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