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