Show Must Go On, The

artist:Leo Sayer

, writer:The Show Must Go On

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 {t:Show Must Go On, The}
{artist:The Show Must Go On}
{key: F}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6gEkfwozhE 
{c: Thanks to Ronald Dobson} 

[F] Baby, although I chose this lonely life,
It seems it's [C] strangling me now.
[F] All the wild men, big cigars, gigantic cars;
They're all [C] laughing at me now.

Oh, I've been so [Dm] blind ... so [Am] blind, yeah,
I've wasted [Dm] time, wasted, wasted, oh, so much [Am] time.
Walking on the [Dm] wire; high [Am] wire.
But I [Bb] won't let the show go [F] on. 
 
[F] Baby, look there's an enormous crowd of people,
And they're all [C] after my blood.
I [F] wish maybe they'd tear down the walls of this theatre,
And let me [C] out, let me out.
 
Oh, I've been mis-[Dm]used, so ab-[Am]used,
I broke all the [Dm] rules, I broke every single [Am] rule,
Oh I've been  a [Dm] fool, oh, what a [Am] fool.
But I [Bb] won't let the show go [F] on.

(with Scatting)
[F]  [C] (x2)
 
Oh, I've been so [Dm] blind, oh yes, I've been so [Am] blind,
Been so un-[Dm]kind, so, so un-[Am]kind.
Wasting my [Dm] time, wasted so much [Am] time.
But I [Bb] won't let the show go [F] on.
 
[F] Baby, I wish you'd help me escape, and help me get [C] away.
[F] Leave me outside my address; far away from this [C] masquerade.
 
Oh, I've been so [Dm] blind ... so [Am] blind, yeah,
I've wasted [Dm] time, wasted, wasted, oh, so much [Am] time.
Walking on the [Dm] wire; high [Am] wire.
But I [Bb] won't let the show go [F] ... I said; I won't let the show,
Oh, won't let the show go [F] on.   2..3..4..[F]/

Song Info

Title: Show Must Go On, The

Artist: Leo Sayer

Writer: The Show Must Go On

Song Types: Rock

Key: F

Info: "The Show Must Go On" is a song co-written by Leo Sayer and David Courtney and first recorded by Sayer. It was released in the United Kingdom in 1973, becoming Sayer's first hit record (reaching its chart peak of #2 in early 1974 in the UK). The song reached #3 on the Irish Singles Chart in January 1974 and was included on Sayer's debut album Silverbird.

The song was covered by Three Dog Night, whose version was released in 1974, becoming a hit in the United States, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sung by vocalist Chuck Negron. The record reached #1 on the Cashbox pop chart, #2 on the Canadian RPM Magazine charts, and became their seventh and final Gold Record.

It uses a circus theme as a metaphor for dealing with the difficulties and wrong choices of life. Early in Sayer's career, he performed it dressed and made up as a pierrot clown. Like the album version on Sayer's debut album, Three Dog Night's version also quotes Julius Fu?�k's "Entrance of the Gladiators" which is commonly associated with circus clowns.

In Sayer's version, the last line of the chorus is "I won't let the show go on". Three Dog Night changed this line to "I must let the show go on", which Sayer has criticized

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Show Must Go On, The

artist:Leo Sayer

, writer:The Show Must Go On

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