"Celluloid Heroes" w/Lyrics- The Kinks Chords
Tempo:
61.525 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A] Everybody's a dreamer, [G] [D] everybody's a star, [F#m] everybody's in [Bm] movies, [G] doesn't matter who you [A] are.
There [Bm] are stars in every [F#m] city, [D] in [G] every house and on every [A] street.
And [D] if you walk down Hollywood [G]
Boulevard, their [A] names are written in concrete.
[D] Don't step on [A] Greta Garbo [G] as you walk down the [D] boulevard.
[F#m] She looked so weak [Bm] and fragile, [G] that's why she tried to be [A] so hard.
[Bm] But they turned her into [F#m] a princess [G] when they sat her on [A] a throne.
[D] But she turned her back [G] on stardom [A] because she wanted to be [D] alone.
You [C] can see all the [G] stars as you walk down [D] Hollywood Boulevard.
[C]
Some that you [G] recognize, some that you've [D] hardly even heard of.
[C]
People who [G] worked and suffered and [D] struggled for fame.
[C]
Some who [G] succeeded and some who [D] suffered in vain.
[A] Rudolph Valentino [G] looks very [D] much alive.
[F#m] And he looks [Bm] up at his dresses [G] as they sadly [A] pass him by.
[Bm] Avoid stepping [F#m] on Bella Lugosi, [G] cause he's liable to [A] turn and bite.
[D] This man close [G] by Peggy Davis, [A] because hers was such [D] a lonely life.
If you [A] covered him with garbage, [G] George Saunders would [D] still have style.
[F#m] And if you stamped on [Bm] Mickey Looney, [G] he would still [A] turn around and smile.
But please [Bm] don't tread on [F#m] dearest Marilyn, [G] cause she's not [A] very tough.
[D]
She should have been [G] made of iron or [A] steel, but she was only made [D] of flesh and blood.
[C] You can see all the [G] stars as you walk down [D] Hollywood Boulevard.
[C] Some that you [G] recognize, some that you've [D] hardly even heard of.
[C] People who [G] worked and suffered and [D] struggled for fame.
[C] Some who [G] succeeded and some who [D] suffered in vain.
[A] Everybody's a dreamer, [G] and [D] everybody's a star.
[F#m] And [Bm] everybody's in showbiz, [G] it doesn't matter who [A] you are.
[Bm] And those who are [F#m] successful, [G] be always on [A] your guard.
[D] Success walks hand in [G] hand with failure [A] along Hollywood [D] Boulevard.
[C] I wish my [G] life was a non-stop [D] Hollywood movie show.
[C] A fantasy world [G] of celluloid [D] villains and heroes.
[C] Because celluloid [G] heroes never feel [D] any pain.
[C] And celluloid heroes [G] never really [D] die.
[C] You can see all [G] the stars as you walk along [D] Hollywood Boulevard.
[C] Some that you [G] recognize, some that you've hardly [D] even heard of.
[C] People who worked [G] and suffered and struggled [D] for fame.
[C] Some who [G] succeeded and some who [D] suffered in vain.
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] Because [D]
[C] [G] celluloid heroes never [D] feel any pain.
[C] Because celluloid [G] heroes never really [D] die.
[C] I wish my life [G] was a non-stop Hollywood [D] movie show.
[C]
A fantasy [G] world of celluloid [D] villains and heroes.
[C] Because celluloid [G] heroes never feel [D] any pain.
[C] And celluloid [G] heroes never really [D] die.
[A] Everybody's a dreamer, [G] [D] everybody's a star, [F#m] everybody's in [Bm] movies, [G] doesn't matter who you [A] are.
There [Bm] are stars in every [F#m] city, [D] in [G] every house and on every [A] street.
And [D] if you walk down Hollywood [G]
Boulevard, their [A] names are written in concrete.
[D] Don't step on [A] Greta Garbo [G] as you walk down the [D] boulevard.
[F#m] She looked so weak [Bm] and fragile, [G] that's why she tried to be [A] so hard.
[Bm] But they turned her into [F#m] a princess [G] when they sat her on [A] a throne.
[D] But she turned her back [G] on stardom [A] because she wanted to be [D] alone.
You [C] can see all the [G] stars as you walk down [D] Hollywood Boulevard.
[C]
Some that you [G] recognize, some that you've [D] hardly even heard of.
[C]
People who [G] worked and suffered and [D] struggled for fame.
[C]
Some who [G] succeeded and some who [D] suffered in vain.
[A] Rudolph Valentino [G] looks very [D] much alive.
[F#m] And he looks [Bm] up at his dresses [G] as they sadly [A] pass him by.
