The Greatest Showman-The Greatest Show - CHECK - BPM - 127
[Intro] Bm D Bm Woah Bm D Bm Woah Bm D Bm Woah Bm D Bm Woah Bm D Bm Woah Bm D Bm Woah Bm D Bm Woah Bm D Bm Woah Bm D Bm Woah
[Verse 1] N.C. Ladies and gents, this is the moment you've waited for Bm D Bm Woah N.C. Been searching in the dark, your sweat soaking through the floor Bm D Bm Woah N.C. And buried in your bones there's an ache that you can't ignore N.C. Taking your breath, stealing your mind F# Bm And all that was real is left behind
[Pre-Chorus] Bm Bm Don't fight it, it's coming for you, running at ya Bm Bm It's only this moment, don't care what comes after Bm Bm Your fever dream, can't you see it getting closer Bm Bm Just surrender 'cause you feel the feeling taking over Bm Bm It's fire, it's freedom, it's flooding open Bm Bm It's a preacher in the pulpit and your blind devotion Bm F# There's something breaking at the brick of every wall it's holding all that you know D So tell me do you wanna go?
[Chorus] A Bm Where it's covered in all the colored lights G D Where the runaways are running the night F# Bm Impossible comes true, it's taking over you G D Oh, this is the greatest show D A Bm We light it up, we won't come down G D And the sun can't stop us now F# Bm Watching it come true, it's taking over you G Oh, this is the greatest show
[Verse 2] Bm (Woah) Colossal we come these renegades in the ring G Em F# Bm (Woah) Where the lost get found and we crown them the circus kings
[Pre-Chorus] Bm Bm Don't fight it, it's coming for you, running at ya Bm Bm It's only this moment, don't care what comes after Bm Bm It's blinding outside and I think that you know G Just surrender 'cause you're calling D And you wanna go
[Chorus] A Bm Where it's covered in all the colored lights G D Where the runaways are running the night F# Bm Impossible comes true, intoxicating you G D Oh, this is the greatest show D A Bm We light it up, we won't come down G D And the sun can't stop us now F# Bm Watching it come true, it's taking over you G Bm Oh, this is the greatest show
[Post-Chorus] G It's everything you ever want D It's everything you ever need A And it's here right in front of you Bm This is where you wanna be (This is where you wanna be) G It's everything you ever want D It's everything you ever need A And it's here right in front of you Bm This is where you wanna be N.C. This is where you wanna be
[Chorus] A Bm Where it's covered in all the colored lights G D Where the runaways are running the night F# Bm Impossible comes true, it's taking over you G D Oh, this is the greatest show A Bm G -Rest- D A Bm We light it up, we won't come down G D And the sun can't stop us now F# Bm Watching it come true, it's taking over you G D Oh, this is the greatest show
[Chorus] A Bm Where it's covered in all the colored lights G D Where the runaways are running the night F# Bm Impossible comes true, it's taking over you G D Oh, this is the greatest show D A Bm We light it up, we won't come down G D And the walls can't stop us now F# Bm Watching it come true, it's taking over you G D Oh, this is the greatest show
[Bridge] A 'Cause everything you want is right in front of you Bm G And you see the impossible is coming true D A Bm G D And the walls can't stop us (now) now, yeah
[Outro] A Bm This is the greatest show (Oh!) G D This is the greatest show (Oh!) A Bm This is the greatest show (Oh!) G D This is the greatest show (Oh!) A Bm This is the greatest show (Oh!) G D This is the greatest show (Oh!) A Bm This is the greatest show (Oh!) G D This is the greatest shoooow!
[Intro - Capo 2 - BPM 125 - 'Deh' starts off beat prior to first 1 - remember to play G 3x0003 as B is important to melody] [Chug chords with Vocals - bass drum on all 4] Deh ... deh do ... ded doo BxSB - x B S x - B B S x
(sing C to G for C chords, then B to G twice for G and Em chords, then A to G for D chord) [C][G][Em][D] (x2)
[Verse 1 - Drums B-B- ---- ---- ---- Guitar X-X- X-xx xxX- X---] [C] I was left [G] to my own de [Em] i i i i ces [D] [C] Many days [G] fell away with [Em] nothing to [D] show
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum on all 4] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] (to make more drummy - add bass drums now each 8th note BB(B+S)B) Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D to stop]
[Chorus - Deh deh in background - Full drums - bass drum on all beats] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? (stop)
[Verse 2 - No drums - Chugging guitar] [C] We were caught [G] up and lost in [Em] all of our [D] vices (light drums in BxSlap xxSlap) [C] In your pose [G] as the duh uh ust [Em] settles a [D] round us
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] (to make more drummy - add bass drums now each 8th note BB(B+S)B) Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D to stop]
[Chorus - Full drums - bass drum on all 4] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this?
[Deh etc section - Full drums] Deh ... deh do ... ded doo [C][G][Em][D] (stop)
[Bridge - No drums - Quiet] [C] Oh where do we beg [G] in? The [Em] rubble or our [D] sins? (big harmonies come in) [C] Oh where do we beg [G] in? The [Em] rubble or our [D] sins?
[Pre-Chorus - Just bass drum and funky strumming] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D / drum fill to stop]
[Chorus - Full drums - bass drum on all 4] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? If you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? (stop drums)
[Outro - No drums - Deh ... deh do ... ded doo] [C][G][Em][D] (x2) [Tempo check - 19/11/23 - 120 - actual 125 - OK - prefer slower everytime]
