Big John Khatt And The Highland Blues Band - This Masquerade
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Intro: Cm Gaug Cm7 Gaug (x2)
#1.
Cm Gaug Cm7 F9
Are we really happy in this lonely game we play?
Cm Ab G7sus G7 G7/5-
Looking for words to say.
Cm Gaug Cm7 F9
Searching, but not finding, understanding anyway.
Ab7 G7sus G7 Cm
We're lost in this mas....quer..ade.
Bridge:
Bbm9 Eb13 Abmaj7 Fm7 Bbm9
Both afraid to say, we're just too far a..way..from
Eb13 Abmaj7 Ab6
being close together from the start.
Am7 D7 Ddim G G6
We tried to talk it over but the words got in the way.
Dm7 D7 G7 G7/5-
We're lost inside, this lonely game we play.
#2.
Cm Gaug Cm7 F9
Thoughts of leaving disappear each time I see your eyes.
Cm Ab G7sus G7 G7/5-
And no matter how hard I try..
Cm Gaug Cm7 F9
To understand the reasons why we carry on this way.
Ab7 G7 Cm Cm6
We're lost in this mas....quer...ade.
Bridge:
Am7 D7 Ddim G G6
We tried to talk it over but the words got in the way.
Dm7 D7 G7 G7/5-
We're lost inside, this lonely game we play.
#3.
Cm Gaug Cm7 F9
Thoughts of leaving disappear each time I see your eyes.
Cm Ab G7sus G7 G7/5-
And no matter how hard I try..
Cm Gaug Cm7 F9
To understand the reasons why we carry on this way.
Ab7 G7sus G7 Cm Cm6
We're lost in this mas....quer...ade.
OUTRO:
Ab7 G7sus G7 Cm Cm6
We're lost in this mas...quer..ade.
Ab7 G7sus G7 Cm6/9
we're lost in this mas...quer..ade..
How to play Big John Khatt And The Highland Blues Band - This Masquerade
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Cm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
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