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