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