Intro: Am  F  C  Bb  F

C
Welcome to the big time

You're bound to be a star
Bb                          C
Even if you don't go all the way
F
I know that you'll go far
C
This race is for rats

It can turn you upside down
Bb
Ain't no one you can count on
F
In this sleazy little town
G
Oh no
Am                       G
Lots of promises in the dark
Am
Don't you open your heart

Refr?o:
 C
'Cause it don't mean nothing
                    Bb
The words that they say
                   F
No, it don't mean nothing
                         C
These games that people play

No, it don't mean nothing

               Bb
No victim no crime
                   F
No, it don't mean nothing
                                C
Till you sign it on the dotted line

Whoa yeah

( Bb  F  C )

C
The director smiles
                    Bb
As you walk in the door
                        F
He says I love your work babe
                                   C
But you're just not what we're looking for

It's never what

But who it is you know
Bb
So easy to get stuck,
             F         G
In all that California snow
Am                                  Gm
Take a good look around and you'll find
Am
People trying to mess with your mind

Refr?o:
Am
Hollywood can be so lonely
F
Make you the winner of a losing fight
Am
Party is never over

The stars are always shining
F                             C
Doesn't matter if its day or night

C
The producer says
                         Bb
Let me change a line or two

And a little bit of something
F
Can look awfully good to you
                 C
And you wanna scream

But you gotta keep it all inside
 Bb
When you're trying to make a living

F
There ain't no such thing as pride

G
Oh no
Am                       G
Lots of promises in the dark
F
Don't you open your heart