The Mask
View chords used in this chart
verse 1
D
Well, I felt the burn
G
Since the day you departed and talked from the tomb
D
I'm still healing those wounds
And it holds me down
G
But made me a man that says, "Fuck all those rules
D
I will be who I choose"
verse 2
A
It's a lonely road
Bm G D
With one grip on several psalms and one grip on the gun
A
And it holds the rope
D Bm G
It spins me in circles and dizzies my head
D
Then says sleep when you're dead
A Bm G
verse 3
D
Were you ever here?
A Bm G
Or just lost on the surface that at the first touch
D
Just evades in the dust
And it pulled me down
Bm G
And showed me my demons lined up in a sequence
D
Forming a crowd
A
It was so long
Bm G D
With a piece of happy home that they stripped from the bone
A
I did not react
Bm D G
I settled my grievance by crafting a mask
D
And I never looked back
A Bm G
Bridge
A
Tell me what you know
Bm A G
I'm in deeper than I've ever been
A
I will never grow
Bm A G
While this anchor is chained to my feet
F G F G
Tell me what you know
G Bm D
I'm in deeper than I've ever been
G F A
I will never grow
F Bm D G
While this anchor is chained to my feet
G F A
Tell me what you know
F Bm D G
I settled my grievance by crafting a mask
And I never looked-
G D
I will never grow
A Bm D G
I settled my grievance by crafting a mask
And I never looked-
D
Tell me what you know
A Bm D G
I settled my grievance by crafting a mask
And I never looked-
G D
I will never grow
A Bm D G
I settled my grievance by crafting a mask
F
And I never looked back
How to play The Mask
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.