Intro
G - F - Cm - G - F - G
Verse:
G F
The painted faces on the street, caricatures of long ago
Cm G
Oh they were young and oh so sweet, down beyond the boulevard
F Cm
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
Cm 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
Cm G
Beneath the black and empty sky, music plays and figures dance
F Cm
With partners chosen by chance, and still some times remember
G G
The masquerade's forever (the masquerade's forever)
Bridge:
A# G# D# G F
They reached for tomorrow, but tomorrow's, more of the same
A# G# D# G F F/C
So they reached for tomorrow, but tomorrow never came
Chorus:
G F
When you hear the price they paid
Cm G F
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade
G F
When you hear the price they paid
Cm 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
Cm G
The players try to leave the room, frantic puppets on a string
F Cm
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
Cm G F
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade
G F
When you hear the price they paid
Cm G F
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade
G F
When you hear the price they paid
Cm G F
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade
G F
When you hear the price they paid
Cm G F B(let ring)
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade
F/C Chord: e-----
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D--2--
A--2--
E--0--