• Song:

    Celluloid Heroes

  • Artist:

    Kinks

  • Album:

    To the Bone

#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------#
# This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
# song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Celluloid Heroes chords
The Kinks *

D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)           DEverybody (xx0232@1)s 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,
           D7 (xx0212@1)                GAnd (320003@1)if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
                        A (x02220@1)    DTheir (xx0232@1)names are written in concrete!

D (xx0232@1)                 A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)                DDon (xx0232@1)t step 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#mBut (244222@1)they turned her into a princess
         G (320003@1)          AAnd (x02220@1)they sat her on a throne,
        D7 (xx0212@1)               GBut (320003@1)she turned her back on stardom,
                      A (x02220@1)  DBecause (xx0232@1)she wanted to be alone.

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 recognize, 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.

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#mAvoid (244222@1)stepping on Bela Lugosi
         G (320003@1)                Acos (x02220@1)he's liable to turn and bite,
          D7 (xx0212@1)           GBut (320003@1)stand close by Bette Davis
        A (x02220@1)                    DBecause (xx0232@1)hers was such a lonely life.

D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)         
If you covered him with garbage,
       G (320003@1)                      DGeorge (xx0232@1)Sanders would still have style,
           F#m (244222@1)             Bm (x24432@1)            
And if you stamped on Mickey Rooney
         G (320003@1)                  AHe (x02220@1)would still turn round and smile,
                 Bm (x24432@1)             F#mBut (244222@1)please don t tread on dearest Marilyn
    G (320003@1)            Acos (x02220@1)she s not very tough,
    D7 (xx0212@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.

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 recognize, 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.

D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)           DEverybody (xx0232@1)s 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#mAnd (244222@1)those who are successful,
   G (320003@1)            ABe (x02220@1)always on your guard,
        D7 (xx0212@1)                    GSuccess (320003@1)walks hand in hand with failure
      A (x02220@1)            DAlong (xx0232@1)Hollywood Boulevard.

C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)       Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show,
C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes,
C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1) 
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
And celluloid heroes never really die.

C (x32010@1)                          G (320003@1)                 D (xx0232@1)      Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard,
C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)                          DSome (xx0232@1)that you recognize, 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)                  D (xx0232@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.

C G D  Dsus4 D  2x

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.

C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)       Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
I wish my life was a non stop Hollywood movie show,
C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes,
        C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D 
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
    C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)
And celluloid heroes never really die.

* Alternate:

Capo II

D (xx0232@1) = C (x32010@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A   = G (320003@1)name="chord_320003@1">G   = FF#m (133211@1)= Em
Bm  = Am
C (x32010@1) = BbD7 (x1333x@1) = C7
 
Set8

http://sites.google.com/site/guitarmusicchordsandlyrics/

Show more