Intro
C - A# - Fm - C - A# - C
Verse:
C A#
The painted faces on the street, caricatures of long ago
Fm C
Oh they were young and oh so sweet, down beyond the boulevard
A# Fm
Knock on doors and empty halls, and still sometimes remember
C C
The masquerade's forever (the masquerade's forever)
Chorus:
C A#
When you see the price they paid
Fm C A# B(let ring) B(let ring)
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade
Verse:
C A#
The reeling figures pass on by, like ghosts in some forgotten play
Fm C
Beneath the black and empty sky, music plays and figures dance
A# Fm
With partners chosen by chance, and still some times remember
C C
The masquerade's forever (the masquerade's forever)
Bridge:
D# C# G# C A#
They reached for tomorrow, but tomorrow's, more of the same
D# C# G# C A# A#/F
So they reached for tomorrow, but tomorrow never came
Chorus:
C A#
When you hear the price they paid
Fm C A#
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade
C A#
When you hear the price they paid
Fm C A# B(let ring) B(let ring)
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade
Verse:
C A#
One by one and two by two, past eight by tens in shattered frames
Fm C
The players try to leave the room, frantic puppets on a string
A# Fm
And all the while the music sings, and still sometimes remember
C C
The masquerade's forever (the masquerade's forever)
Chorus: (repeat as desired)
C A#
When you hear the price they paid
Fm C A#
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade
C A#
When you hear the price they paid
Fm C A#
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade
C A#
When you hear the price they paid
Fm C A#
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade
C A#
When you hear the price they paid
Fm C A# B(let ring)
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade
A#/F Chord: e-----
B-----
G--2--
D--2--
A--2--
E--0--