THIS MASQUERADE    (intro)    (midi)

 

   Em                       Em7                 Em                       A

1.      Are we really happy with this lonely game we play,

Em                       C                   F#    - B7

   looking for the right words to say?

Em                            Em7               Em                 A

    Searching but not finding, understanding anyway,

               C              B7        Em

    we're lost in this masquerade.

      F                  Dm                  C

    Both afraid to say we're just too far away,

           Dm                   G                      C

   from being close together from the start.

          Dbm               F#                   B

    We tried to talk it over, but the words got in the way,

             Am     F#          B7

    we're lost inside this lonely game we play.

       Em                        Em7                  Em                     A

2. Thoughts of leaving disappear each time I see your eyes,

Em                        C             F#    - B7

    and no matter how hard I try,

       Em                     Em7                 Em                 A

    to understand the reason why we carry on this way,

               C               B7      Em     - A – Em - A

    we're lost in this masquerade.                        + instr = verse 1, lines 1 – 6

          Dbm               F#                 Bm

    We tried to talk it over, but the words got in the way,

             Am     Fis          B7

    we're lost inside this lonely game we play.

       Em                        Em7                  Em                     A

3. Thoughts of leaving disappear each time I see your eyes,

Em                        C             F#    - B7

    and no matter how hard I try,

       Em                     Em7                 Em                 A

    to understand the reason why we carry on this way,

               C               B7     Em      - A

    we're lost in this masquerade.

              C            B7      Em      - Em7 – Em - A

   We’re lost in a masquerade.

                       C            B 7      Em       - A – Em – A ……

    (And we’re lost in  a masquerade)

 

(capo 1st)     (Carpenters)