The Show Must Go On chords by Elton John

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Am

Difficulty: Intermediate

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

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

Am       x02210     Gadd#11  32002x     Em7     022030
Asus2    x02230     Dm/F     xx3231     Em6     022020
Asus4    x02200     F/G      303211     F#sus4  224422
F        133211     Em       022000     F#      244322
Dm       x00231     Bm       x24432     D#      xx1343
Dm7      xx0211     Bsus2    x24422     Gm      355333
Dm6      xx0201     Bsus4    x22452     A#maj7  x10231
Esus4    022200     Aadd#11  x0764x     G7      320001
E        022100     Em/G     322000     C       x32010
Ddim7    xx0101     G        320003

   Intro:
Am    Asus2    Asus4   Am
F     Gadd#11  Dm/F    F
Dm7   Dm6      Esus4   E
Dm    Ddim7


   Verse 1:
      Am      Asus2       Asus4
Empty spaces, what are we living for?
Am        F       Gadd#11    Dm/F        F
Abandoned places, I guess we know the score,
Dm7
On and on
Dm6  Esus4  E               Dm      Ddim7
Does anybody know what we are looking for?


   Verse 2:
        Am    Asus2   Asus4
Another hero, another mindless crime
Am         F        Gadd#11 Dm/F   F
Behind the curtain, in the  pantomime
Dm7
Hold the line
Dm6  Esus4  E                 Dm
Does anybody want to take it anymore?


   Chorus:
F/G      F       Am  Asus2  Asus4
The show must go on
Am       Am/G    F   G#11  Dm/F
The show must go on, yeah
F Dm7              Dm6
Inside my heart is breaking
   Esus4        E
My makeup may be flaking
       Dm     Ddim7  Am
But my smile, still, stays on


   Verse 3:
Em       Bm       Bsus2             Bsus4
Whatever happens, I'll leave it all to chance
Bm      G          Aadd#11 Em/G       G
Another heartache, another failed romance,
Em7
On and on
Em6  F#sus4  F#               Em    Edim7
Does anybody know what we are living for?


   Verse 4:
Em          Bm       Bsus2     Bsus4
I guess I'm learning I must be warmer now
Bm           G        Aadd#11   Em/G   G
I'll soon be turning, round the corner now
Em7                 Em6
Outside the dawn is breaking
    F#sus4        F#                    Em
But inside in the dark I'm aching to be free


   Chorus:
Dm               Am  Asus2   Asus4
The show must go on
Am            Am/G  F
The show must go    on
Dm7                Dm6
Inside my heart is breaking
   Esus4         E
My makeup may be flaking
       Dm     Ddim7
But my smile, still, stays on


   Link:
Am    Asus2    Asus4   Am

F     Gadd#11  Dm/F    F
Yeah           Yeah

Dm7   Dm6      Esus4  E
Ooh   Ooh      Ooh

Dm    Ddim7


   Bridge:
D#         F                Dm             Gm    A#maj7
My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies
D#             F          Dm7            Gm
Fairy tales of yesterday, grow but never die
      Bm  G7    Csus4     C
I can fly,      my friends


   Chorus:
    Am              Asus2   Asus4
The show must go on,yeah
Am               F   Gadd#11  Dm/F
The show must go on
F    Dm7            Dm6
I'll face it with a grin
Esus4
I'm never giving in
E          Dm    Ddim7
On with the show


   Link:
Am   Asus2    Asus4   Am

F    Gadd#11  Dm/F    F


   Outro:
     Dm7               Dm6
I'll top the bill I'll overkill
  Esus4                 E
I have to find the will to carry on
Dm      Dm7 Dm6   Ddim7  Dm7  Dm6
On with the show
Am
Show must go on
N.C
Show must go on

Mark W