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Aminor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
                                           Am    Am(strum)      
e|--------------0----------------------------0-----|
B|--------------1----------------------------1-----|
G|------0-------2-------------------0--------2-----|
D|-0h2-----2p0--2--------------0h2------2p0--2-----|
A|--------------0----------------------------0-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------C0----------------------------Am0-------------------|
B|--------------1----------------------------1-------------------|
G|------0-------0-------------------0--------2-----------0-------|
D|-0h2-----2p0--2--------------0h2------2p0--2------0h2-----2p0--|
A|--------------3----------------------------0-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
   COnce I started down the Froad
   GNever studied where I'd Cgo
   AmDarkness waited on the wFay
   GStill I never seemed afrCaid
[Chorus 1]
   B7I appeared and said that CI was strong
and if I got it wrong,   GI kept up the masquerB7ade
   E7Now I see the truth I mA2eant to findG  C  
  FKnowing now that I was Fonly wasting tGsusimeG  Gsus  G  
[Verse 2]
   CSo I missed the warning sFigns
   GTook the hard road every tCime
   AmThough I passed the easy tFurns
   GI don't regret the lessons lCearned
[Chorus 2]
   B7I took away the mask and lCet it fall
and then I saw it all:   GI was looking straight at yB7ou
   E7Now I see the truth I mA2eant to findG  C  
  FKnowing now that I was Fonly wasting tGsusimeG  
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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
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Masquerade

by The Infamous Stringdusters

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Gsus

[Intro]

Am Am

(strum)

e|--------------0----------------------------0-----|

B|--------------1----------------------------1-----|

G|------0-------2-------------------0--------2-----|

D|-0h2-----2p0--2--------------0h2------2p0--2-----|

A|--------------0----------------------------0-----|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

C Am

e|--------------0----------------------------0-------------------|

B|--------------1----------------------------1-------------------|

G|------0-------0-------------------0--------2-----------0-------|

D|-0h2-----2p0--2--------------0h2------2p0--2------0h2-----2p0--|

A|--------------3----------------------------0-------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

C F

Once I started down the road

G C

Never studied where I'd go

Am F

Darkness waited on the way

G C

Still I never seemed afraid

[Chorus 1]

B7 C

I appeared and said that I was strong

G B7

and if I got it wrong, I kept up the masquerade

E7 A2 G C

Now I see the truth I meant to find

F F Gsus G Gsus G

Knowing now that I was only wasting time

[Verse 2]

C F

So I missed the warning signs

G C

Took the hard road every time

Am F

Though I passed the easy turns

G C

I don't regret the lessons learned

[Chorus 2]

B7 C

I took away the mask and let it fall

G B7

and then I saw it all: I was looking straight at you

E7 A2 G C

Now I see the truth I meant to find

F F Gsus G

Knowing now that I was only wasting time

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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