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The Show Must Go On


"The Show Must Go On" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was released as a single in 1991 and is featured on their album "Innuendo". The song was performed by the band's lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, who also co-wrote it with guitarist Brian May. The lyrics are said to reflect Mercury's determination to carry on despite his declining health. In a trivia, it is interesting to note that Freddie Mercury recorded his vocals for the song in one take while struggling with his battle against AIDS. The original key of the song is in B? major. It has a powerful and emotional melody, characterized by Mercury's expressive vocal range and the band's signature blend of rock and operatic elements.

The Show Must Go On - Queen

Intro: re re re re do# do# do# do# mi mi mi mi re re re re ( si1 la1 sol1 )
re re re re do# do# do# do# mi mi mi mi re re re re
re re re re do# do# do# do# do# do# do# do# do# do# do# do# si1 la1#

Empty spaces re re do# re
What are we living for - re re do# do# si1 si1
Abandoned places si1 re re do# re
I guess we know the score re re mi fa# sol mi
On and on fa# sol mi
Does anybody know what we are looking for? mi fa# sol fa# sol fa# mi re do# re si1 si1 ( la1# )

Another hero - si1 re re do# re
Another mindless crime - re re do# do# si1 si1
Behind the curtain - re re re do# re
In the pantomime - re mi fa# sol mi
Hold the line la sol fa# mi
Does anybody want to take it anymore? - mi fa# sol fa# sol fa# mi re do# mi re si1

The show must go on si si si si la fa#
The show must go on, (yeah) si si si si la sol ( sol )
Inside my heart is breaking sol fa# sol fa# sol fa# sol
My make up may be flaking sol fa# sol fa# sol la
But my smile sol fa# mi mi
Still stays on re do# si1

Whatever happens - mi mi mi re# mi
I'll leave it all to chance mi mi re# re# do# do#
Another heartache - mi mi mi re# mi
Another failed romance mi mi fa# sol# la fa#
On and on sol# la fa#
Does anybody know what we are living for? fa# sol# la sol# la sol# fa# mi re# fa# mi do# mi fa# sol#

I guess I'm learning do# mi mi re# mi
I must be warmer now - mi mi re# re# do# do#
I'll soon be turning - mi mi mi re# mi
Round the corner now mi do# fa# sol# mi
Outside the dawn is breaking la sol# la sol# la sol# la
But inside in the dark I'm aching to be free la sol# la sol# la si sol# sol# fa# fa# mi fa#

The show must go on - si si si si la fa#
The show must go on, (yeah, yeah) - si si si si la sol ( si RE si la sol la si )
Inside my heart is breaking - sol fa# sol fa# sol fa# sol
My make up may be flaking - sol fa# sol fa# sol la
But my smile - sol fa# mi mi mi
Still stays on - re do# si1

Passagem (Voz + final da passagem): si RE sol sol sol la si sol sol sol la si mi re do# si1 la1# la1

My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies la1 do la1 re do re do mi fa mi re re do
Fairytales of yesterday will grow, but never die do la1 do la1 re do mi mi sol mi sol mi la sol mi re do
I can fly, my friends mi sol si RE si la la

The show must go on, (yeah) - si si si si la fa# ( si fa# si RE )
The show must go on - si si si si la sol
I'll face it with a grin sol sol sol fa# sol la si
I'm never giving in si si si la# si la# DO#
On with the show RE DO# si la# DO# si

Ooh, I'll top the bill, I'll overkill sol fa# sol fa# sol fa# sol fa#
I have to find the will to carry on sol sol fa# sol fa# sol la sol fa# mi mi
(With the show) re do# mi
(With the) re do#
Show DO# RE DO# si
(The show must go on) si si si si