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[Verse]
DEverybody's a Adreamer and Geverybody's a Dstar
And F#meverybody's in Bmmovies, doesn't Gmatter who you Aare
There are Bmstars in every F#mcity, in every Ghouse on every Astreet
And if you Cwalk down Hollywood GBoulevard, their names are Awritten in concDreteG  D  G  
[Verse]
Don't Dstep on Greta AGarbo as you Gwalk down the bouleDvard
She F#mlooks so weak and Bmfragile, that's why she Gtried to be so Ahard
But they Bmturned her into a F#mprincess and they Gsat her on a Athrone
But she Cturned her back on Gstardom, because she Awanted to be aDlone
[Chorus]
You can Csee all the stars as you walk Gdown Hollywood DBoulevard
CSome that you recognize, Gsome that you've hardly even Dheard of
CPeople who worked and Gsuffered and struggled for Dfame
CSome who succeeded and Gsome who suffered in Dvain
[Verse]
If you covered him with Agarbage, George GSanders would still have Dstyle
And if you F#mstamped on Mickey BmRooney, he would Gstill turn 'round and Asmile
But don't Bmtread on dearest F#mMarilyn, Gshe's not very Atough
She Cshould have been made of Giron or steel, but she was Aonly flesh and Dblood
[Chorus]
You can Csee all the stars as you walk Gdown Hollywood DBoulevard
CSome that you recognize, Gsome that you've hardly even Dheard of
CPeople who worked and Gsuffered and struggled for Dfame
CSome who succeeded and Gsome who suffered in Dvain
[Instrumental]
Bm  F#m  G  D
F#m  Bm  G  A
Bm  F#m  G  A
C  G  A  D
[Chorus]
You can Csee all the stars as you walk Gdown Hollywood DBoulevard
CSome that you recognize, Gsome that you've hardly even Dheard of
CPeople who worked and Gsuffered and struggled for Dfame
CSome who succeeded and Gsome who suffered in DvainB  
[Verse]
ERudolph ValenBtino looks Avery much aElive
And he G#mlooks up ladies' C#mdresses as they Asadly pass him Bby
Avoid C#mstepping on Bela LuG#mgosi, 'cause he's Aliable to turn and Bbite
But stand Dclose by Bette ADavis, 'cause of Bsuch a lonely Elife
[Bridge]
I Dwish my life was a Anon-stop Hollywood Emovie show
A Dfantasy world of Acelluloid villains and Eheroes
Because Dcelluloid heroes Anever feel any Epain
And Dcelluloid heroes Anever really Edie
[Verse]
Everybody's a Bdreamer and Aeverybody's a Estar
And G#meverybody's in C#mshowbiz, it doesn't Amatter who you Bare
And to C#mthose who are sucG#mcessful, be Aalways on your Bguard
SucDcess walks hand in hand with Afailure along BHollywood BouleEvard

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Celluloid Heroes

by Blackmore's Night

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F#m

G#m

C#m

[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

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