Intro
(7 bars):
|BmB |BBm |GG# |Em
|EmEm |F#F# |EmVerse 1
(14 bars):
(A#dim/E)BmBBBm
Empty spaces, what are we living for?
GG#EmG
Abandoned places. I guess we know the score.
EmEmF#F#EmA#dim
On and on. Does anybody know what we are looking for?
BmBBBm
Another hero. Another mindless crime.
GG#EmG
Behind the curtain. In the pantomime.
EmEmF#F#G
Hold the line. Does anybody want to take it anymore?
Chorus
(8 bars):
(G)BmBBBm
The show must go on...
GG#EmG
The show must go on...
EmEm
Inside, my heart is breaking.
F#F#EmBm (N.C.)
My makeup may be flaking but my smile still stays on.
Verse 2
(16 bars):
C#mC#C#C#m
Whatever happens, I leave it all to chance.
AA#F#mA
Another heartache. Another failed romance.
F#mF#mG#G#Cdim
On and on. Does anybody know what we are living for?
C#mC#C#C#m
I guess I'm learning. I must be warmer now.
AA#F#mA
I'll soon be turning round the corner now.
F#mF#m
Outside the dawn is breaking,
G#G#F#mEm
but inside in the dark I'm aching to be free.
Chorus
(8 bars)
[Guitar break]
(6 bars)
(Bm) (Bsus2) |BBm |GG#G |EmEm |F#F# |Em
[Ad lib]
"Yeah", "Ooh", etc.
Verse 3
(6 bars):
FGEmAmCmaj7
My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies.
FGEmAm
Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die.
C#m7A7DD
I can fly, my friends.
[Final Chorus
(7 bars):
(D)BmBBBm
The show must go on. Yeah...
GG#EmG
The show must go on.
EmEmF#F#
I'll face it with a grin. I'm never giving in.
EmA#dim
On with the show.
Outro
(16 bars):
|BmB |BBm |GG# |Em
|
(G)EmEm
Ooh, I'll top the bill. I'll overkill.
F#F#EmEmA#dim
I have the find the will to carry on... (with the, on with the)
EmBmB...
show.
(fade out)
N.B.: The original track fades out on a B but when playing live, I usually resolve
B into a Bm.
Suggested chord shapes:
EADGBEBm 224432
B 224422
B 224400
G 320003
G# 320023
Em 322000
Em 022030
Em 022020
F# 244422
F# 244322
Em 022000
A#dim 012020
C#m 446654
C# 446644
C# 446674
A X02220
A# X01220
F#m X04222
F#m 244252
F#m 244242
G# 466644
G# 466544
F#m 244222
Cdim 234242
C#dim 212020
E XX2323
F 133211
G 120003
Am X02210
Cmaj7 432000
C#m7 X42000
A7 X42020
D 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.