[Bm] Avoid stepping [F#m] on Bella Lugosi, [G] cause he's liable to [A] turn and bite.
[D] This man close [G] by Peggy Davis, [A] because hers was such [D] a lonely life.
If you [A] covered him with garbage, [G] George Saunders would [D] still have style.
[F#m] And if you stamped on [Bm] Mickey Looney, [G] he would still [A] turn around and smile.
But please [Bm] don't tread on [F#m] dearest Marilyn, [G] cause she's not [A] very tough.
[D]
She should have been [G] made of iron or [A] steel, but she was only made [D] of flesh and blood.
[C] You can see all the [G] stars as you walk down [D] Hollywood Boulevard.
[C] Some that you [G] recognize, some that you've [D] hardly even heard of.
[C] People who [G] worked and suffered and [D] struggled for fame.
[C] Some who [G] succeeded and some who [D] suffered in vain.
[A] Everybody's a dreamer, [G] and [D] everybody's a star.
[F#m] And [Bm] everybody's in showbiz, [G] it doesn't matter who [A] you are.
[Bm] And those who are [F#m] successful, [G] be always on [A] your guard.
[D] Success walks hand in [G] hand with failure [A] along Hollywood [D] Boulevard.
[C] I wish my [G] life was a non-stop [D] Hollywood movie show.
[C] A fantasy world [G] of celluloid [D] villains and heroes.
[C] Because celluloid [G] heroes never feel [D] any pain.
[C] And celluloid heroes [G] never really [D] die.
[C] You can see all [G] the stars as you walk along [D] Hollywood Boulevard.
[C] Some that you [G] recognize, some that you've hardly [D] even heard of.
[C] People who worked [G] and suffered and struggled [D] for fame.
[C] Some who [G] succeeded and some who [D] suffered in vain.
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] Because [D]
[C] [G] celluloid heroes never [D] feel any pain.
[C] Because celluloid [G] heroes never really [D] die.
[C] I wish my life [G] was a non-stop Hollywood [D] movie show.
[C]
A fantasy [G] world of celluloid [D] villains and heroes.
[C] Because celluloid [G] heroes never feel [D] any pain.
[C] And celluloid [G] heroes never really [D] die.
Key:
G
D
C
A
F#m
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Everybody's a dreamer, _ [G] [D] everybody's a star, _ [F#m] everybody's in [Bm] movies, [G] doesn't matter who you [A] are.
There [Bm] are stars in every [F#m] city, [D] in [G] every house and on every [A] street.
And [D] if you walk down Hollywood [G]
Boulevard, their [A] names are written in concrete.
[D] _ _ Don't step on [A] Greta Garbo [G] as you walk down the [D] boulevard.
[F#m] She looked so weak [Bm] and fragile, [G] that's why she tried to be [A] so hard.
[Bm] But they turned her into [F#m] a princess [G] when they sat her on [A] a throne.
[D] But she turned her back [G] on stardom [A] because she wanted to be [D] alone.
You _ [C] can see all the [G] stars as you walk down [D] Hollywood Boulevard.
_ [C]
Some that you [G] recognize, some that you've [D] hardly even heard of.
_ [C]
People who [G] worked and suffered and [D] struggled for fame.
_ _ [C]
Some who [G] succeeded and some who [D] suffered in vain. _ _ _
_ [A] Rudolph Valentino [G] looks very [D] much alive.
[F#m] And he looks [Bm] up at his dresses [G] as they sadly [A] pass him by.
[Bm] Avoid stepping [F#m] on Bella Lugosi, [G] cause he's liable to [A] turn and bite.
[D] This man close [G] by Peggy Davis, [A] because hers was such [D] a lonely life.
If you [A] covered him with garbage, [G] George Saunders would [D] still have style.
[F#m] And if you stamped on [Bm] Mickey Looney, [G] he would still [A] turn around and smile.
But please [Bm] don't tread on [F#m] dearest Marilyn, [G] cause she's not [A] very tough.
[D]
She should have been [G] made of iron or [A] steel, but she was only made [D] of flesh and blood. _
[C] You can see all the [G] stars as you walk down [D] Hollywood Boulevard.
_ [C] Some that you [G] recognize, some that you've [D] hardly even heard of.
_ [C] People who [G] worked and suffered and [D] struggled for fame. _
_ [C] Some who [G] succeeded and some who [D] suffered in vain. _
_ _ [A] Everybody's a dreamer, [G] and [D] everybody's a star.
[F#m] And [Bm] everybody's in showbiz, [G] it doesn't matter who [A] you are.
[Bm] And those who are [F#m] successful, [G] be always on [A] your guard.
