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[Verse 1]
F#mRain beats Ddown, Edown on the outer AwallsG  
Down on the Dskylight, where the C#mstreetlights
F#mShine like unquenchable EcoalsD  
F#mAnd I'm up Dhigh, Etrying to say goodAbyeG  
The only way I know F#mhow
Crude and Dgraceless
APeeking Gthrough the Deyeholes
DSeeing the real you
[Chorus]
And Ajust after Bmmidnight
When it Dfeels like it's getting Alate
I will reEveal you
I will reBmveal you
A   Asus2   A
[Verse 2]
F#mCrowd's half-Dgone, Ejust a few hangers-AonG  Dsus2  
Come to C#msee me finally F#mtear through the stitching at ElastD  
F#mAnd you don't Dcare, you look Ealmost relieved down AthereG  
Like you're F#mfree, like you can Dbreathe now
ALike they've Gsawn off your Dcast
DJust one more sleeper to see through
[Chorus]
And Aby way of Bmhonoring
The Dthings we once both held Adear
I will reEveal you
I will reBmveal you
A   Asus2   A
A   Asus2   A
[Chorus]
GCast of Dsus2thousandsA  
But we Gwere the Dreal twoA  
And when I'm Bmalone
Before a Dmirror late at Anight
I will Ereveal you
I will Bmreveal you
A   Asus2   A
A   Asus2   A

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Unmasked

by The Mountain Goats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

Asus2

Dsus2

[Verse 1]

F#m D E A G

Rain beats down, down on the outer walls

D C#m

Down on the skylight, where the streetlights

F#m E D

Shine like unquenchable coals

F#m D E A G

And I'm up high, trying to say goodbye

F#m

The only way I know how

Crude and graceless

A G D

Peeking through the eyeholes

Seeing the real you

[Chorus]

A Bm

And just after midnight

D A

When it feels like it's getting late

I will reveal you

A Asus2 A

[Verse 2]

F#m D E A G Dsus2

Crowd's half-gone, just a few hangers-on

C#m F#m E D

Come to see me finally tear through the stitching at last

F#m D E A G

And you don't care, you look almost relieved down there

F#m D

Like you're free, like you can breathe now

A G D

Like they've sawn off your cast

Just one more sleeper to see through

[Chorus]

A Bm

And by way of honoring

D A

The things we once both held dear

I will reveal you

A Asus2 A

[Chorus]

G Dsus2 A

Cast of thousands

G D A

But we were the real two

And when I'm alone

D A

Before a mirror late at night

I will reveal you

A Asus2 A

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