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