[Verse 1] D If I couldn't sing Bm A How love's the hardest easy thing G And if I couldn't sing you my life Hiding here in the spotlight D And if you couldn't hear me Bm A If I couldn't feel G If I couldn't feel your touch again When nerve ends fray and there's nothing to say D Not even a prayer It's a beautiful night somewhere [Pre-Chorus] D (Ooh) Oh-oh-oh-oh Bm (Ooh) Oh-oh-oh-oh A G (Ooh, ooh) If I couldn't say it now Tell me how [Chorus] Bm A If this is love, and love is all we've got Em You can show me what it is G I can show you what it's not Bm A If this is love, don't act suprised when you get hurt G Even if our dreams lay in the dirt D We were once the greatest show on earth [Verse 2] D Is that a smile or a tear? Bm A Is it all show business here? G The cinema that is stained glass Bm You're at the altar at our wedding mass D Is this a church of love or fear? Have we made God feel like a stranger here? [Pre-Chorus] D (Ooh) Oh-oh-oh-oh Bm (Ooh) Oh-oh-oh-oh A G (Ooh, ooh) Say it now Tell me how [Chorus] Bm A If this is love, and love is all we've got Em You can show me what it is G I can show you what it's not Bm A If this is love, we make cathedrals of our hurt G People digging their dreams out of the dirt We were once the greatest show on earth [Outro] Bm Love is a business that works at night A I sold myself for less than was right Em You taught me what I was worth G In the greatest show on earth Bm Made a profession out of breaking your heart A You call it lies, I call it art Em I was some of your best work G We were once the greatest show on earth Bm Love is a business you shouldn't trust A Breathe on me and I'm love and I'm lust Em Forever or a flirt? G The greatest show on earth Bm The light scatters things can get worse A These dark matters of the universe G Could not compete with us Bm D We were once the greatest show on earth
U2 – The Greatest Show On Earth Chords on Piano & Ukulele
Watch: U2 - The Greatest Show On Earth
From U2VEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.
How to play The Greatest Show On Earth: key, chords and progression
The Greatest Show On Earth by U2 is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 5 chords: D, Bm, A, G and Em.
Most of the song cycles through D – Bm – A – G (I – vi – V – IV in D major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – soh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Em, D, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
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The Greatest Show On Earth chords: questions
What key is The Greatest Show On Earth in?
The Greatest Show On Earth by U2 is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).
What chords are in The Greatest Show On Earth?
The Greatest Show On Earth uses 5 chords: D, Bm, A, G, Em.
What is the chord progression of The Greatest Show On Earth?
The main progression is D – Bm – A – G (I – vi – V – IV).
Is The Greatest Show On Earth easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Em, D, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).
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