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This Masquerade

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[Verse 1]
AmAre we really Ammaj7happy with this lonAm7ely game we plD9ay,
AmLooking for woF7rds to saE7y?Bm7-5  E7  
AmSearching but not fAmmaj7inding understaAm7nding any waD9y,
We're lF7ost in this E7masquerAmade
[Bridge]
Gm7Both afraid to sC7ay we're just too FM7far awayDm7  
From beGm7ing close togC7ether from the FM7start;
We F#m7tried to talk it B7over, but the wEmaj7ords got in the Emaj7way;
We're lDost insB7ide this lE7onely Bm7-5game we pE7lay.
[Verse 2]
AmThoughts of leaving Ammaj7disappear every timAm7e I see your eyesD9,
No Ammatter how hF7ard I tE7ryBm7-5  E7  
To Amunderstand the Ammaj7reason that we caAm7rry on this waD9y,
We're F7lost in this E7masquerAmade. 
[Instrumental]
 Am    D9x5
[Outro]
We Amcould both staAmmaj7rt over but it's oAm7h so hard to dD9o
When yF7ou're lost in E7a masqAmueradAmmaj7eAm7  Am6  F7  E7  Am  

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XO221O

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press

Skill · find home

A minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

This Masquerade

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This Masquerade

by Leon Russell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ammaj7

Am7

Bm7-5

Gm7

FM7

Dm7

F#m7

Emaj7

Am6

[Verse 1]

Am Ammaj7 Am7 D9

Are we really happy with this lonely game we play,

Am F7 E7 Bm7-5 E7

Looking for words to say?

Am Ammaj7 Am7 D9

Searching but not finding understanding any way,

F7 E7 Am

We're lost in this masquerade

[Bridge]

Gm7 C7 FM7 Dm7

Both afraid to say we're just too far away

Gm7 C7 FM7

From being close together from the start;

F#m7 B7 Emaj7 Emaj7

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

D B7 E7 Bm7-5 E7

We're lost inside this lonely game we play.

[Verse 2]

Am Ammaj7 Am7 D9

Thoughts of leaving disappear every time I see your eyes,

Am F7 E7 Bm7-5 E7

No matter how hard I try

Am Ammaj7 Am7 D9

To understand the reason that we carry on this way,

F7 E7 Am

We're lost in this masquerade.

[Instrumental]

Am D9

[Outro]

Am Ammaj7 Am7 D9

We could both start over but it's oh so hard to do

F7 E7 Am Ammaj7 Am7 Am6 F7 E7 Am

When you're lost in a masquerade

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