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