Act Naturally

"Act Naturally" is a 1963 country song by Johnny Russell and Voni Morrison, a number-one country hit for Buck Owens. This page has the Act Naturally chords and a backing track you can slow down, speed up and transpose.

Who wrote "Act Naturally"

Johnny Russell and Voni Morrison wrote it, the story of a man who expects to be cast in a film as a fool because he would only have to act naturally. Buck Owens's recording for Capitol topped the country chart in 1963.

Recordings that made it a standard

• Buck Owens (Capitol, 1963) — the original hit.
• The Beatles — Help! (1965), sung by Ringo Starr.