WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Leo Sayer - Show Must Go On Chords | Ver. 1
...THE SHOW MUST GO ON... by Leo Sayer
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*from 'Silverbird' (1973)*
Intro:
(C)
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B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-----0-2--|
A|--3-------|
E|----------|
Verse 1:
F
Baby, although I chose this lonely life,
C
It seems it's strangling me now.
F
All the wild men, big cigars, gigantic cars;
C
They're all laughing at me now.
Chorus 1:
Dm Am
Oh, I've been used, oo-ooh,
Dm Am
I've been taken for a fool, oh, what a fool.
Dm Am
I broke all the rules... ooh, yeah,
Bb F
But I, won't let the show go on.
Interlude:
(C)
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B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-----0-2--|
A|--3-------|
E|----------|
Verse 2:
F
Baby, look there's an enormous crowd of people,
C
And they're all after my blood.
F
I wish maybe they'd tear down the walls of this theatre,
C
And let me out, let me out.
Chorus 2:
Dm Am
Oh, I've been so bli...ind, yeah,
Dm Am
I've wasted time, wasted, wasted, oh, so much time.
Dm Am
Walking on the wire; high wire.
Bb F
But I, won't let the show go on.
Interlude:
(C)
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B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-----0-2--|
A|--3-------|
E|----------|
Verse 3:
(with Scatting)
F C (x2)
Chorus 3:
Dm Am
Oh, I've been so blind, oh yes, I've been so blind,
Dm Am
Wasted my time, wasted so much time.
Dm Am
Walking on the wire; high wire.
Bb F
But I, won't let the show go on.
Interlude:
(C)
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-----0-2--|
A|--3-------|
E|----------|
Verse 4:
F C
Baby, I wish you'd help me escape, and help me get away.
F C
Leave me outside my address; far away from this masquerade.
Chorus 4:
Dm Am
I've been so used, I've been so a-bused,
Dm Am
I've been a fool; I broke all the rules.
Dm Am
I've been so used, oh, and a-bused.
Bb
But I won't let the show go... I said; I won't let the show,
F
Oh, won't let the show go on.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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