Elton John – The Show Must Go On (Guitar Live)

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Elton John - The Show Must Go On (From the Freddie Mercury concert 1992) Am x02210 Fsus2 xx3011 Em7 022030 Asus2 x02200 Dm/F xx3231 Em6 022020 Asus4 x02230 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 Fsus2 Dm/F F Dm7 Dm6 Esus4 E Dm Ddim7 [Verse 1]

      Am      Asus2       Asus4
Empty spaces, what are we living for?

Am        F       Fsus2      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        Fsus2   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   Fsus2  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          Gsus2   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        Gsus2     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  Fsus2   Dm/F
The show must go    on

F 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   Fsus2  Dm/F
The show must go on

F    Dm7            
I'll face it with a grin

Dm6  Esus4
I'm  never giving in

E  Dm            Ddim7
On  with the show

[Link] Am Asus2 Asus4 Am F Fsus2 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