Queen
of Hollywood
C – Am – D C – Am – C ~
G
C
G
1. She drove a long way through the night, from
an urban neighborhood,
C Em
she
left her mother in a fight, for a dream misunderstood.
F
D
And
her friends they talk on corners, they could never comprehend.
G
C
G
But there was always
something different, in the way she held a stare,
C Em
and
the pictures that she painted were of glamour and of flair,
F
C
And
her boyfriend though he loved her, knew he couldn't quite fulfill,
D
he
could never meet her there.
Em C
Am
D
She's never gonna be like the one before,
Em C
Am
D
she read it in her stars that there's something
more.
Em C
Am
D
No matter what it takes, no matter how she
breaks,
Em C
~
she'll be the Queen of Hollywood.
G
C G
2.And the cynics they will wonder, what's the
difference with this dream?
C Em
And
the dreams of countless others all believing in TV.
F C
They see their handprints in a sidewalk,
flashing cameras on the scene,
D
and
a shining limousine. + REFRAIN
G
C G
3. Now her mother collects cut-outs and the
pictures make her smile,
C
Em
but
if she saw behind the curtains it could only make her cry.
F
C
She's got handprints on her body, sad moonbeams in her eyes,
D
not
so innocent a child. + CHORUS
Em
C
Am
D
No, she's never gonna be like the one before,
Em C
Am
D
she read it in her stars that there's something
more.
Am
C
Am
D
No matter what it takes, and even though she
breaks,
Em C -
Am - D
she'll be the Queen of Hollywood.
Em C - Am - D
She’s the queen of
Hollywood.
Em C - Am
- D
She’s the queen of
Hollywood…
(The Corrs)