CHORD LIST:
    C    Bb   F   G   Ab  Am  D5  Eb5
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------1-----------|
G|--5----3----------------2---7----8--|
D|--5----3----3---5---6---2---7----8--|
A|--3----1----3---5---6---0---5----6--|
E|------------1---3---4---------------|


RIFF:
    C
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5---------------------5---------------------5-----------|
D|--5---------------5--7------------------5--7--------------|
A|--3---3*--3*--/7--------------3*-3*-/7--------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

   Eb5 D5 Bb                             F  F  F
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8--7--3-------------------------------------------------|
D|--8--7--3------------3--6--6--5--3-----3--3--3------------|
A|--6--5--1-----1--/5--------------------3--3--3------------|
E|---------------------------------------1--1--1------------|

/ = slide up
* = palm mute


[Intro]
Riff x2


[Verse 1]
C
Welcome to the big time, you're bound to be a star
Bb                                    F
And even if you don't go all the way, you know that you'll go far
C
This place is for rats, it can turn you upside down
Bb                                      F
There's no one you can count on in this sleazy little town, oh no


[Pre-Chorus]
G       Am       F
Lots of promises in the dark
G         Am        Bb
Don't you open your heart


[Chorus]
C                                                    Eb5 D5
Cuz it don't mean nothing, those words that they say
Bb                                    F
No it don't mean nothing, those games that people play
C                                        Eb5 D5
It don't mean nothing, no victim, no crime
Bb                                     F
No it don't mean nothing 'til you sign it on the dotted line


[Instrumental]
Riff x2

| F G Ab  |


[Verse 2]
C
The director smiles as you walk in the door
Bb                              F
He says "I love your work, babe, but you're just not what we're looking for"
C
And it's never what but who it is you know
Bb                            F
So easy to get stuck in all that California snow, oh no


[Pre-Chorus]
G       Am        F
Take a good look around and you'll find
G                Am             Bb
People tryin' to mess with your mind


[Chorus]
C                                                    Eb5 D5
Cuz it don't mean nothing, those words that they say
Bb                                    F
No it don't mean nothing, those games that people play
C                                        Eb5 D5
It don't mean nothing, no victim, no crime
Bb                                     F                      G
No it don't mean nothing 'til you sign it on the dotted line


[Bridge]
Am
Hollywood can be so lonely
              F
make you the winner of a losing fight
Am
The party is never over
F
The stars are always shinin'
        Am              Bb
Doesn't matter if it's day or night


[Guitar Solo]
Riff x2


[Verse 3]
C
The producer says "let me change a line or two"
Bb                                     F
And a little bit of something can look awfully good to you
C
And you want to scream, but you gotta keep it all inside
F                                                F
When you're trying to make a living, there ain't no such thing as pride, oh no


[Pre-Chorus]
G       Am       F
Lots of promises in the dark
G             Am        Bb
But don't you open your heart


[Chorus]
C                                                    Eb5 D5
 Cuz it don't mean nothing, those words that they say
Bb                                       F
 No it don't mean nothing, those games that people play
C                                          Eb5 D5
 It don't mean nothing, no victim, no crime
Bb                                      F
 No it don't mean nothing 'til you sign it on the dotted line


[Outro]
C                   Eb5 D5
 Don't mean nothing
Bb           F
 Don't mean nothing
C                   Eb5 D5
 Don't mean nothing
Bb           F
 Don't mean nothing


| C   | C   | Bb  | F   | x2

C
 Don't mean nothing
Bb           F
 Don't mean nothing
C
 Don't mean nothing
Bb           F
 Don't mean nothing