The Show Must Go On
As Performed by Three Dog Night

This is totally my own interpretation of the song but it should be
very close.   I love the intro and circus style main riff!
Any questions email me at arvid_a@yahoo.com


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F (133211@1)                                                         CBaby (x32010@1)although I've chose this lonely life.... It seems it's stranglin' me now
F (133211@1)                                                      CAll (x32010@1)the wild men, big cigars, gigantic car...They're all laughin' at the lie
             Dm (xx0231@1)            Am7 (x02010@1)              Dm (xx0231@1)            Am7Oh, (x02010@1)I've been used  Ooo-oo-oo-oo... I've been a fool  Oh, what a fool
               Dm (xx0231@1)            Am7 (x02010@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)                F (133211@1)n.c.
I broke all the rules....  Oh, yeah..... But I must let the show go on
F (133211@1)                                                     CBaby, (x32010@1)there's an enormous crowd of people... They're all after my blood

       F (133211@1)                                                         CI (x32010@1)wish maybe they'd tear down the walls of this theatre.... Let me out, let me out
          Dm (xx0231@1)              Am7Oh, (x02010@1)I'm so blind.... Oh, I'm blind...
         Dm (xx0231@1)                         Am7I (x02010@1)wasted time  Wasted, wasted, wasted time
               Dm (xx0231@1)         Am7 (x02010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)                 F (133211@1)n.c.
Walkin' on the wire.... high wire... But I must let the show go on

 F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)           Dm (xx0231@1)             Am7Oh, (x02010@1)I'm so blind.... Oh, I'm blind...
         Dm (xx0231@1)                                Am7I (x02010@1)wasted time  Wasted, wasted, all too much time
               Dm (xx0231@1)         Am7 (x02010@1)        Bb (x1333x@1)                 Fn.c. (133211@1)Walkin' on the wire... high wire... But I must let the show go on
F (133211@1)                                              CBaby, (x32010@1)I wish you'd help me escape... Help me get away
F (133211@1)                                              CLeave (x32010@1)me outside my address... Far away from this masquerade
                 Dm (xx0231@1)             Am7'Cause (x02010@1)I've been blind....  Oh, so blind...
         Dm (xx0231@1)                               Am7I (x02010@1)wasted time  Wasted, wasted, all too much time
               Dm (xx0231@1)           Am7 (x02010@1)         BbWalkin' (x1333x@1)on the wire..... high wire... But I must let the show go
  Bb (x1333x@1)                     Bb (x1333x@1)                 Fn.c. (133211@1)I must let the show go... I must let the show go on

  F (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)   F (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)