The Show Goes On — Bruce Hornsby
Chords and lyrics for The Show Goes On by Bruce Hornsby (key of C).
Intro
[Gsus2] [D] [G6] [D/A] [Em] [Gmaj7] [Gsus2] [Emadd9]
[Emadd9] [D/F#] [G6] [D/F#] [Em] [D/F#] [Emadd9] [Asus4]
[Dsus2] [G] [A] [Bm] [G] [D/A] [G] [A]
[G] [D/G] [A/G] [G6]
[D] [G] [A] [Bm] [G]
Verse 1
[D]What's the [G]long face,[A] what's all the [Bm]crying [G]for
[D]Didn't [G]you expect it[A] when you [Bm]opened your [G]door
[D]To the man with the [G]long coat[A] and the long [Bm]list of [G]victims
[D]Everybody [G]watching knows[A] he's the one [Bm]keeping [G]score
Pre-Chorus 1
[A]From where she sits, everyone [Gmaj7]stands in [Em9]judgment
[A]People watching as the curtain [Gmaj7]falls [Em9]down
[A]See the lights do a [G]long [D/F#]slow [Em]fade[G/A]
Chorus
[D]The show goes on, and the [G]sad-eyed [A]sisters go [G/B]walking [D/A]on
Everyone [G][D/F#]watching all[Em] [G/A]along
[D]The show goes on, as the [G]autumn's [A]coming
And the [G/B]summer's all [D/A]gone
Still without you,[G] [D/F#]the [Em]show [G/A]goes on
[D] [G] [A] [Bm] [G]
Verse 2
[D]Some say she's [G]alright,[A] some say she'll [Bm]never [G]learn
[D]Some [G]rush into things,[A] some stand and [Bm]wait their [G]turn
[D]I've been here all [G]along[A] standing here [Bm]all this [G]time
[D]But you [G]never noticed,[A] just let the same [Bm]tired flames [G]burn
Pre-Chorus 2
[A]From where I sit, everyone [Gmaj7]stands in [Em9]judgment
[A]People watching as the curtain [Gmaj7]falls [Em9]down
[A]See the lights do a [G]long [D/F#]slow [Em]fade[G/A]
Chorus
[D]The show goes on, and the [G]sad-eyed [A]sisters go [G/B]walking [D/A]on
Everyone [G][D/F#]watching all[Em] [G/A]along
[D]The show goes on, as the [G]autumn's [A]coming
And the [G/B]summer's all [D/A]gone
Still without you,[G] [D/F#]the [Em]show [G/A]goes on
[D] [G] [A] [Bm] [G]
Bridge
[F9]Time is [C/E]passing, slowly [Am7]passing you [G]by
[F9]You better try to [C/E]find it before it [Am7]passes you [G]by
[F9]As I watch you [C/E]walking to [Am7]another cold [G]dawn
And you keep on [Csus2]walking
And they keep on [Asus4]talking, talking all along
Solo
[D] [G] [A] [Bm] [G]
Pre-Chorus 1
[A]From where she sits, everyone [Gmaj7]stands in [Em9]judgment
[A]People watching as the curtain [Gmaj7]falls [Em9]down
[A]See the lights do a [G]long [D/F#]slow [Em]fade[G/A]
Chorus
[D]The show goes on, and the [G]sad-eyed [A]sisters go [G/B]walking [D/A]on
Everyone [G][D/F#]watching all[Em] [G/A]along
[D]The show goes on, as the [G]autumn's [A]coming
And the [G/B]summer's all [D/A]gone
Still without you,[G] [D/F#]the [Em]show [G/A]goes [D]on,[G] [A]Whoa
and the [G/B]summer's all [D/A]gone
Still without [G]you[D/F#] the [Em]show [G/A]goes [D]on, [G]oh[A]
Oh, and the [G/B]summer's all [D/A]gone
Still without [G]you [D/F#]the [Em]show[G/A] goes on, oh
[D][G]repeat[A] [Bm]til [G]end
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