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