11 Chords used in the song: Bm, G, Em, F#, C#m, A, F#m, G#, F, Am, D
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Intro:
[Bm][Bm][G][G]
[Em][F#][Em]
1st verse:
Bm Bm
Empty spaces, what are we living for?
G G
Abandoned places, I guess we know the score
Em F# Em>let ring
On and on, does anybody know what we are looking for?
Bm Bm
Another hero, another mindless crime,
G G
Behind the curtain, in the pantomime,
Em F# Em
Hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore?
Chorus:
Bm Bm
The show must go on
G G
The show must go on, yeah
Em
Inside my heart is breaking,
F#
My make-up may be flaking,
Em Bm BmX
But my smile still stays on
2nd verse:
C#m C#m
Whatever happens, I'll leave it all to chance,
A A
Another heartache, another failed romance
F#m G# F#m
On and on, does anybody know what we are living for?
C#m C#m
I guess I'm learning I must be warmer now,
A A
I'll soon be turning round the corner now,
F#m G# F#m Em (PM)
Outside the dawn is breaking, but inside in the dark I'm aching to be free
Chorus:
Bm Bm
The show must go on
G G
The show must go on, yeah yeah___
Em
Inside my heart is breaking,
F#
My make-up may be flaking,
Em Bm
But my smile still stays on
Solo:
[Bm][G][G][Em]
[F#][Em]
Bridge:
F - G - Em - Am -
My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies,
F - G - Em - Am -
Fairy-tales of yesterday will grow and never die,
C#m D- (PM) D-X
I can fly, my friends
Chorus:
Bm Bm
The show must go on
G G
The show must go on,
Em F# Em
I'll face it with a grin, I'm never giving in, on with show
[Bm][Bm][G][G]
Em F# Em
I'll top the bill I'll overkill I have to find the will to cary on,
Em Em Em
On with the show, with the show
Bm>let ring
The show must go on
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About this song: The Show Must Go On
"The Show Must Go On", written primarily by guitarist Brian May, is a song by English rock band Queen and is featured as the twelfth and final track on their 1991 album Innuendo. As on the previous album, The Miracle, all songs on Innuendo were credited to the band as a whole. The initial idea for the song came from a chord sequence Roger Taylor and John Deacon were working on. May then decided to use the sequence, and both he and Freddie Mercury decided the theme of the lyrics and wrote the first verse together.