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Intro:    F#    G#    F#    G#   C#  
C#I was told to G#be a man was F#build defences C#strong
F#Keep your woman C#in her place and F#she’ll keep hangin’ G#on
Now I’ve grown F#to realise my Fmlife’s been filled with F#lies
C#A tread I’ve been F#hangin’ on has D#mbroken in her G#eyes
If I could let my F#heart be known in Fmspite walls so F#high
C#I might taste those F#bitter tears that I’ve D#mnever learned to G#cry
Chorus #1:
But I’ve got a F#pa-G#ast like a Bbmmask
F#And I can see it C#in her face, F#the many years I C#can’t erase
F#A broken heart I C#can’t replace in F#spite of what I G#try 
But I’ve got a F#pa-G#ast like a Bbmmask
And F#I sure took my G#time to underC#stand
When I was young, not long ago, I hid my feelings well
Sometimes I let my heartaches show but I could never tell
And now I find I’ve been blind, insensitive and vain
Cause someone told me long ago “ignore a woman’s pain”
If I could change the fool I’ve been, I know just what’d do 
I’d give her everything I can and make all her dreams come true
Chorus #2:
But I’ve got a past like a mask
And I can see it in her eyes, the lonely nights, the endless lies
The countless time I made her cry when she was by my side
And I’ve got a past like a mask
And I sure took my time to understand
Chorus #1

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Past Like A Mask

by Rodney Crowell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

Bbm

F# G# F# G# C#

Intro:

C# G# F# C#

I was told to be a man was build defences strong

F# C# F# G#

Keep your woman in her place and she’ll keep hangin’ on

F# Fm F#

Now I’ve grown to realise my life’s been filled with lies

C# F# D#m G#

A tread I’ve been hangin’ on has broken in her eyes

F# Fm F#

If I could let my heart be known in spite walls so high

C# F# D#m G#

I might taste those bitter tears that I’ve never learned to cry

Chorus #1:

F# G# Bbm

But I’ve got a pa-ast like a mask

F# C# F# C#

And I can see it in her face, the many years I can’t erase

F# C# F# G#

A broken heart I can’t replace in spite of what I try

F# G# Bbm

But I’ve got a pa-ast like a mask

F# G# C#

And I sure took my time to understand

When I was young, not long ago, I hid my feelings well

Sometimes I let my heartaches show but I could never tell

And now I find I’ve been blind, insensitive and vain

Cause someone told me long ago “ignore a woman’s pain”

If I could change the fool I’ve been, I know just what’d do

I’d give her everything I can and make all her dreams come true

Chorus #2:

But I’ve got a past like a mask

And I can see it in her eyes, the lonely nights, the endless lies

The countless time I made her cry when she was by my side

And I’ve got a past like a mask

And I sure took my time to understand

Chorus #1

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