• Song:

    Celluloid Heroes

  • Artist:

    Kinks

  • Album:

    To the Bone

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

#1.
D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)           DEverybody's (xx0232@1)a dreamer and everybody's a star,
    F#m (244222@1)          Bm (x24432@1)               G (320003@1)            AAnd (x02220@1)everybody's in movies, it doesn't matter who you are.
          Bm (x24432@1)           F#mThere (244222@1)are stars in every city,
         G (320003@1)                Ain (x02220@1)every house and on every street,
           C (x32010@1)                 Gand (320003@1)if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
                A (x02220@1)           Dtheir (xx0232@1)names are written in concrete.

#2.
D (xx0232@1)                  A (x02220@1)               G (320003@1)      DDon't (xx0232@1)tread on Greta Garbo as you walk down the Boulevard,
    F#m (244222@1)             Bm (x24432@1)                   G (320003@1)            AShe (x02220@1)looks so weak and fragile that's why she tried to be so hard.
         Bm (x24432@1)              F#m (244222@1)             G (320003@1)          ABut (x02220@1)they turned her into a princess and they sat her on a throne,
        C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)                  A (x02220@1)          Dbut (xx0232@1)she turned her back on stardom, because she wanted to be alone.

CHORUS:
        C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)                 DYou (xx0232@1)can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard.
C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)                          DSome (xx0232@1)that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of.
C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)                         DPeople (xx0232@1)who worked and suffered, and struggled for fame,
C (x32010@1)                    G (320003@1)                  Dsome (xx0232@1)who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.

#3.
D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)       DRudolph (xx0232@1)Valentino, looks very much alive,
       F#m (244222@1)            Bm (x24432@1)            G (320003@1)            AAnd (x02220@1)he looks up ladies' dresses as they sadly pass him by.
      Bm (x24432@1)             F#m (244222@1)              G (320003@1)                AAvoid (x02220@1)stepping on Bela Lugosi, cause he's liable to turn and bite.
          C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)                    DBut (xx0232@1)stand close by Bette Davis, because hers was such a lonely life.

CHORUS:
        C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)                 DYou (xx0232@1)can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard.
C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)                          DSome (xx0232@1)that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of.
C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)                         DPeople (xx0232@1)who worked and suffered, and struggled for fame,
C (x32010@1)                    G (320003@1)                  Dsome (xx0232@1)who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.

#4.
D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)             G (320003@1)                      DIf (xx0232@1)you covered him with garbage, George Sanders would still have style.
           F#m (244222@1)             Bm (x24432@1)             G (320003@1)                  AAnd (x02220@1)if you stomped on Mickey Rooney, he would still turn round and smile.
                 Bm (x24432@1)             F#m (244222@1)          G (320003@1)            ABut (x02220@1)please don't tread on dearest Marilyn, cause she's not very tough.
    D (xx0232@1)                      GShe (320003@1)should have been made of iron or steel,
            A (x02220@1)                    Dbut (xx0232@1)she was only made of flesh and blood.

#5.
D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)           DEverybody's (xx0232@1)a dreamer and everybody's a star,
    F#m (244222@1)          Bm (x24432@1)                 G (320003@1)            AAnd (x02220@1)everybody's in show biz, it doesn't matter who you are.
    Bm (x24432@1)          F#m (244222@1)          G (320003@1)            AAnd (x02220@1)those who are successful, be always on your guard.
        D (xx0232@1)                     GSuccess (320003@1)walks hand in hand with failure,
      A (x02220@1)            Dalong (xx0232@1)Hollywood Boulevard.

CHORUS:
        C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)                 DYou (xx0232@1)can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard.
C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)                          DSome (xx0232@1)that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of.
C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)                         DPeople (xx0232@1)who worked and suffered, and struggled for fame,
C (x32010@1)                    G (320003@1)                  Dsome (xx0232@1)who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.

#6.
  C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)                DI (xx0232@1)wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show,
  C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)                    Da (xx0232@1)fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes.
C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)            DBecause (xx0232@1)celluloid heroes never feel any pain,
    C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)          Dand (xx0232@1)celluloid heroes never really die.

CHORUS:
        C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)                 DYou (xx0232@1)can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard.
C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)                          DSome (xx0232@1)that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of.
C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)                         DPeople (xx0232@1)who worked and suffered, and struggled for fame,
C (x32010@1)                    G (320003@1)                  Dsome (xx0232@1)who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.

#7.
    C (x32010@1)                     G (320003@1)                 DLa, (xx0232@1)la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
    C (x32010@1)                     G (320003@1)                 DLa, (xx0232@1)la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
    C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)            DOh, (xx0232@1)celluloid heroes never feel any pain,
    C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)          DOh, (xx0232@1)celluloid heroes never really die.

#8.
  C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)                DI (xx0232@1)wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show,
  C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)                    Da (xx0232@1)fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes.
C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)            DBecause (xx0232@1)celluloid heroes never feel any pain,
    C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)          Dand (xx0232@1)celluloid heroes never really die.



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