|Bm Bsus2 |Bsus4 Bm |G G#11 |Em/G |Em7 Em6 |F#sus4 F# |Em (14 bars):
(A#dim/E) BmBsus2Bsus4Bm Empty spaces, what are we living for?
GG#11Em/GG Abandoned places. I guess we know the score.
Em7Em6F#sus4F#Em A#dim/E On and on. Does anybody know what we are looking for?
BmBsus2Bsus4Bm Another hero. Another mindless crime.
GG#11Em/GG Behind the curtain. In the pantomime.
Em7Em6F#sus4F#
G Hold the line. Does anybody want to take it anymore?
 (8 bars):
(G) BmBsus2Bsus4Bm The show must go on...
GG#11Em/GG The show must go on...
Em7Em6 Inside, my heart is breaking.
F#sus4F#Em
Bm (N.C.) My makeup may be flaking but my smile still stays on.
 (16 bars):
C#mC#sus2C#sus4C#m Whatever happens, I leave it all to chance.
AA#11F#m/AA Another heartache. Another failed romance.
F#m7F#m6G#sus4G#
Cdim/F# On and on. Does anybody know what we are living for?
C#mC#sus2C#sus4C#m I guess I'm learning. I must be warmer now.
AA#11F#m/AA I'll soon be turning round the corner now.
F#m7F#m6 Outside the dawn is breaking,
G#sus4G#F#mEm but inside in the dark I'm aching to be free.
 (Bm) (Bsus2) |Bsus4 Bm |G G#11G |Em7 Em6 |F#sus4 F# |Em (6 bars):
FG/FEmAmCmaj7/G My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies.
FG/FEm7Am Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die.
C#m7b5 A7/C# Dsus4D I can fly, my friends.
 (7 bars):
(D) BmBsus2Bsus4Bm The show must go on. Yeah...
GG#11Em/GG The show must go on.
Em7Em6F#sus4F# I'll face it with a grin. I'm never giving in.
EmA#dim/E On with the show.
 (16 bars):
|Bm Bsus2 |Bsus4 Bm |G G#11 |Em/G |
(G) Em7Em6 Ooh, I'll top the bill. I'll overkill.
F#sus4F#EmEm7
A#dim/E I have the find the will to carry on... (with the, on with the)
Em7BmBsus2... show.
 N.B.: The original track fades out on a Bsus4 but when playing live, I usually resolve Bsus2 into a Bm. Bm 224432 Bsus2 224422 Bsus4 224400 G 320003 G#11 320023 Em/G 322000 Em7 022030 Em6 022020 F#sus4 244422 F# 244322 Em 022000 A#dim/E 012020 C#m 446654 C#sus2 446644 C#sus4 446674 A X02220 A#11 X01220 F#m/A X04222 F#m7 244252 F#m6 244242 G#sus4 466644 G# 466544 F#m 244222 Cdim/F# 234242 C#dim/F# 212020 Edim XX2323 F 133211 G/F 120003 Am X02210 Cmaj7/G 432000 C#m7b5 X42000 A7/C# X42020 Dsus4 XX0233