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[Intro]
 Am   Em   C   Cmaj7   C   Cmaj7(x2)
Am F C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
Am F G
[Verse 1]
  AmPull out the Emlayers of your CmiCmaj7ndC  Cmaj7  
  AmDon’t you Emknow you might CfiCmaj7ndC  Cmaj7  
  AmA song to Emwrite a CdaCmaj7yC  Cmaj7  
Am F C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
  AmYou said that Emyou’d never CseCmaj7eC  Cmaj7  
  AmThat Emrock‘n roll CscCmaj7eneC  Cmaj7  
  AmWell you Emwill CtoCmaj7dayC  Cmaj7  
Am F G
[Chorus]
 FKeep Cyourself Amalive through the Fshow
 There’s only Gtwo more acts to Amgo
 FAnd I’ll stop Csinging when the Amlights have
 gone Flow
 And all the Gseated start to Amgo
[Verse 2]
  AmWhere will Emyou CbeCmaj7  C  Cmaj7  
  AmYou’ve been Emreading CgrCmaj7eek myCthCmaj7ology
  AmWill you be Emwaiting in the CwiCmaj7ngs juCst Cmaj7for me
Am F C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
  AmWill you be Emin the CcoCmaj7ld fogCgy Cmaj7streets
  AmIn EmLondon CalCmaj7l loneClyCmaj7  
  AmWhere will Emyou CbeCmaj7  C  Cmaj7  
Am F G
[Chorus 2]
 Ohhhhhhh FKeep Cyourself Amalive through the Fshow
 There’s only Gone more act to Amgo
 FAnd all the Cthings you Amtold me not to Fdo
 You didn’t Gmind when it’s Amyou
[Outro]
AmOhhhhhhhh Oh
F G C
Thank you very much

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The Show

by Jimmy Maddon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

[Intro]

Am Em C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

(x2)

Am F C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Am F G

[Verse 1]

Am Em C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Pull out the layers of your mind

Am Em C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Don’t you know you might find

Am Em C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

A song to write a day

Am F C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Am Em C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

You said that you’d never see

Am Em C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

That rock‘n roll scene

Am Em C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Well you will today

Am F G

[Chorus]

F C Am F

Keep yourself alive through the show

G Am

There’s only two more acts to go

F C Am

And I’ll stop singing when the lights have

gone low

G Am

And all the seated start to go

[Verse 2]

Am Em C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Where will you be

Am Em C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

You’ve been reading greek mythology

Am Em C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Will you be waiting in the wings just for me

Am F C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Am Em C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Will you be in the cold foggy streets

Am Em C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

In London all lonely

Am Em C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Where will you be

Am F G

[Chorus 2]

F C Am F

Ohhhhhhh Keep yourself alive through the show

G Am

There’s only one more act to go

F C Am F

And all the things you told me not to do

G Am

You didn’t mind when it’s you

[Outro]

Ohhhhhhhh Oh

F G C

Thank you very much

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