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The Show Must Go On

Three Dog Night
Tab
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Song

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

C# D#

e|-9-999-9876543210-----11-11-11-11-11-10-987654321---|
B|-----------------432-----------------------------54-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E

e|--12-12-12-12-0123456789-10-11-12----------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

F

e|-13-12-11-12-11-10-9-8-7-8--10-9-898-7-6-5-4-5--------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

C

e|--8--------8----------------77-99-10-9-10-12-10-8------|
B|---88-7-8---88-7-8-88-10-10----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

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

F C F C

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