the show chords by Niall Horan (Official Version)

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Verse 1
Dm 
C 
 (D minor) Life is like a  (C major) board game
G 
some of the time  (G major) 
Dm 
C 
G 
 (D minor) Mistakes and heart (C major) breaks are no crime  (G major) 
Dm 
C 
 (D minor) But there's a light creepin' through  (C major) 
G 
under broken  (G major) skies
Dm 
C 
 (D minor) Got plans? Better  (C major) hurry
G 
'cause time flies  (G major) 

Pre-chorus 1

Hold tight, get ready for the ride

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Chorus 1

If everythin' was easy, nothing ever broke

If everythin' was simple,

how would we know?

How to fix your tears,

how to fake a show

How to paint a smile, yeah,

how would we know?

How good we have it though? Mm

Verse 2
Dm 
C 
 (D minor) Life is like a  (C major) dance floor
some of the time
G 
 (G major) (Life is like a dance floor
some of the time, mm)
Dm 
C 
G 
 (D minor) Dancin' with the  (C major) stars, oh, every night  (G major) 
Dm 
 (D minor) And gravity comes
C 
G 
and  (C major) wraps her arms around you again  (G major) 
Dm 
C 
 (D minor) It's all fun and games  (C major) 
G 
until the party ends  (G major) 

Pre-chorus 2

Hold tight, get ready for the ride

Chorus 2
F 
Dm 
If everythin' was  (F major) easy, nothing ever  (D minor) broke
C 
If everythin' was  (C major) simple,
G 
how would we know?  (G major) 
F 
How to fix your  (F major) tears,
Dm 
how to fake a  (D minor) show
C 
How to paint a  (C major) smile, yeah,
G 
how would we know?  (G major) 
F 
How good we have  (F major) it though?

Bridge 1

Looking at the sun our whole lives

We're blinded by the lights

...at the sun our whole lives

We're blinded by the lights, ooh

Pre-chorus 3

We're still not ready for the ride

Chorus 3
F 
Dm 
If everythin' was  (F major) easy, nothing ever  (D minor) broke
C 
If everythin' was  (C major) simple,
G 
how would we know?  (G major) 
F 
How to fix your  (F major) tears,
Dm 
how to fake a  (D minor) show
C 
How to paint a  (C major) smile, yeah,
G 
how would we know?  (G major) 

Chorus 4
F 
Dm 
Oh, if everything was  (F major) easy, nothing ever  (D minor) broke
C 
If everythin' was  (C major) simple,
G 
how would we know?  (G major) 
F 
How to fix your  (F major) tears,
Dm 
how to fake a  (D minor) show
C 
How to paint a  (C major) smile, yeah,
G 
how would we know?  (G major) 

Outro 1

How good we had it, though?

How good we had it though?

So hold tight, get ready for the ride

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 135

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of the show by Niall Horan, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn the show the way Niall Horan intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.