The Show Must Go On chords by Elton John

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A minorAm

Difficulty: Intermediate

Elton John - The Show Must Go On  (From the Freddie Mercury concert 1992

Key A minorAm  BPM 81   You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9DW5PwPxH4

A minorAm    x02210   Gadd#11 32002x   E minor 7Em7   022030
Asus2Asus2  x02230   Dm/F   xx3231   Em6Em6   022020
Asus4Asus4  x02200   F/GF/G   303211   F#sus4F#sus4 224422
FF    133211   E minorEm    022000   F#F#   244322
DmDm    x00231   B minorBm    x24432   D#D#   xx1343
Dm7Dm7   xx0211   Bsus2Bsus2  x24422   G minorGm   355333
Dm6Dm6   xx0201   Bsus4Bsus4  x22452   A#Maj7A#maj7 x10231
Esus4Esus4  022200   Aadd#11 x0764x   G7G7   320001
E MajorE    022100   Em/GEm/G   322000   C majorC    x32010
Ddim7Ddim7  xx0101   G+G    320003

  Intro:
A minorAm  Asus2Asus2  Asus4Asus4  A minorAm
FF   Gadd#11 Dm/F  FF
Dm7Dm7  Dm6Dm6   Esus4Esus4  E MajorE
DmDm  Ddim7Ddim7


  Verse 1:
   A minorAm   Asus2Asus2    Asus4Asus4
Empty spaces, what are we living for?
A minorAm    FF    Gadd#11  Dm/F    FF
Abandoned places, I guess we know the score,
Dm7Dm7
On and on
Dm6Dm6 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE        DmDm   Ddim7Ddim7
Does anybody know what we are looking for?


  Verse 2:
    A minorAm  Asus2Asus2  Asus4Asus4
Another hero, another mindless crime
A minorAm     FF    Gadd#11 Dm/F  FF
Behind the curtain, in the pantomime
Dm7Dm7
Hold the line
Dm6Dm6 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE         DmDm
Does anybody want to take it anymore?

  Chorus:
F/GF/G   FF    A minorAm Asus2Asus2 Asus4Asus4
The show must go on
A minorAm    Am/GAm/G  FF  G#11G#11 Dm/F
The show must go on, yeah
FF Dm7Dm7       Dm6Dm6
Inside my heart is breaking
  Esus4Esus4    E MajorE
My makeup may be flaking
    DmDm   Ddim7Ddim7 A minorAm
But my smile, still, stays on


  Verse 3:
E minorEm    B minorBm    Bsus2Bsus2       Bsus4Bsus4
Whatever happens, I'll leave it all to chance
B minorBm   G+G     Aadd#11 Em/GEm/G    G+G
Another heartache, another failed romance,
E minor 7Em7
On and on
Em6Em6 F#sus4F#sus4 F#F#        E minorEm  Edim7Edim7
Does anybody know what we are living for?


  Verse 4:
E minorEm     B minorBm    Bsus2Bsus2   Bsus4Bsus4
I guess I'm learning I must be warmer now
B minorBm      G+G    Aadd#11  Em/GEm/G  G+G
I'll soon be turning, round the corner now
E minor 7Em7         Em6Em6
Outside the dawn is breaking
  F#sus4F#sus4    F#F#          E minorEm
But inside in the dark I'm aching to be free


  Chorus:
DmDm        A minorAm Asus2Asus2  Asus4Asus4
The show must go on
A minorAm      Am/GAm/G FF
The show must go  on
Dm7Dm7        Dm6Dm6
Inside my heart is breaking
  Esus4Esus4     E MajorE
My makeup may be flaking
    DmDm   Ddim7Ddim7
But my smile, still, stays on


  Link:
A minorAm  Asus2Asus2  Asus4Asus4  A minorAm

FF   Gadd#11 Dm/F  FF
Yeah      Yeah

Dm7Dm7  Dm6Dm6   Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
Ooh  Ooh   Ooh

DmDm  Ddim7Ddim7


  Bridge:
D#D#     FF        DmDm       G minorGm  A#Maj7A#maj7
My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies
D#D#       FF     Dm7Dm7      G minorGm
Fairy tales of yesterday, grow but never die
   B minorBm G7G7  Csus4Csus4   C majorC
I can fly,   my friends


  Chorus:
  A minorAm       Asus2Asus2  Asus4Asus4
The show must go on,yeah
A minorAm        FF  Gadd#11 Dm/F
The show must go on
FF  Dm7Dm7      Dm6Dm6
I'll face it with a grin
Esus4Esus4
I'm never giving in
E MajorE     DmDm  Ddim7Ddim7
On with the show


  Link:
A minorAm  Asus2Asus2  Asus4Asus4  A minorAm

FF  Gadd#11 Dm/F  FF


  Outro:
   Dm7Dm7        Dm6Dm6
I'll top the bill I'll overkill
 Esus4Esus4         E MajorE
I have to find the will to carry on
DmDm   Dm7Dm7 Dm6Dm6  Ddim7Ddim7 Dm7Dm7 Dm6Dm6
On with the show
A minorAm
Show must go on
N.C
Show must go on

Mark W