Celluloid Heroes The Kinks

D A G D Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star If you covered him with garbage F#m Bm G A George Sanders would still have style And everybody's in movies, it doesn't matter who you are And if you stamped on Mickey Rooney Bm F#m He would still turn round and smile There are stars in every city But please don't tread on dearest Marilyn G A 'Cause she's not very tough In every house and on every street She should have been made of iron or steel C G But she was only made of flesh and blood And if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard A D {Refrain} Their names are written in concrete Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star Don't step on Greta Garbo as you walk down the Boulevard And everybody's in show biz, it doesn't matter who you are She looks so weak and fragile that's why she tried to be so hard And those who are successful But they turned her into a princess Be always on your guard And they sat her on a throne Success walks hand in hand with failure But she turned her back on stardom Along Hollywood Boulevard Because she wanted to be alone I wish my life was non-stop Hollywood movie show {Refrain} A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes C G D Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard And celluloid heroes never really die C G D Some that you recognize, some that you've hardly even heard of You can see all the stars as you walk along... C G D {Refrain} People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame C G D La la la la.... Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain Oh, celluloid heroes never feel any pain Rudolph Valentino looks very much alive Oh, celluloid heroes never really die And he looks up ladies dresses as they sadly pass him by I wish my life was non-stop Hollywood movie show Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes 'Cause he's liable to turn and bite Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain But stand close by Bette Davis And celluloid heroes never really die Because hers was such a lonely life

May 3, 2021