Celluloid Heroes Chords by The Kinks

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_ _ _ _ _ Everybody's [A] a dreamer, [G] everybody's [D] a star, [F#m] and [Bm] everybody's in movies, [G] doesn't matter
who [A] you are.
[Bm] There are stars in [F#m] every city, [G] in every house and on [A] every street, [D] and if you walk down
[G] Hollywood Boulevard, [A] their names are written in [D] concrete.
_ Don't [A] step on Greta Garbo [G] as you walk down [D] the boulevard.
She [F#m] looked so [Bm] weak and fragile, [G] that's why she tried to be so [A] hard.
But [Bm] they turned her into a [F#m] princess, and they [G] sat her on a [A] throne.
But [D] she turned [G] her back on stardom, because [A] she wanted to be [D] alone.
You _ [C] can see all the stars [G] as you walk down [D] Hollywood Boulevard.
[C] Some that you [G] recognize, some that you've hardly [D] even heard of. _
[C] People who [G] worked and suffered and [D] struggled for fame. _ _
[C] Some who succeeded [G] and some who suffered [D] in vain. _ _
_ _ [A] Rudolph Valentino [G] looks very [D] much alive, [F#m] and he looks up [Bm] ladies' dresses [G] as they sadly
[A] pass him by.
[Bm] Avoid stepping on [F#m] Bella Lugosi, [G] because he's liable to [A] turn and bite.
[D] But stand close by [G] Betty Davis, [A] because hers was such [D] a lonely life.
If you [A] covered him with garbage, [G] George Sanders would [D] still have style.
[F#m] And if you stamped on [Bm] Mickey Looney, [G] he would still turn [A] around and smile.
But please [Bm] don't tread on [F#m] dearest Marilyn, [G] because 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] And you can see all [G] the 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 [F#m] are successful, [G] be always [A] on your guard.
[D] Success walks hand in [G] hand with failure [A] along Hollywood [D] Boulevard.
_ _ [C] I wish my [G] life was a nonstop [D] Hollywood movie show.
_ [C] 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 [D] really die.
_ [C] You can see all the [G] stars as you walk along [D] Hollywood Boulevard.
[C] Some that you recognize, [G] some that you've hardly [D] even heard of.
_ [C] People who [G] worked and suffered and [D] struggled for fame.
_ _ [C] Some who succeeded [G] and some who [D] suffered in vain.
La [C]-la-la-la-la.
La [G]-la-la-la-la.
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_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Because _ _ [C] celluloid [G] heroes never feel [D] any pain. _
_ [C] Because celluloid heroes [G] never really [D] die. _
I [C] wish my [G] life was a non-stop [D] Hollywood 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 heroes [G] never [D] really die. _
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