The Kinks - Celluloid Heroes: chords

D               A         G               D
Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star
    F#m             Bm                 G
And everybody's in movies, it doesn't matter
         A
who you are
           Bm             F#m
There are stars in every city
          G                    A
In every house and on every street
           C/D                   G
And if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
                  A             D
Their names are written in concrete

Don't step on Greta Garbo as you walk down
the boulevard
She looks so weak and fragile, that's why
she tried to be so hard
But they turned her into a princess and they
sat her on a throne
But she turned her back on stardom because
she wanted to be alone

Chorus:
         C                        G
You can see all the stars as you walk
                D
down Hollywood Boulevard
 C                        G
Some that you recognise, some that you've
             D
hardly even heard of
 C                     G
People who worked and suffered,
                   D
and struggled for fame
 C                      G                    D
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain

Rudolph Valentino looks very much alive
And he looks up ladies' dresses as
they sadly pass him by
Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi 'cause
he's liable to turn and bite
But stand close by Bette Davis because
hers was such a lonely life

If you covered him with garbage, George
Sanders would still have style
And if you stamped on Mickey Rooney,
he would still turn 'round and smile
But please don't tread on dearest Marilyn
'cause she's not very tough
She should have been made of iron or steel,
but she was only made of flesh and blood

Chorus:
You can see all the stars as you walk
down Hollywood Boulevard
Some that you recognize, some that you've
hardly even heard of
Oh, people who worked and suffered
and struggled for fame
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain

Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star
And everybody's in show biz, it doesn't
matter who you are
And those who are successful, be always
on your guard
Success walks hand in hand with failure
along Hollywood Boulevard

I wish my life was a nonstop Hollywood movie show
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
And celluloid heroes never really die

Chorus:
You can see all the stars as you walk
along Hollywood Boulevard
Some that you recognize, some that you've
hardly even heard of
People who worked and suffered and
struggled for fame
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

Oh, celluloid heroes never feel any pain
Oh, celluloid heroes never really die
I wish my life was a nonstop Hollywood movie show
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
And celluloid heroes never really die