[Intro]
(7 bars):
|BmBsus2 |Bsus4Bm |GG#11 |Em/G
|Em7Em6 |F#sus4F# |Em
[Verse 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#m7b5 A7/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 |G G#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)