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[Intro]
  C    Em    F    Gx2
[Verse]
CYou feel like EmSteve McQueen
when your Fdriving in your Gcar 
Cand you think you Emlook like James Bond 
when you're Fsmoking your cigGar 
it's so bizCarre 
you think you Emare 
a Fnew kind of James GDean 
but the Conly thing I've ever Emseen of you 
was a commFercial spot on the Gscreen 
[Chorus]
CMovie star, EmMovie star
F..you think you Gare a movie 
CMovie star, EmMovie star 
F..you think you Gare a movie sCtar
[Instrumental]
  C    Em    F    Gx2
[Verse]
  DYou should belong to the F#mjet set, 
 Gfly your own private Alearjet. 
 DBut you worked to a F#mgrocery store everyGday 
until you could afAford to get away. 
 DSo you went to SF#mweden to meet Ingmar GBergman, 
 He wasn't there Aor he just didn't Dcare. 
 I think it's time for F#myou my friend, 
 Gto stop pretending, that you Aare, a 
[Chorus]
DMovie star, F#mMovie star
G..you think you Aare a movie 
DMovie star, F#mMovie star 
G..you think you Aare a movie star
[Instrumental]
  D    F#m    G    Ax2
[Verse]
  EFrozen G#mhero, 
  Ayour words are zBero. 
And your Edreams have vanished, G#minto dark, 
 Aand long aBgo, but you will want to Eknow...
[Chorus]
..EMovie star, G#mMovie star
A..you think you Bare a movie 
EMovie star, G#mMovie star 
A..you think you Bare a movie...
EMovie star, G#mMovie star
A..you think you Bare a movie 
EMovie star, G#mMovie star 
A..you think you Bare a movie star

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Movie Star

by Harpo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

G#m

[Intro]

C Em F G

[Verse]

C Em

You feel like Steve McQueen

F G

when your driving in your car

C Em

and you think you look like James Bond

F G

when you're smoking your cigar

it's so bizarre

you think you are

F G

a new kind of James Dean

C Em

but the only thing I've ever seen of you

F G

was a commercial spot on the screen

[Chorus]

C Em

Movie star, Movie star

F G

..you think you are a movie

C Em

Movie star, Movie star

F G C

..you think you are a movie star

[Instrumental]

C Em F G

[Verse]

D F#m

You should belong to the jet set,

G A

fly your own private learjet.

D F#m G

But you worked to a grocery store everyday

until you could afford to get away.

D F#m G

So you went to Sweden to meet Ingmar Bergman,

A D

He wasn't there or he just didn't care.

F#m

I think it's time for you my friend,

G A

to stop pretending, that you are, a

[Chorus]

D F#m

Movie star, Movie star

G A

..you think you are a movie

D F#m

Movie star, Movie star

G A

..you think you are a movie star

[Instrumental]

D F#m G A

[Verse]

E G#m

Frozen hero,

A B

your words are zero.

E G#m

And your dreams have vanished, into dark,

A B E

and long ago, but you will want to know...

[Chorus]

E G#m

..Movie star, Movie star

A B

..you think you are a movie

E G#m

Movie star, Movie star

A B

..you think you are a movie...

E G#m

Movie star, Movie star

A B

..you think you are a movie

E G#m

Movie star, Movie star

A B

..you think you are a movie star

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