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The Show Must Go On
From Queenpedia.com
Credits
- Freddie Mercury - lead vocals
- Brian May - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- John Deacon - bass guitar
- Roger Taylor - drums, backing vocals
Discography
Albums:
Singles:
Alternate Versions:
- LP Vinyl Edit - Innuendo: Parlophone PCSD 115
- Karaoke Instrumental - Japan Toshiba EMI TOLW - 3249.50
- 1998 eYe Full Instrumental - Electronic Arts DDE05501 101S
Queen Talks
"It's my favorite song on the album, now. It's got that kind of sadness, but it's hopeful."
Brian May - August 1991, Guitar World
"Typical Queen, sort of a closing track, metaphorical in a way."
Roger Taylor - 1993
"'The Show Must Go On' came from Roger and John playing the sequence, and I started to put things down. At the beginning, it was just this chord sequence, but I had this strange feeling that it could be somehow important, and I got very impassioned and went and beavered away at it. I sat down with Freddie, and we decided what the theme should be and wrote the first verse. It's a long story, that song, but I always felt it would be important because we were dealing with things that were hard to talk about at the time, but in the world of music, you could do it."
Brian May - 1994
Covers
Cover Versions
Chords & Tabs
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Lyrics
Empty spaces, what are we waiting for
Abandoned places, I guess we know the score
On and on
Does anybody know what we are looking for
Another hero another mindless crime
Behind the curtain in the pantomime
Hold the line
Does anybody want to take it anymore
The show must go on
The show must go on
Inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on
Whatever happens I'll leave it all to chance
Another heartache another failed romance
On and on
Does anybody know what we are living for
I guess I'm learning
I must be warmer now
I'll soon be turning round the corner now
Outside the dawn is breaking
But inside in the dark I'm aching to be free
The show must go on
The show must go on, yeah
Oooh inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on
Yeah oh oh oh
My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies
Fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die
I can fly, my friends
The show must go on, yeah
The show must go on
I'll face it with a grin
I'm never giving in
On with the show
I'll top the bill
I'll overkill
I have to find the will to carry on
On with the
On with the show
The show must go on
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