The Show Goes On Chords by Bruce Hornsby

Tempo:
77.35 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Bm

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Show Goes On chords
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[B] [D] [A]
[Bm] [Em]
[A] [D] [E]
[A] [D] [Am] [D]
[A] [D] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[Bm] [D] [G]
[D]
[G] [Bm]
[D] [G] [D] [A] [Bm]
[D] [G] [Bm] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] What's the long face?
[A] [Bm] What's all the [G] crying [D] for?
[G] Did you [A] expect it?
[Bm] When he [G] opened your [D] door,
you'd be [G] married to a long [A] coat
and a [Bm] long [G] list [D] of victims.
[G] Everybody [D] watched it [A] worse.
He's the [Bm] one [G] keeping this [A] war
from where she sits.
[G] Everyone stands in [D] judgment.
[A] People watching [G] as the curtain [Bm] falls down.
[A] See the lights [G] go [D] on,
so the pain in the soul goes on.
[G] And the [A] sad sisters [Bm] go [D] walking on.
[G] [D] Everyone watching [Em] alone [D] on,
the show goes on.
[G] As the old [A] times come and [Bm] go,
the summer's [D] all gone.
[G] Still [D] without [Em] you,
the show [D] goes [G] on.
[A] [Bm]
[D] [G] [D] [A] [Bm]
[D] [G] Some say she's [D] alright.
[A] [Bm] Some say she'll [G] never [D] learn.
[G] Some [D] rush into [A] things.
Some [Bm] stare and wait their [D] turn.
[G] I've been here [D] all [A] along,
[Bm] standing here [G] all this [D] time.
[G] But you [D] never [A] notice
that the [Bm] same [G] tired flames [A] burn.
And there I [D] sit.
[G] Everyone [D] stands in judgment.
[A] Everybody [D] watching [G] as the curtain falls [Bm] down.
[A] See the lights [G] go [D] on,
so the pain in the soul goes on.
[G] And the [A] sad sisters [Bm] go walking [D] on.
[G] Everyone [D] watching [G] alone on,
[D] the show goes on.
[G] As the old [A] times come [Bm] and go,
the summer's [D] all gone.
[G] Still [D] without you,
[Em] the show [D] goes on.
[G] [A] [Bm]
[Em] Time is passing,
slowly [G] passing you by.
[F] You better [C] try, [Em] try to find it,
[C] before it passes you [G] by.
As I watch you walking to [C] another [G] cold dawn,
and keep on walking,
and keep [D] on talking,
talking all [G] along.
[A] [Bm]
[D] [G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [Bm] [D]
[G] [A] [Bm] [G]
[D] [G] [D] [A] [D]
[A] There she sits.
[Bm] Everyone [G] stands in judgment.
[A] Everybody watching [G] as the curtain [D] falls [Bm] down.
[A] Oh, see the lights [G] go [D] on,
[G] so the [D] pain in the soul goes on.
[G] And the sad [A] sisters [Bm] go walking [D] on.
[G] Everyone [D] watching [G] alone [D] on,
the show goes on.
[G] As the old [A] times come [Bm] and go,
the summer's [D] all gone.
[G] Still [D] without you,
[Em] the show [D] goes on.
[G] [A] Oh, [Bm] the [D] summer's all gone.
[G] Still [D] without you,
[Em] the show [D] goes on.
[G] [A] Oh, [Bm] the [D] summer's all gone.
[G] Still [D] without you,
the show goes on.
[G] [A] [Bm] [G] [D] [G] [A] [Bm]
[D] [G] [A] [Bm] [G]
[D] [G] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [A] [Bm] [G]
[D] [A] [Bm] [G]
[D] [G] [A] [Bm] [D]
[G] [A] [Bm] [G]
[D] [G] [D] [A] [Bm] [G]
[D] [G] [D] [A] [Bm] [G]
[D] [A]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To start learning Bruce Hornsby - The Show Goes On chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: A, Bm, D, G, A, G, D, Bm and G. A strategic approach would be to train at 38 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 77. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D# Major.

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[B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] What's the long face?
[A] _ [Bm] What's all the [G] crying [D] for?
[G] Did you [A] expect it?
[Bm] When he [G] opened your [D] door,
you'd be [G] married to a long [A] coat
and a [Bm] long [G] list [D] of victims.
[G] Everybody [D] watched it [A] worse.
He's the [Bm] one [G] keeping this [A] war
from where she sits.
[G] Everyone stands in [D] judgment.
[A] _ People watching [G] as the curtain [Bm] falls down.
[A] _ See the lights [G] go [D] on,
so the pain in the soul goes on.
[G] And the [A] sad sisters [Bm] go [D] walking on.
_ [G] [D] Everyone watching [Em] alone [D] on,
the show goes on.
[G] As the old [A] times come and [Bm] go,
the summer's [D] all gone.
[G] Still [D] without [Em] you,
the show [D] goes [G] on.
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ [G] Some say she's [D] alright.
[A] _ [Bm] Some say she'll [G] never [D] learn.
[G] Some [D] rush into [A] things.
Some [Bm] stare and wait their [D] turn.
[G] I've been here [D] all [A] along,
[Bm] standing here [G] all this [D] time.
[G] But you [D] never [A] notice
that the [Bm] same [G] tired flames [A] burn.
And there I [D] sit.
[G] Everyone [D] stands in judgment.
[A] _ Everybody [D] watching [G] as the curtain falls [Bm] down.
[A] _ See the lights [G] go [D] on,
so the pain in the soul goes on.
[G] And the [A] sad sisters [Bm] go walking [D] on.
[G] Everyone [D] watching [G] alone on,
[D] the show goes on.
[G] As the old [A] times come [Bm] and go,
the summer's [D] all gone.
[G] Still [D] without you,
[Em] the show [D] goes on. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] Time is passing,
slowly [G] passing you by.
[F] You better [C] try, [Em] try to find it,
[C] before it passes you [G] by.
As I watch you walking to [C] another [G] cold dawn,
and keep on walking,
and keep [D] on talking,
talking all [G] along.
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ There she sits.
[Bm] Everyone [G] stands in judgment.
[A] _ Everybody watching [G] as the curtain [D] falls [Bm] down.
[A] Oh, see the lights [G] go [D] on,
[G] so the [D] pain in the soul goes on.
[G] And the sad [A] sisters [Bm] go walking [D] on.
[G] Everyone [D] watching [G] alone [D] on,
the show goes on.
[G] As the old [A] times come [Bm] and go,
the summer's [D] all gone.
[G] Still [D] without you,
[Em] the show [D] goes on.
_ [G] _ _ [A] Oh, [Bm] the [D] summer's all gone.
[G] Still [D] without you,
[Em] the show [D] goes on.
_ [G] _ _ [A] Oh, [Bm] the [D] summer's all gone.
[G] Still [D] without you,
the show goes on.
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _

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