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On With The Show

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[Intro]
D   D/C#   Bm   A
G   Em     A    A
[Verse 1]
DFrankie died just the D/C#other night
   BmSome say it was Asuicide
But Gwe know
   EmHow the story gAoes
[Verse 2]
With his Dsix string knife
And his D/C#streetwise pride
The Bmboy was a man beAfore his time
And Gshe knew
EmAll their dreams would come Atrue
[Verse 3]
But ya see, DFrankie was fast
He was D/C#too fast to know
He Bmwouldn't go slow until his Alethal dose
GAnd she knows
EmHe'll finally come too Aclose
[Chorus]
Well, on with the Dshow
Going on with the A/C#show
Come on Bmbaby
No, no, Ano
  GOh my, my, Emmy,   my, my, Amy
Well, on with the Dshow
Going on with the A/C#show
Come on Bmbaby
No, no, Ano
  GOh my, my, Emmy,   my, my, Amy
[Solo 1]
D   A/C#   Bm   A
G   Em     A    A
[Verse 4]
DHe was bad
He was D/C#never good
BmBut one thing that he Aunderstood
GAnd she knew
EmAll those lies would come Atrue
[Verse 5]
The Dtime has come and
He's D/C#paid his dues
BmSuzy finally Agot the news
GShe always knew
  EmThis day would come Asoon
[Chorus]
Well, on with the Dshow
Going on with the A/C#show
Come on Bmbaby
No, no, Ano
  GOh my, my, Emmy,   my, my, Amy
Well, on with the Dshow
Going on with the A/C#show
Come on Bmbaby
No, no, Ano
  GOh my, my, Emmy,   my, my, Amy
[Solo 2]
D   A/C#   Bm   A
G   Em     A    A
D   A/C#   Bm   A
G   Em     A    A
[Verse 6]
He was Dstopped on a dime
With a D/C#switchblade knife
BmSome damn punk went and
ATook Frankie's life
GAnd she knew
   EmShe'd have to pull Athrough
[Verse 7]
DBroken down, with his D/C#broken dreams
With a Bmwink of an eye
Said ASuzy, listen to Gme
EmYou must go on with the Ashow
[Chorus]
Go on with the Dshow
Going on with the A/C#show
Come on Bmbaby
No, no, Ano
  GOh my, my, Emmy,   my, my, Amy
Go on with the Dshow
Going on with the A/C#show
Come on Bmbaby
No, no, Ano
  GOh my, my, Emmy,   my, my, Amy
Well, on with the Dshow
Going on with the A/C#show
Come on Bmbaby
No, no, Ano
  GOh my, my, Emmy,   my, my, Amy
  DOooh, baby

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On With The Show

by Mötley Crüe

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C#

A/C#

[Intro]

D D/C# Bm A

G Em A A

[Verse 1]

D D/C#

Frankie died just the other night

Bm A

Some say it was suicide

But we know

Em A

How the story goes

[Verse 2]

With his six string knife

D/C#

And his streetwise pride

Bm A

The boy was a man before his time

And she knew

Em A

All their dreams would come true

[Verse 3]

But ya see, Frankie was fast

D/C#

He was too fast to know

Bm A

He wouldn't go slow until his lethal dose

And she knows

Em A

He'll finally come too close

[Chorus]

Well, on with the show

A/C#

Going on with the show

Come on baby

No, no, no

G Em A

Oh my, my, my, my, my, my

Well, on with the show

A/C#

Going on with the show

Come on baby

No, no, no

G Em A

Oh my, my, my, my, my, my

[Solo 1]

D A/C# Bm A

G Em A A

[Verse 4]

He was bad

D/C#

He was never good

Bm A

But one thing that he understood

And she knew

Em A

All those lies would come true

[Verse 5]

The time has come and

D/C#

He's paid his dues

Bm A

Suzy finally got the news

She always knew

Em A

This day would come soon

[Chorus]

Well, on with the show

A/C#

Going on with the show

Come on baby

No, no, no

G Em A

Oh my, my, my, my, my, my

Well, on with the show

A/C#

Going on with the show

Come on baby

No, no, no

G Em A

Oh my, my, my, my, my, my

[Solo 2]

D A/C# Bm A

G Em A A

D A/C# Bm A

G Em A A

[Verse 6]

He was stopped on a dime

D/C#

With a switchblade knife

Some damn punk went and

Took Frankie's life

And she knew

Em A

She'd have to pull through

[Verse 7]

D D/C#

Broken down, with his broken dreams

With a wink of an eye

A G

Said Suzy, listen to me

Em A

You must go on with the show

[Chorus]

Go on with the show

A/C#

Going on with the show

Come on baby

No, no, no

G Em A

Oh my, my, my, my, my, my

Go on with the show

A/C#

Going on with the show

Come on baby

No, no, no

G Em A

Oh my, my, my, my, my, my

Well, on with the show

A/C#

Going on with the show

Come on baby

No, no, no

G Em A

Oh my, my, my, my, my, my

Oooh, baby

About On With The Show Chords by Mötley Crüe

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