Dm                              Bb
Sure,I came out here to make my name
                           C
Wanted my pool, my dose of fame
                           F       A7
Wanted my parking space at Warner's
Dm                           Bb
But after a year, a one room hell
                       C
A murphy bed, a rancid smell
                         Dm
Wallpaper peeling at the corners

[Chorus]
Dm               C
Sunset Boulevard, twisting boulevard
G/B           Gm             Dm
Secretive and rich, a little scary
Dm               C
Sunset Boulevard, tempting boulevard
G/B              Gm            Dm
Waiting there to swallow the unwary

[Verse 2]
Dm                             Bb
Dreams are not enough to win a war
                                C
Out here they're always keeping score
                            F    A7
Beneath the tan  the battle rages
Dm                                   Bb
Smile a rented smile, fill someone's glass
                                    C
Kiss someone's wife, kiss someone's ass
                        Dm
We do whatever pays the wages

[Chorus]
Dm               C
Sunset Boulevard, headline boulevard
G/B              Gm         Dm
Getting there is only the beginning
Dm               C
Sunset Boulevard, jackpot boulevard
G/B                 Gm            Dm
Once you've won you have to go on winning

[Bridge]
Bb
You think I've sold out?    Dead right I've sold out!
G
I’ve just been waiting   for the right offer
Dm
Comfortable quarters,   regular rations
Bb       Dm
24-hour, Five Star room service
Bb
And if I'm honest,   I like the lady
                     G
I can't help being   touched by her folly
Dm
I'm treading water,   taking the money
Bb                     Dm                   A7
Watching her sun set... Well, I'm a writer!

[Verse 3]
Dm                            Bb
L.A.'s changed a lot over the years
                               C
Since those brave gold rush pioneers
                             F     A7
Came in their creaky covered wagons
Dm                               Bb
Far as they could go, end of the line
                                           C
Their dreams were yours, their dreams were mine
                                Dm
But in those dreams were hidden dragons

[Chorus]
Dm               C
Sunset Boulevard, frenzied boulevard
G/B                Gm             Dm
Swamped with every kind of false emotion
Dm               C
Sunset Boulevard, brutal boulevard
G/B                  Gm             Dm
Just like you, we'll wind up in the ocean

[Verse 4]
Ebm                             Cb
She was sinking fast, I threw a rope
                             Db
Now I have suits and she has hope
                       Gb    Bb7
It seemed an elegant solution
Ebm                             Cb
One day this must end, it isn't real
                          Db
Still I'll enjoy a hearty meal
                      Ebm
Before tomorrrow's execution

[Chorus]
Ebm              Db
Sunset Boulevard, ruthless boulevard
Ab/C        Abm           Ebm
Destination for the stony-hearted
Ebm              Db
Sunset Boulevard, lethal boulevard
Ab/C          Abm             Ebm
Everyone's forgotten how they started
B       Db     Ebm
Here on Sunset Boulevard...!