Biography:
Leo Sayer (born Gerard Hugh Sayer, 21 May 1948) is a British-born singer-songwriter musician, and entertainer (now an Australian citizen and resident) whose singing career has spanned four decades.
Sayer launched his career in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s, and became a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s. His first seven hit singles in the United Kingdom all reached the Top 10 – a feat first registered by his first manager, Adam Faith.
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Other songs:
- I Can't Stop Loving You
- The Show Must Go On
- When I Need You
- You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
- Cant Stop Lovin You
- Have You Ever Been In Love
- I Cant Stop Loving You Though I Try
- I Will Not Stop Fighting
- Long Tall Glasses
- Moonlighting
- More Than I Can Say
- One Man Band
- Orchard Road
- Raining In My Heart
- Show Must Go On
- Thunder In M Heart
- Train
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...THE SHOW MUST GO ON... by Leo Sayer
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*from 'Silverbird' (1973)*
Intro:
(C)
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-----0-2--|
A|--3-------|
E|----------|
Verse 1:
F
Baby, although I chose this lonely life,
C
It seems it's strangling me now.
F
All the wild men, big cigars, gigantic cars;
C
They're all laughing at me now.
Chorus 1:
Dm Am
Oh, I've been used, oo-ooh,
Dm Am
I've been taken for a fool, oh, what a fool.
Dm Am
I broke all the rules... ooh, yeah,
Bb F
But I, won't let the show go on.
Interlude:
(C)
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-----0-2--|
A|--3-------|
E|----------|
Verse 2:
F
Baby, look there's an enormous crowd of people,
C
And they're all after my blood.
F
I wish maybe they'd tear down the walls of this theatre,
C
And let me out, let me out.
Chorus 2:
Dm Am
Oh, I've been so bli...ind, yeah,
Dm Am
I've wasted time, wasted, wasted, oh, so much time.
Dm Am
Walking on the wire; high wire.
Bb F
But I, won't let the show go on.
Interlude:
(C)
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-----0-2--|
A|--3-------|
E|----------|
Verse 3:
(with Scatting)
F C (x2)
Chorus 3:
Dm Am
Oh, I've been so blind, oh yes, I've been so blind,
Dm Am
Wasted my time, wasted so much time.
Dm Am
Walking on the wire; high wire.
Bb F
But I, won't let the show go on.
Interlude:
(C)
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-----0-2--|
A|--3-------|
E|----------|
Verse 4:
F C
Baby, I wish you'd help me escape, and help me get away.
F C
Leave me outside my address; far away from this masquerade.
Chorus 4:
Dm Am
I've been so used, I've been so a-bused,
Dm Am
I've been a fool; I broke all the rules.
Dm Am
I've been so used, oh, and a-bused.
Bb
But I won't let the show go... I said; I won't let the show,
F
Oh, won't let the show go on.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C F Dm Am Bb
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 133211 xx0231 x02210 x13331
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
-------------------------.............
*from 'Silverbird' (1973)*
Intro:
(C)
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-----0-2--|
A|--3-------|
E|----------|
Verse 1:
F
Baby, although I chose this lonely life,
C
It seems it's strangling me now.
F
All the wild men, big cigars, gigantic cars;
C
They're all laughing at me now.
Chorus 1:
Dm Am
Oh, I've been used, oo-ooh,
Dm Am
I've been taken for a fool, oh, what a fool.
Dm Am
I broke all the rules... ooh, yeah,
Bb F
But I, won't let the show go on.
Interlude:
(C)
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-----0-2--|
A|--3-------|
E|----------|
Verse 2:
F
Baby, look there's an enormous crowd of people,
C
And they're all after my blood.
F
I wish maybe they'd tear down the walls of this theatre,
C
And let me out, let me out.
Chorus 2:
Dm Am
Oh, I've been so bli...ind, yeah,
Dm Am
I've wasted time, wasted, wasted, oh, so much time.
Dm Am
Walking on the wire; high wire.
Bb F
But I, won't let the show go on.
Interlude:
(C)
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-----0-2--|
A|--3-------|
E|----------|
Verse 3:
(with Scatting)
F C (x2)
Chorus 3:
Dm Am
Oh, I've been so blind, oh yes, I've been so blind,
Dm Am
Wasted my time, wasted so much time.
Dm Am
Walking on the wire; high wire.
Bb F
But I, won't let the show go on.
Interlude:
(C)
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-----0-2--|
A|--3-------|
E|----------|
Verse 4:
F C
Baby, I wish you'd help me escape, and help me get away.
F C
Leave me outside my address; far away from this masquerade.
Chorus 4:
Dm Am
I've been so used, I've been so a-bused,
Dm Am
I've been a fool; I broke all the rules.
Dm Am
I've been so used, oh, and a-bused.
Bb
But I won't let the show go... I said; I won't let the show,
F
Oh, won't let the show go on.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C F Dm Am Bb
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 133211 xx0231 x02210 x13331
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
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