Celluloid Heroes chords by Blackmore's Night

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

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

Verse:
   D       A      G         D
Don't step 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 recognize, 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

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

Chorus:
    C               G       D
You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
C            G              D
Some that you recognize, 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

Instrumental:
Bm F#m G D
F#m Bm G A
Bm F#m G A
C G A D

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

Verse:
E      B     A     E
Rudolph Valentino looks very much alive
    G#m       C#m       A       B
And he looks up ladies' dresses as they sadly pass him by
   C#m        G#m        A         B
Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi, 'cause he's liable to turn and bite
     D       A        B       E
But stand close by Bette Davis, 'cause of such a lonely life

Bridge:
 D         A         E
I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show
 D        A           E
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes
    D        A       E
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
  D        A      E
And celluloid heroes never really die

Verse:
       B      A      E
Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star
  G#m      C#m         A       B
And everybody's in showbiz, it doesn't matter who you are
    C#m       G#m     A       B
And to those who are successful, be always on your guard
  D              A       B       E
Success walks hand in hand with failure along Hollywood Boulevard