There's No Business Like Show Business chords by
Howard Keel

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Key: Ab major•

Verse 1

G

G

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C

C

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There's no business like show,

business like no, business I know.

G

G

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C

C

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Everything about it is appealing,

G

G

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C

C

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everything that traffic will allow.

G

G

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Nowhere could you get

C

C

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that happy feeling

D

D

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when you are stealing that

extra pound.

G

G

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C

C

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There's no people like show people,

F

F

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smile when they are low.

G

G

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Yesterday they told you

D

D

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Bb

Bb

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A

A

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you would not go far.

G

G

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That night you opened

C

C

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A

A

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and there you are.

F

F

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G

G

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Next day on your dressing room

Bb

Bb

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A

A

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they've hung the star.

D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Let's go on with the show.

C

C

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The cowboys, the wrestlers,

Bb

Bb

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A

A

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the tumblers, the clowns,

D

D

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the roustabouts

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G

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C

C

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that move the show at dawn.

D

D

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The music, the spotlights,

F

F

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the people, the towns,

C

C

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Ebdim

Ebdim

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D

D

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C

C

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your baggage with the labels pasted on.

E

E

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C

C

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The sawdust and the horses and the smell,

the towel you've taken from

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D

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G

G

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the last hotel.

C

C

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There's no business like show business,

like no business I know.

G

G

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You get word before the

C

C

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show has started,

G

G

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C

C

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that your favorite uncle died at dawn.

G

G

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C

C

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Top of that, you're mawed by farting,

D

D

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you're broken hearted,

Eb

Eb

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D

D

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G

G

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but you'll go on.

C

C

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There's no people like show people,

F

F

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they don't run out of dough.

Angels come from everywhere

Bb

Bb

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A

A

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with lots of jack,

G

G

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and when you lose it,

C

C

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A

A

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there's no attack.

F

F

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Where could you get money

D

D

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Bb

Bb

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A

A

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that you don't give back?

D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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Let's go on with the show!

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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The costumes, the scenery,

Bb

Bb

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A

A

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the makeup, the props,

D

D

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the audience that lifts you

G

G

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C

C

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when you're down.

The headaches, the heartaches,

F

F

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the backaches, the flops,

D

D

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the sheriff who escorts

C

C

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you out of town.

E

E

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The opening when your heart

C

C

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beats like a drum.

The closing when the cus

A

A

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D

D

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tomers won't come.

G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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There's no business like show business

C

C

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like no business I know.

G

G

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Everything about it is

C

C

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appealing.

G

G

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C

C

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Everything the traffic will allow.

G

G

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Nowhere could you get

that happy feeling

C

C

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D

D

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when you are stealing that extra bow.

G

G

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C

C

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There's no people like show people,

F

F

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they smile when they are low.

D

D

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A

A

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Even with a turkey that you know will fold,

G

G

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you may be stranded out in the cold.

F

F

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G

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Still you wouldn't change it

D

D

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A

A

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for a sack of gold.

D

D

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G

G

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E

E

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A

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D

D

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G

G

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Let's go on with the show!

C

C

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Chords

G
C
D
F
Bb
A
Ebdim
E
Eb

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of There's No Business Like Show Business by Howard Keel is Ab major.

The primary chords used in There's No Business Like Show Business are Ab, Db, Eb, Gb, Cb, Bb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Ab, Db, Eb, Gb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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