"The Show Must Go On"
By: Queen
Album: Innuendo
Tabbed by: Peter Simmonds
[Intro]
(7 bars):
|Bm Bsus2 |Bsus4 Bm |G G#11 |Em/G
|Em7 Em6 |F#sus4 F# |Em
[Verse 1]
(14 bars):
(A#dim/E) Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm
Empty spaces, what are we living for?
G G#11 Em/G G
Abandoned places. I guess we know the score.
Em7 Em6 F#sus4 F# Em A#dim/E
On and on. Does anybody know what we are looking for?
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm
Another hero. Another mindless crime.
G G#11 Em/G G
Behind the curtain. In the pantomime.
Em7 Em6 F#sus4 F#
G
Hold the line. Does anybody want to take it anymore?
[Chorus]
(8 bars):
(G) Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm
The show must go on...
G G#11 Em/G G
The show must go on...
Em7 Em6
Inside, my heart is breaking.
F#sus4 F# Em
Bm (N.C.)
My makeup may be flaking but my smile still stays on.
[Verse 2]
(16 bars):
C#m C#sus2 C#sus4 C#m
Whatever happens, I leave it all to chance.
A A#11 F#m/A A
Another heartache. Another failed romance.
F#m7 F#m6 G#sus4 G#
Cdim/F#
On and on. Does anybody know what we are living for?
C#m C#sus2 C#sus4 C#m
I guess I'm learning. I must be warmer now.
A A#11 F#m/A A
I'll soon be turning round the corner now.
F#m7 F#m6
Outside the dawn is breaking,
G#sus4 G# F#m Em
but inside in the dark I'm aching to be free.
[Chorus]
(8 bars)
[Guitar break]
(6 bars)
(Bm) (Bsus2) |Bsus4 Bm |G G#11
G |Em7 Em6 |F#sus4 F# |Em
[Ad lib]
"Yeah", "Ooh", etc.
[Verse 3]
(6 bars):
F G/F Em Am Cmaj7/G
My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies.
F G/F Em7 Am
Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die.
C#m7b5 A7/C# Dsus4 D
I can fly, my friends.
[Final Chorus]
(7 bars):
(D) Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm
The show must go on. Yeah...
G G#11 Em/G G
The show must go on.
Em7 Em6 F#sus4 F#
I'll face it with a grin. I'm never giving in.
Em A#dim/E
On with the show.
[Outro]
(16 bars):
|Bm Bsus2 |Bsus4 Bm |G G#11 |Em/G
|
(G) Em7 Em6
Ooh, I'll top the bill. I'll overkill.
F#sus4 F# Em Em7
A#dim/E
I have the find the will to carry on... (with the, on with the)
Em7 Bm Bsus2...
show.
(fade out)
N.B.: The original track fades out on a Bsus4 but when playing live, I usually resolve
Bsus2 into a Bm.
Suggested chord shapes:
EADGBE
Bm 224432
Bsus2 224422
Bsus4 224400
G 320003
G#11 320023
Em/G 322000
Em7 022030
Em6 022020
F#sus4 244422
F# 244322
Em 022000
A#dim/E 012020
C#m 446654
C#sus2 446644
C#sus4 446674
A X02220
A#11 X01220
F#m/A X04222
F#m7 244252
F#m6 244242
G#sus4 466644
G# 466544
F#m 244222
Cdim/F# 234242
C#dim/F# 212020
Edim XX2323
F 133211
G/F 120003
Am X02210
Cmaj7/G 432000
C#m7b5 X42000
A7/C# X42020
Dsus4 XX0233
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