Honestly, I’ll take Ted over Barney”
         D           A                   Bm            G          D
She said, “Barney’s problematic but I’ve always loved Neil Patrick Harris”
G
I said, “Who ”
A                    D
She said, “The actor”
G
I said “Who ”
A                    D
She said, “The actor”
                           A                    G
“Do you like him or like the actor who plays him ” (On TV)
                  D
“This one’s on me”