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The Show Must Go On – Queen
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Queen
The Show Must Go On (1991)
(Queen)
From: "Innuendo"
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capo: 2nd fret
play: Am
key: Bm
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MAIN PATTERN (intro, verse, chorus)
Am1 + 2 + Asus23 + 4 + Asus41 + 2 + Am3 + 4 + F1 + 2 + F(#11)3 + 4 + F61 + 2 + F3 + Am/E4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Dm71 + 2 + Dm63 + 4 + Esus41 + 2 + E3 + 4 + Dm1 + 2 + Ddim3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|1-------1-------|
B|1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-------3-------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|2-------1-------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
VERSE/CHORUS VERSE (key change +2)
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
Am x-0-2-2-1-0 Bm x-2-4-4-3-2
Asus2 x-0-2-2-0-0 Bsus2 x-2-4-4-2-2
Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-0 Bsus4 x-2-4-4-5-2
F (t)1-3-3-2-1-x G 3-x-0-0-3-x
F(#11) (t)1-3-3-2-0-x G(#11) 3-x-0-0-2-x
F6 (t)1-x-3-2-3-x G6 3-x-0-0-5-x
Am/E 0-x-2-2-1-x Bm/F# 2-x-4-4-3-2
Dm7 x-x-0-2-1(1) Em7 0-2-2-0-3-0
Dm6 x-x-0-2-0(1) Em6 0-2-2-0-2-0
Esus4 0-2-2-2-0-0 F#sus4 2-4-4-4-2-2
E 0-2-2-1-0-0 F# 2-4-4-3-2-2
Dm x-x-0-2-3-1 Em 0-x-5-4-5(3)
Ddim x-x-0-1-3-1 Edim 0-x-5-3-5(3)
MIDDLE 8
Eb x-x-1-3-4-3
F/Eb x-x-1-2-1-1
G/B x-2-0-0-0-3
Csus4 x-3-3-0-1-1
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INTRO
| Am Asus2 | Asus4 Am | F F(#11) | F6 F Am/E |
| Dm7 Dm6 | Esus4 E | Dm Ddim |
VERSE
Empty Amspaces,Asus2 what are we Asus4living Amfor?
Abandoned Fplaces,F(#11) I guess we F6know the FscoAm/Ere
Dm7On and Dm6on, does Esus4anybody knEow what we are Dmlooking for? Ddim
VERSE
Another Amhero,Asus2 another Asus4mindless Amcrime
Behind the FcurtainF(#11), in the F6pantoFmime
Dm7Hold the Dm6line, does Esus4anybody Ewant to take it Dmanymore?
CHORUS
| Am Asus2 | Asus4 Am |
The show must go on
| F F(#11) | F6 F Am/E |
The show must go on
InDm7side my heart is Dm6breaking
My Esus4make-up may be Eflaking
Dm Ddim | Am | | Am F#7 |
But my smile still stays on (break)
VERSE (key change +2)
Whatever BmhappensBsus2, I'll leave it Bsus4all to Bmchance
Another GheartachG(#11)e, another G6failed roGmance
Em7On and Em6on, does F#sus4anybody F#know what we are Emliving for? Edim
VERSE (key change +2)
I guess I'm BmlearningBsus2 I must be Bsus4warmer Bmnow
I'll soon be Gturning G(#11) round the G6corner Gnow
OutEm7side the dawn is Em6breaking
F#sus4 F# | Em Edim | Dm |
But inside in the dark I'm aching to be free
CHORUS
| Am Asus2 | Asus4 Am |
The show must go on
| F F(#11) | F6 F Am/E |
The show must go on
InDm7side my heart is Dm6breaking
My Esus4make-up may be Eflaking
But my DmsmileDdim still Amstays on
(= first chord of solo)
SOLO
| Am Asus2 | Asus4 Am |
| F F(#11) | F6 F Am/E |
| Dm7 Dm6 | Esus4 E | Dm Ddim |
MIDDLE 8
Eb My soul is F/Ebpainted like the Dmwings of butterGmflies F6
EbFairy-tales of F/Ebyesterday will Dmgrow but never Gmdie
I can G/Bfly, my Csus4friends (brCeak)
CHORUS
| Am Asus2 | Asus4 Am |
The show must go on
| F F(#11) | F6 F Am/E |
The show must go on
I'll Dm7face it with a grDm6in
I'm Esus4never giving inE
O-oDmn with the showDdim
SOLO
| Am Asus2 | Asus4 Am |
| F F(#11) | F6 F Am/E |
CODA
Ooooh, I'll Dm7top the bill I'll Dm6overkill
I Esus4have to find the Emwill to carry ...
DmOn with the Ddimshow Dmsho-o-o-oow
(on with the ...)
The show must go Amon (go on, go on, go on ...)
(repeat and fade)