The Show Must Not Go On
Harvey DangerVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Da da da da da da da da da da dah
You can bash your head against a wall for years,
The wall is not impressed.
Or you can take a giant step away only to discover,
Your wound's already dressed.
It's not hard to see a beautiful girl,
And imagine the life that you could have with her.
But you can't bend time,
nor bind it up with twine.
You can try, try,
you'll never read her mind.
Which is fine, fine,
'Cause she cannot read yours.
You treat me worse than you treat any stranger.
For my part, I say thanks.
(And you say youre welcome)
I am like a cobblestone street, And you,
you're like 50 Sherman tanks.
(Thats a lot of Sherman tanks)
Roll right over me,
Reduce me to rubble.
I am Monsieur Bovary,
and you are Madame Trouble.
So much that what we so grandly call love,
is simply in our heads.
How many doors slammed closed,
And stepped-on toes,
And songs composed,
And poems and prose,
About things we've heard in words nobody said.
The show must not, the show must not,
The show must not go on.
The show must not, the show must not,
The show must not go on.
The show must not, the show must not,
The show must not go on.
Not go on. Not go on.
Da dah dah dah
dah dah dah dah dah
dah dah da
You can bash your head against a wall forever,
The wall will never change.
But if you start to like the bloody bruises,
The wall cannot be blamed.
I try to make it seem
like I'm over you.
The blindest man alive can see: It simply isn't true.
Love only lasts as long as it lasts
Goes as far as it goes,
and it goes pretty goddamn fast.
Sometimes love is fun.
Sometimes burdensome.
Sometimes hard up.
Sometimes hard won.
But you only miss it if it's gone.
The show must not, the show must not,
The show must not go on.
The show must not, the show must not,
The show must not go on.
The show must not, the show must not,
The show must not go on.
Not go on. Not go on.
Da dah dah dah
dah dah dah dah dah
dah dah da
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Readable chord sheet for The Show Must Not Go On by Harvey Danger
[Esus4]Da da da da da da [G6]da da da da dah [F#m7] [B] [Badd9] [Bsus4] You [B]can bash your head against a wall for years, [F#]The wall is not impressed. [B] [Badd9] [Bsus4] Or y[B]ou can take a giant step away only to discover, [F#]Your wound's already dressed. [E]It's not ha[F#]rd to see a beaut[B]iful girl, [E] [E] [F#] [B] And[E] imagine the life that you could have with her. [E]But you can't bend time, [F#]nor bind it up with twine. [B]You can try, try, [E]you'll never read her mind. [E]Which is fine, fine, [F#]'Cause she cannot read [B]yours. [Badd9] [B] [B] [Badd9] [Bsus4] You [B]treat me worse than you treat any stranger. [F#]For my part, I say thanks. (And you say youre welcome) [B]I am like a cob[Badd9]blestone street, An[Bsus4]d you, [B] [F#]you're like 50 Sherman tanks. (Thats a lot of Sherman tanks) [E]Roll right over m[F#]e, [B]Reduce me to rubble. [E] [E]I am Monsieur Bovary,[F#] [B]and you are Madame Trouble. [E] [E]So much that what we so g[F#]randly call love, [B]is simply in our heads. [E] [E]How many doors slammed closed, [F#]And stepped-on toes, [B]And songs composed, [E]And poems and prose, [E]About things we've heard in wo[F#]rds nobody said. [G6] [Esus4]The show must not, the show must not, The show must not go on.[G6] [F#m7] [Esus4]The show must not, the show must not, The show must not go on.[G6] [F#m7] [Esus4]The show must not, the show must not, The show must not go on.[G6] [F#m7]Not go on. Not go on. [Esus4] [Esus4]Da dah dah dah [G6]dah dah dah dah dah [F#m7]dah dah da [B] [B] [Badd9] [Bsus4] You [B]can bash your head against a wall forever, [F#]The wall will never change. [B]But if you st[Badd9]art to like the bloody bru[Bsus4]ises, [B] [F#]The wall cannot be blamed. [E]I try to make it se[F#]em [B]like I'm over you.[E] [E] [F#] [B] The [E]blindest man alive can see: It simply isn't true. [E]Love only lasts as long as it la[F#]sts Goes as far as it [B]goes, and it goes pretty goddamn [E]fast. [E]Sometimes love is fun. Sometimes burdensom[F#]e. [B]Sometimes hard up. [E]Sometimes hard won. But you only miss it [F#]if it's gone. [G6] [Esus4]The show must not, the show must not, The show must not go on.[G6] [F#m7] [Esus4]The show must not, the show must not, The show must not go on.[G6] [F#m7] [Esus4]The show must not, the show must not, The show must not go on.[G6] [F#m7]Not go on. Not go on[Esus4]. [Esus4]Da dah dah dah [G6]dah dah dah dah dah [F#m7]dah dah da [B]