Sim   Sol   Mim   Fa#   Mim

      Sim
Empty spaces - what are we living for
          Sol
abandoned places - I guess we know the score
Mim              Fa#                       Mim
on and on, does anybody know what we are looking for?
        Sim
Another hero, another mindless crime
           Sol
behind the curtain, in the pantomime
Mim                  Fa#                         Mim
hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore?

                 Sim                   Sol
The show must go on, the show must go on, yeah,
  Mim
inside my heart is breaking
   Fa#
my make-up may be flaking
         Mim        Sim
but my smile still stays on.

         Do#m
Whatever happens, I'll leave it all to chance
         La
another heartache, another failed romance
Fa#m             Sol#                         Fa#m
on and on, does anybody know what we are living for?
            Do#m
I guess I'm learning, I must be warmer now,
             La
I'll soon be turning, round the corner now
   Fa#m
outside the dawn is breaking
    Sol#                            Fa#m          Mim
but inside in the dark I'm aching to be free.

                 Sim                   Sol
The show must go on, the show must go on, yeah,
  Mim
inside my heart is breaking
   Fa#
my make-up may be flaking
         Mim        Sim
but my smile still stays on.

Fa             Sol                Mim            Lam   Sol
  My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies
Fa             Sol              Mim              Lam
Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die
Do#m7b5      Re    Resus4 Re
I can fly - my friends.

             Sim                         Sol
The show must go on, yeah, the show must go on,
     Mim
I'll face it with a grin
    Fa#
I'm never giving in
    Mim
o - on with the show.

     Mim
I'll top the bill, I'll overkill,
Fa#                                Mim
I have to find the will to carry on.
                 Sim
The show must go on.