Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: B F# G#m7 F# E F# B Verse 1: H7 Well, I'm not the kind to kiss and tell E B7 But I've been seen with Farrah E B7 C# I've never been seen with anything than a nine C#7 F# So fine E I've been on fire with Sally Field B7 Gone fast with a girl named Bo C#7 F# F#7 But somehow they just don't end up as mine
Verse 2: F# It's a death defyin' life I lead E B7 I take my chances G#m E B7 I die for a living in the movies and TV F# But the hardest thing I ever do E B7 Is watch my leading ladies C#7 Kiss some other guy F# While I'm bandagin' my knee Chorus: G#m I might fall from a tall building E7 I might roll a brand new car H7 F# G#m7 'Cause I'm the unknown stuntman F# E F# B7 F# G#m7 F# E F# B7 That made Redford such a star Verse 3: I've never spent much time in school E B7 But I've taught ladies plenty E B7 C# C#7 F# It's true I hire my body out for pay (hey, hey) E I've gotten burned over Cheryl Tiegs B7 Blown up for Raquel Welch C#7 But when I wind up in the hay, F# F#7 It's only hay (hey, hey) Chorus: G#m I might jump an open drawbridge E7 Or Tarzan from a vine B7 F# G#m7 'Cause I'm the unknown stuntman F# E F# H7 That makes Eastwood look so fine Bridge: C G Am7 G F G C Verse 4: C They'll never make me president F C but I've got the best first ladies. F Some days I've got 'em C D D7 G as far as the eye can see uh eeh. F A morning dive with Jackie Smith, C I crash in the night with Cheryl, D7 G G7 But in the end they never stay with me. Chorus: Am I might fall from a tall building F7 so Burt Reynolds don't get hurt, Am I might leap a mighty canyon F7 so he can kiss and flirt. Am While that smooth talker's kissin' F7 my girl I'm just kissin' dirt, C G Am7 G Yes, I'm the lonely stuntman F G C that made a lover out of Burt. Ending: C G Am7 G F G C