Chords for The Kinks - Celluloid Heroes - Live 1979

Tempo:
138.15 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

C

A

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Kinks - Celluloid Heroes - Live 1979 chords
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[D]
[C] [Bm] [D]
[C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[C] [G] And
[D]
[A] everybody's a dreamer [G] And everybody's [D] a star
[F#m] And [Bm] everybody's a mover It [G] doesn't matter who you [A] are
There [Bm] are stars in every [F#m]
city In [G] every house and on every [A] street
And [D] if you walk down [G] Hollywood Boulevard [A] Their names are written in concrete
[D] Don't tread [A] on grass or carpet [G] If you walk down the [D]
boulevard
[F#m] She looks so weak and [Bm] fragile That's [G] why she tries to be so [A] hard
But [Bm] they turned her into [F#m] a princess And [G] they sat her on a [A] stone
But [D] she turned her back on [G] a star Because [A] she wanted to be [D] alone
[C] You can see all the stars [G] As you walk down [D] Hollywood Boulevard
[C] Some that you [G] recognize And that you haven't [D] even heard of
[C]
People who work [G] and suffer [Bm] and struggle [D] for a living
[C] Some that's [G] in a head Some that's suffering in [D] vain
[A]
Rudolph Valentino [G] looks very much [D]
alive [F#m] And he looks out like [Bm] he's dressed
As [G] they sadly pass [A] him by [Bm] Avoid stepping on [F#m] Benelec or C
Because [G] he's liable to turn [A] and bite But stand [D] close by Betty [G] Davis
Because [A] hers was such a lonely [D] life
We [C] can see all the [G] stars As you walk down Hollywood [D]
Boulevard
Some [C]
that you [G] recognize And that you [D] haven't even heard of
[C] People who [G] work and suffer and [D] struggle for a living
[C] Some that's in [G] a head Some that's suffering [D] in vain
[A] Everybody's a dreamer [G] Everybody's [D] a star
[F#m]
Everybody's [Bm] in showbiz [G] Doesn't matter who you [A] are
[Bm] But those who are [F#m] successful [G] Be always on your [A] guard
You see, [D] success walks [G] hand in hand With sailors [A] down the Hollywood [D] Boulevard
We [C] can see all the stars [G] As you walk down [D] Hollywood Boulevard
[C]
Some that you [G] recognize And that you [D] haven't even heard of
[C] People who [G] work and suffer and [D] struggle for a living
Some [C] that's in [G] a head Some that's [D] suffering in vain
[C] [G]
[D]
[C] [G]
[D]
[G] [C] [G]
[D] La [C] la la
[G]
I [D]
[C] wish
[G] [D]
[C] my life [G] was a non-stop Hollywood [D] movie show
[C] Fantasy world [G] of cellulite villains and [D]
heroes
Because [C]
satellite [G] heroes never feel [D] any pain [G]
[C] And satellite heroes [G] never really die
[D] [G]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
A
1231
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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To learn The Kinks - (Live at Volkshaus, Zürich, Switzerland - November 1979) Celluloid Heroes chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, G, D, C and G. Kick off your practice at a gentle 69 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 138 BPM. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] And _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] everybody's a dreamer _ [G] And _ everybody's [D] a star
_ _ [F#m] _ And [Bm] everybody's a mover _ It [G] doesn't matter who you [A] are
_ There [Bm] are stars in every [F#m]
city _ In [G] every house and on every [A] street
_ And [D] if you walk down [G] Hollywood Boulevard [A] Their names are written in concrete
[D] _ _ Don't _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ tread [A] on grass or carpet [G] If you walk down the _ [D]
boulevard
_ [F#m] She looks so weak and [Bm] fragile That's [G] why she tries to be so [A] hard
_ But [Bm] they turned her into [F#m] a princess _ And [G] they sat her on a [A] stone
But [D] she turned her back on [G] a star Because [A] she wanted to be [D] alone _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] You can see all the stars [G] As you walk down [D] Hollywood _ _ _ Boulevard
_ _ _ [C] Some that you [G] recognize And that you haven't [D] even heard of
_ _ _ [C]
People who work [G] and suffer [Bm] and struggle [D] for a living _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Some that's [G] in a head Some that's suffering in [D] _ vain _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Rudolph Valentino _ [G] looks very much [D]
alive _ _ [F#m] And he looks out like [Bm] he's dressed
As [G] they sadly pass [A] him by _ _ [Bm] Avoid stepping on [F#m] Benelec or C
Because [G] he's liable to turn [A] and bite But stand [D] close by Betty [G] Davis _
Because [A] hers was such a lonely [D] life _
We _ _ _ [C] can see all the [G] stars As you walk down Hollywood [D] _ _
Boulevard
_ _ Some _ [C] _
that you [G] recognize And that you [D] haven't even heard _ _ of _ _
[C] People who [G] work and suffer and [D] struggle for a living _ _ _
_ [C] _ Some that's in [G] a head Some that's suffering [D] in vain _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] Everybody's a _ dreamer _ [G] _ _ Everybody's [D] a star
_ _ [F#m] _ _
Everybody's [Bm] in showbiz _ [G] Doesn't matter who you [A] are
_ _ [Bm] But those who are _ [F#m] successful _ [G] Be always on your [A] guard
You see, [D] _ success walks [G] hand in hand With sailors [A] down the Hollywood [D] Boulevard _ _
We _ _ _ [C] can see all the stars [G] As you walk down [D] Hollywood _ _ _ Boulevard
_ _ [C] _
Some that you [G] recognize And that you [D] haven't even heard _ of _ _ _
[C] People who [G] work and suffer and [D] struggle for a living _ _
Some [C] _ that's in [G] a head Some that's [D] suffering in vain _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ La _ _ [C] la la
_ [G] _
I _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] wish _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ my life [G] was a non-stop Hollywood [D] movie show
_ _ _ _ [C] Fantasy world [G] of cellulite villains and [D] _
heroes
_ _ _ Because [C]
satellite _ [G] heroes never feel [D] any pain _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
[C] And satellite heroes [G] _ never really _ die
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Ray Davies who authored this song.

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