Intro: B - A - Em - B - A - B

Verse:
B                                A
  The painted faces on the street, caricatures of long ago
Em                                  B
  Oh they were young and oh so sweet, down beyond the boulevard
A                               Em  
  Knock on doors and empty halls, and still sometimes remember
B                         B                         
  The masquerade's forever (the masquerade's forever)


Chorus:
B                A
When you see the price they paid
    Em                   B               A   B(let ring) B(let ring)
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade


Verse:
B                               A
  The reeling figures pass on by, like ghosts in some forgotten play
Em                               B
  Beneath the black and empty sky, music plays and figures dance
A                               Em  
  With partners chosen by chance, and still some times remember
B                         B                         
  The masquerade's forever (the masquerade's forever)


Bridge:
D                    C             G         B           A
  They reached for tomorrow, but tomorrow's, more of the same
D                      C              G      B      A      A/E 
  So they reached for tomorrow, but tomorrow never came


Chorus:
B                 A
When you hear the price they paid
    Em                   B               A
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade
B                 A
When you hear the price they paid
    Em                   B               A   B(let ring) B(let ring)
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade



Verse:
B                             A
  One by one and two by two, past eight by tens in shattered frames
Em                               B
  The players try to leave the room, frantic puppets on a string
A                               Em  
  And all the while the music sings, and still sometimes remember
B                         B                         
  The masquerade's forever (the masquerade's forever)
 

Chorus: (repeat as desired)
B                 A
When you hear the price they paid
    Em                   B               A
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade
B                 A
When you hear the price they paid
    Em                   B               A
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade
B                 A
When you hear the price they paid
    Em                   B               A
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade
B                 A
When you hear the price they paid
    Em                   B               A      B(let ring)
I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade


A/E Chord: e-----
B|-----|
G|--2--|
D|--2--|
A|--2--|
           E--0--