Celluloid Heroes

D             A        
Everybody's a dreamer and 
   G             D
everybody's a star,
    F#m            Bm       
And everybody's in movies, it 
          G              A
doesn't matter who you are.
          Bm             F#m
There are stars in every city,
         G                  A
In every house and on every street,
           D7                 
And if you walk down Hollywood 
 G
Boulevard
                        A      D
Their names are written in concrete!

D                   A            
Don't step on Greta Garbo as you 
G                  D
walk down the boulevard,
    F#m               Bm          
She looks so weak and fragile 
           G              A
that's why she tried to be so hard
         Bm                F#m
But they turned her into a princess
         G            A
And they sat her on a throne,
        D7                 G
But she turned her back on stardom,
                      A    D
Because she wanted to be alone.

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

D            A           G      
Rudolph Valentino, looks very 
    D
much alive,
       F#m              Bm        
And he looks up ladies  dresses as
      G              A
 they sadly pass him by.
      Bm                 F#m
Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi
         G                  A
cos he’s liable to turn and bite,
          D7             G
But stand close by Bette Davis
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        A                      D
Because hers was such a lonely life.

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

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

D             A        
Everybody's a dreamer and 
   G             D
everybody's a star
    F#m            Bm         
And everybody's in show biz, it 
          G              A
doesn't matter who you are.
    Bm               F#m
And those who are successful,
   G              A
Be always on your guard,
        D7                     
Success walks hand in hand with 
 G
failure
      A              D
Along Hollywood Boulevard.

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

        C                       
You can see all the stars as you 
 G                   D        
walk down Hollywood Boulevard,
Dsus4 D

C                        G       
Some that you recognize, some 
                     D
that you've hardly even heard of,
C                     G          
People who worked and suffered 
                D
and struggled for fame,
C                      G     
Some who succeeded and some who 
               D   Dsus4 D
suffered in vain.

C G D  Dsus4 D  2x

   C                G              
Oh celluloid heroes never feel any 
D
pain
   C                G            
Oh celluloid heroes never really 
D
die.

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


* Alternate:

Capo II

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