Show Must Go On Tab by Three Dog Night


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

       F                                                           C
I wish maybe they'd tear down the walls of this theatre.... Let me out, let me out
          Dm                Am7
Oh, I'm so blind.... Oh, I'm blind...
         Dm                           Am7
I wasted time  Wasted, wasted, wasted time
               Dm           Am7           Bb                   F  n.c.
Walkin' on the wire.... high wire... But I must let the show go on

 F   C   F   C

           Dm               Am7
Oh, I'm so blind.... Oh, I'm blind...
         Dm                                  Am7
I wasted time  Wasted, wasted, all too much time
               Dm           Am7          Bb                   F n.c.
Walkin' on the wire... high wire... But I must let the show go on
F                                                C
Baby, I wish you'd help me escape... Help me get away
F                                                C
Leave me outside my address... Far away from this masquerade
                 Dm               Am7
'Cause I've been blind....  Oh, so blind...
         Dm                                 Am7
I wasted time  Wasted, wasted, all too much time
               Dm             Am7           Bb
Walkin' on the wire..... high wire... But I must let the show go
  Bb                       Bb                   F n.c.
I must let the show go... I must let the show go on

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