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The Show Must Go On

Queen
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
F
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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Dmi5
-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-----1--|
-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-----3--|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--2-----1--|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-----0--|
------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
 (Dmi5-)|  |  |  |
 Empty spaces what are we living for abandoned places I guess we
know  the score on  and on  does anybody  know  what we are looking  for
another hero  another mindless  crime behind the curtain  in the
pantomime hold  the line  does anybody  want  to take it any-more.  The
 show must go on  the show must go on  in-side  my
 heart is breaking  my make-up  may be flaking  but my smile still
stays  on  Whatever happens  I'll leave it all  to chance another
heartache  another failed  romance on  and on  does anybody  know what
 we are living for  I guess I'm learning  I must be warmer  now
 I'll soon be turning  round the corner  now out-side  the dawn is
 but inside  in the dark I'm  aching to  be free  The show must go
on  the show must go on  in-side  my heart is breaking
 my make-up  may be flaking  but my smile still stays  on
My  soul is painted  like the wings
 of
 butterflies fairytales  of yesterday  will grow  but never die
 |
  I can fly___ my friends The show must go on the show must
 go
on  I'll face  it with a grin  I'm never  giving in  on  with
 the
 show  I'll top  the bill I'll overkill  I have  to find the
:|3x
 will to carry on with the show show The show must go
 on______
  (on with the show)
 CHORDS:
 

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Readable chord sheet for The Show Must Go On by Queen

[Am9]     [Asus2]   [Asus4]   [Am9]       [F]      [F5]         [F6]      [F]
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[Dmi7]     [Dmi6]     [Esus4]   [E]        [Dm9]   [Dmi5]
-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-----1--|
-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-----3--|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--2-----1--|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-----0--|
------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|

(Dmi5-)|[Am9]                | [Am9]                 | [F]                |
Empty   spaces   what are we living for  abandoned places  I guess we

[F]know the score  [Dmi7]on and o[Dmi6]n  does [Esus4]anybody know[E] what we are [Dm9]looking for

[Dmi5]another [Am9]hero  another [Am9]mindless crime  behind the [F]curtain   in the

[F]pantomime  [Dmi7]hold the lin[Dmi6]e does [Esus4]anybody want[E] to take it any[Dm9]-more. The

show must go [Am9]on          [Am9]      the show must go [F]on    [F]   in-s[Dmi7]ide my

heart is [Dmi6]breaking my [Esus4]make-up may be fla[E]king but my [Dm9]smile   [Dmi5]still

[Am9]stays on   [Am9]   Whatever  [Bm9]happens I'll leave it [Bm9]all to chance another

[G]heartache another [G]failed romance  [Emi7]on and on[Emi6]  does [F#sus4]anybody know [F#]what

we are living [Em9]for     [Emi5]  I guess I'm  [Bm9]learning I must be [Bm9]warmer now

I'll soon be [G]turning round the [G]corner now out-[Emi7]side the dawn is [Emi6]
but [F#sus4]inside in the dark [F#]I'm aching [Em9]to be fre[Emi5]e       [Dm9] The show must go

[Am9]on     [Am9]   the show must go o[F]n      [F]      in-[Dmi7]side my heart is brea[Dmi6]king

my [Esus4]make-up may be flak[E]ing but my [Dm9]smile    [Dmi5]still  [Am9]stays on [Am9]      [F]

[F]   [Dmi7]      [Dmi6]      [Esus4]      [E]  [Dm9]     [Dmi5]       [Eb]My soul is p[F]ainted like the [Dm9]wings
of

butterf[Gm9]lies  [Eb]fairytales of [F]yesterday will [Dm9]grow but never di[Gm9]e

|  [G9]              [C]                                           [Am9]                                                      [Am9]
  I can fly___ my friends  The show must go on         the show must
go

[F]on    [F]    I'll [Dmi7]face it with a grin[Dmi6]  I'm  [Esus4]never giving in  [E]  on [Dm9] with
the

show [Am9]    [Am9]    [F]   [F] I'll [Dmi7]top the bill I'll o[Dmi6]verkill I ha[Esus4]ve to find the

[E]:|3x          [Dm9]                       [Dmi5]                                    [Dm9]                                                           [Am9]
will to carry on with the show         show   The show must go
on______
                          (on with the show)

CHORDS:
         [E] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E]

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