Intro
(7 bars):
|BmBsus2 |Bsus4Bm |GG#11 |Em/G
|Em7Em6 |F#sus4F# |EmVerse 1
(14 bars):
(A#dim/E)BmBsus2Bsus4Bm
Empty spaces, what are we living for?
GG#11Em/GG
Abandoned places. I guess we know the score.
Em7Em6F#sus4F#EmA#dim/E
On and on. Does anybody know what we are looking for?
BmBsus2Bsus4Bm
Another hero. Another mindless crime.
GG#11Em/GG
Behind the curtain. In the pantomime.
Em7Em6F#sus4F#G
Hold the line. Does anybody want to take it anymore?
Chorus
(8 bars):
(G)BmBsus2Bsus4Bm
The show must go on...
GG#11Em/GG
The show must go on...
Em7Em6
Inside, my heart is breaking.
F#sus4F#EmBm (N.C.)
My makeup may be flaking but my smile still stays on.
Verse 2
(16 bars):
C#mC#sus2C#sus4C#m
Whatever happens, I leave it all to chance.
AA#11F#m/AA
Another heartache. Another failed romance.
F#m7F#m6G#sus4G#Cdim/F#
On and on. Does anybody know what we are living for?
C#mC#sus2C#sus4C#m
I guess I'm learning. I must be warmer now.
AA#11F#m/AA
I'll soon be turning round the corner now.
F#m7F#m6
Outside the dawn is breaking,
G#sus4G#F#mEm
but inside in the dark I'm aching to be free.
Chorus
(8 bars)
[Guitar break]
(6 bars)
(Bm) (Bsus2) |Bsus4Bm |GG#11G |Em7Em6 |F#sus4F# |Em
[Ad lib]
"Yeah", "Ooh", etc.
Verse 3
(6 bars):
FG/FEmAmCmaj7/G
My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies.
FG/FEm7Am
Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die.
C#m7b5A7/C#Dsus4D
I can fly, my friends.
[Final Chorus
(7 bars):
(D)BmBsus2Bsus4Bm
The show must go on. Yeah...
GG#11Em/GG
The show must go on.
Em7Em6F#sus4F#
I'll face it with a grin. I'm never giving in.
EmA#dim/E
On with the show.
Outro
(16 bars):
|BmBsus2 |Bsus4Bm |GG#11 |Em/G
|
(G)Em7Em6
Ooh, I'll top the bill. I'll overkill.
F#sus4F#EmEm7A#dim/E
I have the find the will to carry on... (with the, on with the)
Em7BmBsus2...
show.
(fade out)
N.B.: The original track fades out on a Bsus4 but when playing live, I usually resolve
Bsus2 into a Bm.
Suggested chord shapes:
EADGBEBm 224432
Bsus2 224422
Bsus4 224400
G 320003
G#11 320023
Em/G 322000
Em7 022030
Em6 022020
F#sus4 244422
F# 244322
Em 022000
A#dim/E 012020
C#m 446654
C#sus2 446644
C#sus4 446674
A X02220
A#11 X01220
F#m/A X04222
F#m7 244252
F#m6 244242
G#sus4 466644
G# 466544
F#m 244222
Cdim/F# 234242
C#dim/F# 212020
Edim XX2323
F 133211
G/F 120003
Am X02210
Cmaj7/G 432000
C#m7b5 X42000
A7/C# X42020
Dsus4 XX0233
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.