The Greatest Show On Earth

Re
If I couldn't sing
                       Sim         La
How love's the hardest easy thing
                  Sol
And if I couldn't sing you my life

Hiding here in the spotlight
                    Re
And if you couldn't hear me
              Sim   La
If I couldn't feel
              Sol
If I couldn't feel your touch again

When nerve ends fray and there's nothing to say
           Re
Not even a prayer

It's a beautiful night somewhere

Re
(Ooh) Oh-oh-oh-oh
Sim
(Ooh) Oh-oh-oh-oh
La                        Sol
(Ooh, ooh) If I couldn't say it now

Tell me how

           Sim                La
If this is love, and love is all we've got
                Mim
You can show me what it is
               Sol
I can show you what it's not
           Sim                            La
If this is love, don't act suprised when you get hurt
                   Sol
Even if our dreams lay in the dirt
                                        Re
We were once the greatest show on earth

                     Re
Is that a smile or a tear?
                      Sim      La
Is it all show business here?
        Sol
The cinema that is stained glass
                                        Sim
You're at the altar at our wedding mass
          Re
Is this a church of love or fear?

Have we made God feel like a stranger here?

Re
(Ooh) Oh-oh-oh-oh
Sim
(Ooh) Oh-oh-oh-oh
La          Sol
(Ooh, ooh) Say it now

Tell me how

           Sim                La
If this is love, and love is all we've got
                Mim
You can show me what it is
               Sol
I can show you what it's not
           Sim                       La
If this is love, we make cathedrals of our hurt
                     Sol
People digging their dreams out of the dirt

We were once the greatest show on earth

Sim
  Love is a business that works at night
La
 I sold myself for less than was right
    Mim
You taught me what I was worth
       Sol
In the greatest show on earth
Sim
  Made a profession out of breaking your heart
La
 You call it lies, I call it art
      Mim
I was some of your best work
                 Sol
We were once the greatest show on earth
Sim
  Love is a business you shouldn't trust
La
 Breathe on me and I'm love and I'm lust
   Mim
Forever or a flirt?
    Sol
The greatest show on earth
Sim
  The light scatters things can get worse
La
 These dark matters of the universe
      Sol
Could not compete with us
                          Sim      Re
We were once the greatest show on earth