"Masquerade" - Berlin (capo 1) Intro: B5 - A5 - E5 - B5 - A5 - B5 Verse: B5 A5 The painted faces on the street, caricatures of long ago E5 B5 Oh they were young and oh so sweet, down beyond the boulevard A5 E5 Knock on doors and empty halls, and still sometimes remember B5 B5 The masquerade's forever (the masquerade's forever) Chorus: B5 A5 When you see the price they paid E5 B5 A5 B(let ring) B(let ring) I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade Verse: B5 A5 The reeling figures pass on by, like ghosts in some forgotten play E5 B5 Beneath the black and empty sky, music plays and figures dance A5 E5 With partners chosen by chance, and still some times remember B5 B5 The masquerade's forever (the masquerade's forever) Bridge: D5 C5 G5 B5 A5 They reached for tomorrow, but tomorrow's, more of the same D5 C5 G5 B5 A5 A5 So they reached for tomorrow, but tomorrow never came Chorus: B5 A5 When you hear the price they paid E5 B5 A5 I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade B5 A5 When you hear the price they paid E5 B5 A5 B(let ring) B(let ring) I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade Verse: B5 A5 One by one and two by two, past eight by tens in shattered frames E5 B5 The players try to leave the room , frantic puppets on a string A5 E5 And all the while the music sings, and still sometimes remember B5 B5 The masquerade's forever (the masquerade's forever) Chorus: (repeat as desired) B5 A5 When you hear the price they paid E5 B5 A5 I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade B5 A5 When you hear the price they paid E5 B5 A5 I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade B5 A5 When you hear the price they paid E5 B5 A5 I'm sure you'll come and join the masquerade B5 A5 When you hear the price they paid E5 B5 A5 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--