Everybody's In Show-Biz Tabs:
- Celluloid Heroes »
- Brainwashed
- Lola
#-----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE------------------------------#
# This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation #
# of the song. The owner of this website has not reviewed the contents of #
# this file. If you feel that the content of this file may be violating #
# copyright law, you may not use the information displayed here in any way. #
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Celluloid Heroes
The Kinks
Tabbed By - James86
D A G D
Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star
F#m Bm G A
And everybody's in movies, it doesn't matter who you are
Bm F#m
There are starts in every city
G A
In every house and on every street
C G
And if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
A D
Their names are written in concrete
Don't step on Greta Garbo as you walk down the Boulevard
She looks so weak and fragile that's why she tried to be so hard
But they turned her into a princess
And they sat her on a throne
But she turned her back on stardom
Because she wanted to be alone
{Refrain}
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
Rudolph Valentino looks very much alive
And he looks up ladies dresses as they sadly pass him by
Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi
'Cause he's liable to turn and bite
But stand close by Bette Davis
Because hers was such a lonely life
If you covered him with garbage
George Sanders would still have style
And if you stamped on Mickey Rooney
He would still turn round and smile
But please don't tread on dearest Marilyn
'Cause she's not very tough
She should have been made of iron or steel
But she was only made of flesh and blood
{Refrain}
Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star
And everybody's in show biz, it doesn't matter who you are
And those who are successful
Be always on your guard
Success walks hand in hand with failure
Along Hollywood Boulevard
I wish my life was non-stop Hollywood movie show
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
And celluloid heroes never really die
You can see all the stars as you walk along...
{Refrain}
La la la la....
Oh, celluloid heroes never feel any pain
Oh, celluloid heroes never really die
I wish my life was non-stop Hollywood movie show
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
And celluloid heroes never really die
Brought to you by the GUITARMASTA - http://www.guitarmasta.net
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
|
No Picture
Mike Average |
#1 by Mike at Jul 15, 1970 at 10:12 PM EST |
| That's amazing ballad. Ray Davies and co. at their best. | |
|
No Picture
Kyle Wanna Be |
#2 by Kyle Kom at Mar 2, 1980 at 10:22 PM EST |
| Simply unbelivable songwriting on Davies part I salute you Mr. Davies for the great music you have given us which definately incluedes this fantastic/chilling song. I mean everytime I hear it, it gives me chills. Lets see more comments for this song people! | |
|
No Picture
drw Average |
#3 by drw drw at Jul 16, 1982 at 5:39 PM EST |
| This song is pretty self explanatory... One of my favorite Kinks songs, and one of the few songs that can bring a tear to my eye...especially the part about Marilyn Monroe. Beautiful song. | |
|
No Picture
kyle Rhythm Player |
#4 by kyle perry at Nov 12, 1982 at 1:28 AM EST |
| Love it. I used to think it wasn't that good actually. I used to just listen to the intro and hear it sounded slow so i skipped it to the next songs. How foolish of me. Love the song. | |
|
No Picture
Joe Average |
#5 by Joe Montana at Mar 15, 1984 at 6:38 PM EST |
| I adore this song. I think the more mature Kinks songs are always their best. Ray's wavering voice and the awesome instruments near the end are so gratifying. I see it as a normal person who wishes they were in movies (I wish my life was a nonstop Hollywood movie show), but in reality the people who ARE in movies are just like normal people himself. So it's ironic. Not only that, but these normal actors/actresses have worked really hard to achieve their stardom that the only way they are remembered to the world (never really die) is through their movies and their star on the boulevard. Pretty sad!! Saying that they (never feel any pain) is also ironic because they do - they are normal like us. Love the song. | |
|
No Picture
Musical Genius |
#6 by oh.... THAT guy at Jul 10, 1990 at 9:40 PM EST |
| Agreed, I love this song. | |
|
No Picture
Dustin Wanna Be |
#7 by Dustin Cogburn at Sep 2, 2003 at 7:14 AM EST |
| That's amazing ballad. Ray Davies and co. at their best. | |
|
No Picture
Matthew Average |
#8 by Matthew Spencer at Feb 7, 2005 at 9:28 AM EST |
| To me Ray Davies writes about celluloid heroes and compares being in a famous life to the life of a mundane normal person and saying it's not all that different . it doesn't matter what you become or how high up you get in life . your still venerable in life. success walks hand and hand with failure along Hollywood Boulevard. | |
Top 7 The Kinks Guitar Tabs
Popular Guitar Tabs