Kinks – Celluloid Heroes chords ver. 2

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Celluloid Heroes chords
The Kinks *

D             A           G             DEverybody s a dreamer and everybody s a star,
    F#m            Bm                 G              AAnd everybody s in movies, it doesn t matter who you are.
          Bm             F#mThere are stars in every city,
         G                  AIn every house and on every street,
           D7                  GAnd if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
                        A      DTheir names are written in concrete!

D                   A            G                  DDon t step on Greta Garbo as you walk down the boulevard,
    F#m               Bm                     G              AShe looks so weak and fragile that s why she tried to be so hard
         Bm                F#mBut they turned her into a princess
         G            AAnd they sat her on a throne,
        D7                 GBut she turned her back on stardom,
                      A    DBecause she wanted to be alone.

    C                            G                   DYou can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard,
C                        G                            DSome that you recognize, some that you ve hardly even heard of,
C                     G                          DPeople who worked and suffered and struggled for fame,
C                      G                    DSome who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.

D            A           G          DRudolph Valentino, looks very much alive,
       F#m              Bm              G              AAnd he looks up ladies  dresses as they sadly pass him by.
      Bm                 F#mAvoid stepping on Bela Lugosi
         G                  Acos he’s liable to turn and bite,
          D7             GBut stand close by Bette Davis
        A                      DBecause hers was such a lonely life.

D                       A           If you covered him with garbage,
       G                        DGeorge Sanders would still have style,
           F#m               Bm              And if you stamped on Mickey Rooney
         G                    AHe would still turn round and smile,
                 Bm               F#mBut please don t tread on dearest Marilyn
    G              Acos she s not very tough,
    D7                       GShe should have been made of iron or steel,
            A                      DBut she was only made of flesh and blood.

    C                            G                   DYou can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard,
C                        G                            DSome that you recognize, some that you ve hardly even heard of,
C                     G                          DPeople who worked and suffered and struggled for fame,
C                      G                    DSome who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.

D             A           G             DEverybody s a dreamer and everybody s a star
    F#m            Bm                   G              AAnd everybody s in show biz, it doesn t matter who you are.
    Bm               F#mAnd those who are successful,
   G              ABe always on your guard,
        D7                      GSuccess walks hand in hand with failure
      A              DAlong Hollywood Boulevard.

  C                  G                  D         Dsus4 DI 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  Dsus4 DAnd celluloid heroes never really die.

    C                            G                   D        Dsus4 DYou can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard,
C                        G                            DSome that you recognize, some that you ve hardly even heard of,
C                     G                          DPeople who worked and suffered and struggled for fame,
C                      G                    D   Dsus4 DSome who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.

C G D  Dsus4 D  2x

   C                G              DOh celluloid heroes never feel any pain
    C               G            DOh celluloid heroes never really die.

  C                  G                  D         Dsus4 DI wish my life was a non stop Hollywood movie show,
C                  G                      D  A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes,
        C                G              D  Dsus4 D Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
    C                G            D  And celluloid heroes never really die.


* Alternate:

Capo II

D   = C
A   = G
G   = F
F#m = Em
Bm  = Am
C   = Bb
D7  = C7
 
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