The Show Must Go On Chords by Queen

Tempo:
84.3 bpm
Chords used:

Em

Bm

G

F#

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Queen - The Show Must Go On (Live) chords
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[Bm] [C#]
[Bm] [G]
[Em]
[F#] [Em] [E] Empty [Bm] spaces, what are we living for?
[G]
Abandoned places, I guess we know this far.
[Em] [F#] Does anybody know what we [Em] are looking for?
[E] Another [B] hero, another mindless [Bm] crime.
Behind [G] the curtain, in the pantomime.
[Bm] [Em]
[G#] Does anybody [F#] want to take it [Em] anymore?
Shows my [B] skin, [Bm] shows my [G] skin, yeah.
[Em] Inside my heart is breaking.
[B] My [F#] makeup may be flaking, but [Em] my smile [E] still [Bm] stays on.
[F#m] Whatever [C#] happened, I leave it all to [C#m] chance.
[A] Another heartache, another fatal romance.
[F#m] Oh, does
[G#] anybody know what we [F#m] are living for?
[F#] I guess [C#m] I'm learning, [C#] I must be warm [C#m] now.
I should [A] be turning round the corner now.
[F#m] Outside the door is breaking, [G#] but inside in the dark,
I'm [F#m] making some room.
[F#] [Em] Show my [B] skin, [A] show [G] my skin, yeah.
Ooh, [Em] inside my heart is breaking.
[G#] My makeup [F#] may be flaking, but [Em] my smile [E] [Bm] still stays on.
[G]
[Em]
[F#] [Em] [E]
[F] My [G] soul is painted [Em] like the wings [Am] of a [Em] butterfly.
[F] Fairy [G] tales of yesterday [Em] will grow, but [Am] never die.
[C#m] [A] [G] [D] Show [Bm] us your heart, show [G] us your heart.
[Em] Make it with [E] the grief, [B] [F#]
[Em] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[E] the fear, the tear, [F#] I have [Em] to carry on.
With the [E] talk [Em] of the world, show us [G]
[Bm] your heart.
[B]
[Bm] [N]
Key:  
Em
121
Bm
13421112
G
2131
F#
134211112
E
2311
Em
121
Bm
13421112
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Queen - (Remastered 2011) The Show Must Go On chords, Practice these chords sequence - Em, E, F#, Em, F, G, Em, Am, Bm and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 42 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 84. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: B Minor.

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_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] Empty [Bm] spaces, _ what are we living for?
[G]
Abandoned places, _ I guess we know this far. _
[Em] _ _ _ [F#] Does anybody know what we [Em] are looking for?
[E] Another [B] hero, _ another mindless [Bm] crime.
Behind [G] the curtain, in the _ pantomime.
[Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _
[G#] Does anybody [F#] want to take it [Em] anymore?
Shows my [B] skin, _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] shows my [G] skin, _ yeah. _ _ _
[Em] Inside my heart is breaking.
[B] My [F#] makeup may be flaking, but [Em] my smile [E] still [Bm] stays on. _
_ _ [F#m] Whatever [C#] happened, I leave it all to [C#m] chance.
[A] Another heartache, another fatal romance.
[F#m] _ Oh, does _ _
[G#] anybody know what we [F#m] are living for?
[F#] I guess [C#m] I'm learning, [C#] I must be warm [C#m] now.
I should [A] be turning round the corner now.
[F#m] Outside the door is breaking, [G#] but inside in the dark,
I'm [F#m] making some room.
[F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ Show my [B] skin, _ _ _ _ _ [A] show [G] my skin, yeah.
_ _ _ Ooh, [Em] inside my heart is breaking.
[G#] My makeup [F#] may be flaking, but [Em] my smile _ [E] [Bm] still stays on. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _
[F] My [G] soul is painted [Em] like the wings [Am] of a [Em] butterfly.
[F] Fairy [G] tales of yesterday [Em] will grow, but [Am] never die.
[C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [D] Show [Bm] us your heart, _ _ _ _ show [G] us your heart. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Make it with [E] the grief, _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] the fear, the tear, [F#] I have [Em] to carry on.
With the [E] _ talk [Em] of the world, show us [G] _
_ _ [Bm] your heart. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

It's Roger Taylor, Brian May, Freddie Mercury and John Deacon who authored this song.

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