Sunset Boulevard

	  		Verse 
Am                              F 
Sure,I came out here to make my name 
G 
Wanted my pool, my dose of fame 
C         E7 
Wanted my parking space at Warner's 
Am                           F 
But after a year, a one room hell 
G 
A murphy bed, a rancid smell 
F  Am 
Wallpaper peeling at the corners 

Chorus 
Am          G 
Sunset Boulevard, twisting boulevard 
 D/F#          Dm            Am 
Secretive and rich, a little scary 
Am           G 
Sunset Boulevard, tempting boulevard 
 D/F#             Dm           Am 
Waiting there to swallow the unwary 


Verse 
Am                              F 
Dreams are not enough to win a war 
G 
Out here they're always keeping score 
C         E7 
Beneath the tan  the battle rages 
Am                           F 
Smile a rented smile, fill someone's glass 
G 
Kiss someone's wife, kiss someone's ass 
F  Am 
We do whatever pays the wages 

Chorus 
Am          G 
Sunset Boulevard, headline boulevard 
 D/F#          Dm            Am 
Getting there is only the beginning 
Am           G 
Sunset Boulevard, jackpot boulevard 
 D/F#             Dm           Am 
Once you've won you have to go on winning 


F 
You think I've sold out?    Dead right I've sold out! 
D 
I’ve just been waiting   for the right offer 
Am 
Comfortable quarters,   regular rations 
F        Am 
24-hour   Five Star room service 
F 
And if I'm honest,   I like the lady 
D 
I can't help being   touched by her folly 
Am 
I'm treading water,   taking the money 
F                      Am                       E7 
Watching her sun set... Well, I'm a writer! 

Verse 
Am                              F 
L.A.'s changed a lot  over the years 
G 
Since those brave gold rush pioneers 
C         E7 
Came in their creaky covered wagons 
Am                           F 
Far   as they could go end of the line 
G 
Their dreams were yours, their dreams were mine 
F  Am 
But in those dreams were hidden dragons 

Chorus 
Am          G 
Sunset Boulevard, frenzied boulevard 
 D/F#          Dm            Am 
Swamped with every kind of false emotion 
Am           G 
Sunset Boulevard, brutal boulevard 
 D/F#             Dm           Am 
Just like you, we'll wind up in the ocean 

Verse 
Am                              F 
She was sinking fast, I threw a rope 
G 
Now I have suits and she has hope 
C         E7 
It seemed an elegant solution 
Am                           F 
One day this must end, it isn't real 
G 
Still I'll enjoy a hearty meal 
F  Am 
Before tomorrrow's execution 

Chorus 
Am          G 
Sunset Boulevard, ruthless boulevard 
 D/F#          Dm            Am 
Destination for the stony-hearted 
Am           G 
Sunset Boulevard, lethal boulevard 
 D/F#             Dm           Am 
Everyone's forgotten how they started 
F      G     Am 
Here on Sunset Boulevard...! 

Am          G 
Sunset Boulevard, twisting boulevard 
 D/F#          Dm            Am 
Secretive and rich, a little scary 
Am           G 
Sunset Boulevard, tempting boulevard 
 D/F#             Dm           Am 
Waiting there to swallow the unwary