Kinks - Celluloid Heroes

celluloid heros : the kinks .
album – everybody’s in show – biz – 1972 .

#1 .
D A G D
everybody’s a dreamer and everybody’s a star ,
F#m Bm G A
and everybody’s in movies , it doesn’t matter who you are .
Bm F#m
there are stars in every city ,
G A
in every house and on every street ,
C G
and if you walk down hollywood boulevard
A D
their names are written in concrete .

#2 .
D A G D
don’t tread on greta garbo as you walk down the boulevard ,
F#m Bm G A
she looks so weak and fragile that’s why she tried to be so hard .
Bm F#m G A
but they turned her into a princess and they sat her on a throne ,
C G A D
but she turned her back on stardom , because she wanted to be alone .

chorus :
C G D
you can see all the stars as you walk down hollywood boulevard .
C G D
some that you recognise , some that you’ve hardly even heard of .
C G D
people who worked and suffered , and struggled for fame ,
C G D
some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain .

#3 .
D A G D
rudolph valentino , looks very much alive ,
F#m Bm G A
and he looks up ladies’ dresses as they sadly pass him by .
Bm F#m G A
avoid stepping on bela lugosi , cause he’s liable to turn and bite .
C G A D
but stand close by bette davis , because hers was such a lonely life .

chorus :
C G D
you can see all the stars as you walk down hollywood boulevard .
C G D
some that you recognise , some that you’ve hardly even heard of .
C G D
people who worked and suffered , and struggled for fame ,
C G D
some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain .

#4 .
D A G D
if you covered him with garbage , george sanders would still have style .
F#m Bm G A
and if you stomped on mickey rooney , he would still turn round and smile .
Bm F#m G A
but please don’t tread on dearest marilyn , cause she’s not very tough .
D G
she should have been made of iron or steel ,
A D
but she was only made of flesh and blood .

#5 .
D A G D
everybody’s a dreamer and everybody’s a star ,
F#m Bm G A
and everybody’s in show biz , it doesn’t matter who you are .
Bm F#m G A
and those who are successful , be always on your guard .
D G
success walks hand in hand with failure ,
A D
along hollywood boulevard .

chorus :
C G D
you can see all the stars as you walk down hollywood boulevard .
C G D
some that you recognise , some that you’ve hardly even heard of .
C G D
people who worked and suffered , and struggled for fame ,
C G D
some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain .

#6 .
C G D
i 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
and celluloid heroes never really die .

chorus :
C G D
you can see all the stars as you walk down hollywood boulevard .
C G D
some that you recognise , some that you’ve hardly even heard of .
C G D
people who worked and suffered , and struggled for fame ,
C G D
some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain .

#7 .
C G D
la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la .
C G D
la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la , la .
C G D
oh , celluloid heroes never feel any pain ,
C G D
oh , celluloid heroes never really die .

#8 .
C G D
i 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
and celluloid heroes never really die .

a seventies smash from kraziekhat .