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Capo on 2
EsusDa da da da da da G6da da da da dahF#m7  
B                            Badd9                     Bsus
You Bcan bash your head against a wall for years,
F#The wall is not impressed.
B                            Badd9                     Bsus
Or yBou can take a giant step away only to discover,
F#Your wound's already dressed.
EIt's not haF#rd to see a beautBiful girl,E  
E                      F#                 B
And Eimagine the life that you could have with her.
EBut you can't bend time,
F#nor bind it up with twine.
BYou can try, try,
Eyou'll never read her mind.
EWhich is fine, fine,
F#'Cause she cannot read Byours.Badd9  B  
B                            Badd9                     Bsus
You Btreat me worse than you treat any stranger.
F#For my part, I say thanks.
(And you say you’re welcome)
BI am like a cobBadd9blestone street, AnBsusd you,B  
F#you're like 50 Sherman tanks.
(That’s a lot of Sherman tanks)
ERoll right over mF#e,
BReduce me to rubble.E  
EI am Monsieur Bovary,F#  
Band you are Madame Trouble.E  
ESo much that what we so gF#randly call love,
Bis simply in our heads.E  
EHow many doors slammed closed,
F#And stepped-on toes,
BAnd songs composed,
EAnd poems and prose,
EAbout things we've heard in woF#rds nobody said.G6  
EsusThe show must not, the show must not,
The show must not go on.G6  F#m7  
EsusThe show must not, the show must not,
The show must not go on.G6  F#m7  
EsusThe show must not, the show must not,
The show must not go on.G6  
F#m7Not go on. Not go on.Esus  
EsusDa dah dah dah
G6dah dah dah dah dah
F#m7dah dah daB  
B                            Badd9                     Bsus
You Bcan bash your head against a wall forever,
F#The wall will never change.
BBut if you stBadd9art to like the bloody bruBsusises,B  
F#The wall cannot be blamed.
EI try to make it seF#em
Blike I'm over you.E  
E                    F#                 B
The Eblindest man alive can see: It simply isn't true.
ELove only lasts as long as it laF#sts
Goes as far as it Bgoes,
and it goes pretty goddamn Efast.
ESometimes love is fun.
Sometimes burdensomF#e.
BSometimes hard up.
ESometimes hard won.
But you only miss it F#if it's gone.G6  
EsusThe show must not, the show must not,
The show must not go on.G6  F#m7  
EsusThe show must not, the show must not,
The show must not go on.G6  F#m7  
EsusThe show must not, the show must not,
The show must not go on.G6  
F#m7Not go on. Not go onEsus.
EsusDa dah dah dah
G6dah dah dah dah dah
F#m7dah dah daB  

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The Show Must Not Go On

by Harvey Danger

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Esus

F#m7

Badd9

Bsus

Ear-transcribed in about twenty minutes. Sounds right-ish; hopefully will be of some

help to those of you playing this lovely song.

Capo on 2

Esus G6 F#m7

Da da da da da da da da da da dah

B Badd9 Bsus

You can bash your head against a wall for years,

The wall is not impressed.

B Badd9 Bsus

Or you can take a giant step away only to discover,

Your wound's already dressed.

E F# B E

It's not hard to see a beautiful girl,

E F# B

And imagine the life that you could have with her.

But you can't bend time,

nor bind it up with twine.

You can try, try,

you'll never read her mind.

Which is fine, fine,

F# B Badd9 B

'Cause she cannot read yours.

B Badd9 Bsus

You treat me worse than you treat any stranger.

For my part, I say thanks.

(And you say you’re welcome)

B Badd9 Bsus B

I am like a cobblestone street, And you,

you're like 50 Sherman tanks.

(That’s a lot of Sherman tanks)

E F#

Roll right over me,

B E

Reduce me to rubble.

E F#

I am Monsieur Bovary,

B E

and you are Madame Trouble.

E F#

So much that what we so grandly call love,

B E

is simply in our heads.

How many doors slammed closed,

And stepped-on toes,

And songs composed,

And poems and prose,

E F# G6

About things we've heard in words nobody said.

Esus

The show must not, the show must not,

G6 F#m7

The show must not go on.

Esus

The show must not, the show must not,

G6 F#m7

The show must not go on.

Esus

The show must not, the show must not,

The show must not go on.

F#m7 Esus

Not go on. Not go on.

Esus

Da dah dah dah

dah dah dah dah dah

F#m7 B

dah dah da

B Badd9 Bsus

You can bash your head against a wall forever,

The wall will never change.

B Badd9 Bsus B

But if you start to like the bloody bruises,

The wall cannot be blamed.

E F#

I try to make it seem

B E

like I'm over you.

E F# B

The blindest man alive can see: It simply isn't true.

E F#

Love only lasts as long as it lasts

Goes as far as it goes,

and it goes pretty goddamn fast.

Sometimes love is fun.

Sometimes burdensome.

Sometimes hard up.

Sometimes hard won.

F# G6

But you only miss it if it's gone.

Esus

The show must not, the show must not,

G6 F#m7

The show must not go on.

Esus

The show must not, the show must not,

G6 F#m7

The show must not go on.

Esus

The show must not, the show must not,

The show must not go on.

F#m7 Esus

Not go on. Not go on.

Esus

Da dah dah dah

dah dah dah dah dah

F#m7 B

dah dah da

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