Celluloid Heroes

	  		Celluloid Heros:The Kinks. 
Album - Everybody's In Show-Biz - 1972. 

#1. 
D             A           G             D 
Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star, 
    F#m            Bm                 G              A 
And everybody's in movies, it doesn't matter who you are. 
          Bm             F#m 
There are stars in every city, 
         G                  A 
in every house and on every street, 
           C                   G 
and if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard 
                A             D 
their names are written in concrete. 

#2. 
D                    A                 G        D 
Don't tread on Greta Garbo as you walk down the Boulevard, 
    F#m               Bm                     G              A 
She looks so weak and fragile that's why she tried to be so hard. 
         Bm                F#m               G            A 
But they turned her into a princess and they sat her on a throne, 
        C                  G                    A            D 
but she turned her back on stardom, because she wanted to be alone. 
 
        C                        G                   D 
You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard. 
C                        G                            D 
Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of. 
C                     G                           D 
People who worked and suffered, and struggled for fame, 
C                      G                    D 
some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.
 

#3. 
D            A           G         D 
Rudolph Valentino, looks very much alive, 
       F#m              Bm              G              A 
And he looks up ladies' dresses as they sadly pass him by. 
      Bm               F#m                G                  A 
Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi, cause he's liable to turn and bite. 
          C              G              A                      D 
But stand close by Bette Davis, because hers was such a lonely life. 

Chorus: 
        C                        G                   D 
You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard. 
C                        G                            D 
Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of. 
C                     G                           D 
People who worked and suffered, and struggled for fame, 
C                      G                    D 
some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain. 

#4. 
D                       A               G                        D 
If you covered him with garbage, George Sanders would still have style. 
           F#m               Bm               G                    A 
And if you stomped on Mickey Rooney, he would still turn round and smile. 
                 Bm               F#m            G              A 
But please don't tread on dearest Marilyn, cause she's not very tough. 
    D                        G 
She should have been made of iron or steel, 
            A                      D 
but she was only made of flesh and blood. 

#5. 
D             A           G             D 
Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star, 
    F#m            Bm                   G              A 
And everybody's in show biz, it doesn't matter who you are. 
    Bm            F#m            G              A 
And those who are successful, be always on your guard. 
        D                       G 
Success walks hand in hand with failure, 
      A              D 
along Hollywood Boulevard. 

Chorus: 
        C                        G                   D 
You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard. 
C                        G                            D 
Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of. 
C                     G                           D 
People who worked and suffered, and struggled for fame, 
C                      G                    D 
some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain. 

#6. 
  C                  G                  D 
I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show, 
  C                G                      D 
a fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes. 
C                        G              D 
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain, 
    C                G            D 
and celluloid heroes never really die. 

Chorus: 
        C                        G                   D 
You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard. 
C                        G                            D 
Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of. 
C                     G                           D 
People who worked and suffered, and struggled for fame, 
C                      G                    D 
some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain. 

#7. 
    C                       G                   D 
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. 
    C                       G                   D 
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. 
    C                G              D 
Oh, celluloid heroes never feel any pain, 
    C                G            D 
Oh, celluloid heroes never really die. 

#8. 
  C                  G                  D 
I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show, 
  C                G                      D 
a fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes. 
C                        G              D 
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain, 
    C                G            D 
and celluloid heroes never really die. 



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