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        Bm
Empty spaces, what are we living for?
            G
Abandoned places, I guess we know the score
Em                F#                      Em
On and on, does anybody know what we are looking for?
         Bm
Another hero, another mindless crime
            G
Behind the curtain, in the pantomime
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Hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore?

                 Bm
The show must go on
                 G
The show must go on
   Em
Inside my heart is breaking
    F#
My make-up may be flaking
         Em          Bm
But my smile still stays on

          C#m
Whatever happens, I'll leave it all to chance
         A
Another heartache, another failed romance
F#m               G#                      F#m
On and on, does anybody know what we are living for?
             C#m
I guess I'm learning I must be warmer now
              A
I'll soon be turning round the corner now
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Outside the dawn is breaking, but inside in the dark I'm aching to be free

  Em             Bm
The show must go on
                 G
The show must go on
   Em
Inside my heart is breaking
    F#
My make-up may be flaking
         Em          Bm     Bm  G  Em  F#  Em  G
But my smile still stays on

 F          G             Em          Am
My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies
 F                 G      Em            Am
Fairy-tales of yesterday will grow and never die
A9          D
I can fly, my friends

                 Bm
The show must go on
                 G
The show must go on
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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
On with the show
                 Bm
The show must go on