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