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The Show Goes On

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[Intro]
G G
GLay...sGer
Gyeh...Gyee
G(Haters in the building) YEE!G  
[Chorus]
It's alriGght, already the D/F#show goes on
all nEmight, till the morning we Bm7dream so long
anybCody ever wonder, when tDhey would see the sun up
jus' Amremember when you come up, the Dshow goes on!
alrGight, already the sD/F#how goes on
all nEmight, till the morning we Bm7dream so long
anybCody ever wonder, when tDhey would see the sun up
jus' Amremember when you come up, the Dshow goes on..
[Verse 1]
Have you eGver had the feeling that yDou was being had
Don't that Emshit that make you mad
They tDreat you like a slave, with Cchains all on your soul,
and put Dwhips up on your back, they be Clyin' through they teeth
hope you Dslip up off your path
I don't Gswitch up I just laugh
put my Dkicks up on they desk
unafEmfected by they threats, than Dget busy on they ass
see that's Chow that ChiTown made me
That's hDow my daddy raised me
that gClittering may not be gold, don't lDet nobody play me
Gif you are my homeboy, you Dnever have to pay me
Go Emon and put your hands up, when Dtimes are hard you stand up
CL-U-P the man, cause a bDrand that the fans trust
so Ceven if they ban us they'll Dnever slow my plans up!
[Chorus]
AlrigGht, already the D/F#show goes on
all nEmight, till the morning we Bm7dream so long
anybCody ever wonder, when tDhey would see the sun up
jus' Amremember when you come up
the sDhow goes on!
AlrigGht, already the sD/F#how goes on
all nEmight, till the morning we Bm7dream so long
anybCody ever wonder, when tDhey would see the sun up
jus' Amremember when you come up
the sDhow goes on!
[Verse 2]
GOne in the air for the people that ain't here
DTwo in the air for the father that's there
EmThree in the air for the kids in the ghetto
DFour for the kids who don't wanna be there
CNone for the niggas trying to hold them back
DFive in the air for the teacher not scared to
Ctell those kids thats livin' in the ghetto that the
Dn-ggas holdin back that the World is theirs!
GYeah yeah, the world is yours, DI was once that little boy
EmTerrified of the World
DNow I'm on a World tour
CI will give up everything, Ceven start a world war
Cfor these ghetto girls and boys I'm Drappin' round’ the World for!
GAfrica to New York, DHaiti then I detour, EmOakland out to Auckland
DGaza Strip to Detroit,
Csay hip-hop only destroy
Dtell em look at me, boy!
I hCope your son don't have a gun and tDhat would be a D-boy
[Chorus]
AlrigGht, already the sD/F#how goes on
all nEmight, till the morning we D/Bdream so long
anybCody ever wonder, when tDhey would see the sun up
just Amremember when you come up, the Dshow goes on!
AlrigGht, already the sDhow goes on
all nEmight, till the morning we D/Bdream so long
anybCody ever wonder, when tDhey would see the sun up
just Amremember when you come up, the sDhow goes on!
[Verse 3]
So no Gmatter what you been through
no Dmatter what you into
no mEmatter what you see when you lDook outside your window
Cbrown grass or green grass
Dpicket fence or barbed wire
CNever ever put them down
Dyou just lift your arms higher
Graise 'em till your arms tired
DLet em know you're there
That you Emstrugglin' and survivin' that you Dgonna persevere
Yeah, Cain't no body leavin', Dno body goin' home
even iCf they turn the lights out the Dshow is goin' on!
[Chorus]
AlrigGht, already the sD/F#how goes on
all nEmight, till the morning we Bm7dream so long
anybCody ever wonder, when tDhey would see the sun up
just Amremember when you come up, the Dshow goes on!
AlrigGht, already the sDhow goes on
all nEmight, till the mornin' we Bm7dream so long
anybCody ever wonder, when tDhey would see the sun up
just Amremember when you come up, the sDhow goes on!
N.C.
(the show goes on, the show goes on, the show goes on...)
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