Key: B
Introduction:
Bm G
Empty spaces, what are we living for? Abandoned places, I guess we know the score.
Em F# Em
On and on, does anybody know what we are looking for?
Bm G
Another hero, another mindless crime, behind the curtain, in the pantomime,
Em F# Em
Hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore?
Bm G
The show must go on, the show must go on.
Em F# Em Bm
Inside my heart is breaking, my make-up may be flaking, but my smile still stays on.
C#2 A
Whatever happens, I'll leave it all to chance, another heartache, another failed romance.
F#m G# F#m
On and on, does anybody know what we are living for?
C#2 A
I guess I'm learning I must be warmer now, I'll soon be turning round the corner now,
F#m G# F#m F#5
Outside the dawn is breaking, but inside in the dark I'm aching to be free.
Em Bm G
The show must go on, the show must go on.
Em F# Em Bm G Em F# Em G
Inside my heart is breaking, my make-up may be flaking, but my smile still stays on.
F G Em Am F G Em Am
My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies, fairy-tales of yesterday will grow and never die,
A9 D Bm G
I can fly, my friends, the show must go on, the show must go on.
Em F# Em Bm G
I'll face it with a grin, I'm never giving in, on with show.
Em F# Em
I'll top the bill I'll overkill I have to find the will to cary on, on with the
F# Em Bm
On with the show, the show must go on