[D] Success walks hand in [G] hand with failure [A] along Hollywood [D] Boulevard.
_ _ [C] I wish my [G] life was a non-stop [D] Hollywood movie show.
[C] A fantasy world [G] of celluloid [D] villains and heroes.
[C] Because celluloid [G] heroes never feel [D] any pain.
_ [C] And celluloid heroes [G] never really [D] die.
_ [C] You can see all [G] the stars as you walk along [D] Hollywood Boulevard.
_ [C] Some that you [G] recognize, some that you've hardly [D] even heard of.
[C] People who worked [G] and suffered and struggled [D] for fame. _
_ [C] Some who [G] succeeded and some who [D] suffered in vain. _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] Because [D] _ _ _
[C] _ [G] celluloid heroes never [D] feel any pain. _
[C] Because celluloid [G] heroes never really [D] die. _
[C] I wish my life [G] was a non-stop Hollywood [D] movie show.
_ [C]
A fantasy [G] world of celluloid [D] villains and heroes.
[C] Because celluloid [G] heroes never feel [D] any pain. _ _
[C] And celluloid [G] heroes never really [D] die. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Everybody's a dreamer, _ [G] [D] everybody's a star, _ [F#m] everybody's in [Bm] movies, [G] doesn't matter who you [A] are.
There [Bm] are stars in every [F#m] city, [D] in [G] every house and on every [A] street.
And [D] if you walk down Hollywood [G]
Boulevard, their [A] names are written in concrete.
[D] _ _ Don't step on [A] Greta Garbo [G] as you walk down the [D] boulevard.
[F#m] She looked so weak [Bm] and fragile, [G] that's why she tried to be [A] so hard.
[Bm] But they turned her into [F#m] a princess [G] when they sat her on [A] a throne.
[D] But she turned her back [G] on stardom [A] because she wanted to be [D] alone.
You _ [C] can see all the [G] stars as you walk down [D] Hollywood Boulevard.
_ [C]
Some that you [G] recognize, some that you've [D] hardly even heard of.
_ [C]
People who [G] worked and suffered and [D] struggled for fame.
_ _ [C]
Some who [G] succeeded and some who [D] suffered in vain. _ _ _
_ [A] Rudolph Valentino [G] looks very [D] much alive.
[F#m] And he looks [Bm] up at his dresses [G] as they sadly [A] pass him by.
[Bm] Avoid stepping [F#m] on Bella Lugosi, [G] cause he's liable to [A] turn and bite.
[D] This man close [G] by Peggy Davis, [A] because hers was such [D] a lonely life.
If you [A] covered him with garbage, [G] George Saunders would [D] still have style.
[F#m] And if you stamped on [Bm] Mickey Looney, [G] he would still [A] turn around and smile.
But please [Bm] don't tread on [F#m] dearest Marilyn, [G] cause she's not [A] very tough.
[D]
She should have been [G] made of iron or [A] steel, but she was only made [D] of flesh and blood. _
[C] You can see all the [G] stars as you walk down [D] Hollywood Boulevard.
_ [C] Some that you [G] recognize, some that you've [D] hardly even heard of.
_ [C] People who [G] worked and suffered and [D] struggled for fame. _
_ [C] Some who [G] succeeded and some who [D] suffered in vain. _
_ _ [A] Everybody's a dreamer, [G] and [D] everybody's a star.
[F#m] And [Bm] everybody's in showbiz, [G] it doesn't matter who [A] you are.
[Bm] And those who are [F#m] successful, [G] be always on [A] your guard.
[D] Success walks hand in [G] hand with failure [A] along Hollywood [D] Boulevard.
_ _ [C] I wish my [G] life was a non-stop [D] Hollywood movie show.
[C] A fantasy world [G] of celluloid [D] villains and heroes.
[C] Because celluloid [G] heroes never feel [D] any pain.
_ [C] And celluloid heroes [G] never really [D] die.
_ [C] You can see all [G] the stars as you walk along [D] Hollywood Boulevard.
_ [C] Some that you [G] recognize, some that you've hardly [D] even heard of.
[C] People who worked [G] and suffered and struggled [D] for fame. _
_ [C] Some who [G] succeeded and some who [D] suffered in vain. _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] Because [D] _ _ _
[C] _ [G] celluloid heroes never [D] feel any pain. _
[C] Because celluloid [G] heroes never really [D] die. _
[C] I wish my life [G] was a non-stop Hollywood [D] movie show.
_ [C]
A fantasy [G] world of celluloid [D] villains and heroes.
[C] Because celluloid [G] heroes never feel [D] any pain. _ _
[C] And celluloid [G] heroes never really [D] die. _ _
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