George Benson - This masquerade
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Masquerade [This] by Leon Russell
Sung by George Benson [#10 in '76]
Intro chords
1-2-3-4, [1]&2, &3, &4 1 etc. [1] [2] etc.
Cm G+ B+ Eb+ Cm[third fret strum stops on Eb[[B string]]then pinky hits F, followed
by top note of Cm chord G then Eb[[B string 4th fret]] all done while playing Cm on 3rd fret.
F6[mute hi E string w/pinky]. Hit the 6[D note]twice with upstrokes then roll 2nd finger over
to play C# as a passing note to F major. Then chords Ab,& G,1 meas. ea., Cm 2 meas., then begin verse.
[Verse]
CmAre we really haG+ppy in this Cm7lonely game we F6play,
Cm Ab13 G7 [G,Ab G F Eb D Bb C all single notes fill]
Looking for words to say?
CmSearching but not fG+inding underCm7standing any F6where,
Ab G7 Cm[1-2-3-4-1-2 Cm Bm7 Bbm7
Now we're lost in this masquerade
[Bridge]
Bbm7 Eb13 AbM7 [F7b9 F7]
Both afraid to say we're just too far away,
From bBbm7eing close toEb13gether from the staAbM7rt Ab6
We Am7tried to talk it D9over, but the GM7words got in the way,
F D7b9 G[hold-fill notes played as octaves]B Ab G F Eb D C
Now we're lost inside this lonely game we play.
CmThoughts of leaving dG+isappear when I Cm7Look into your eyF6es, F
Cm Ab13 G7 1-2-3-4-1 [G,Ab G F Eb D Bb C all single notes fill]
No matter how hard I try
CmWho understands the rG+eason that we Cm7carry on this F6wayF,
When we're lost in tAbhis masqueradG7e Cm
[Bridge]
Bbm7 Eb13 AbM7 [F7b9 F7]
Both afraid to say we're just too far away,
From bBbm7eing close toEb13gether from the staAbM7rt Ab6
We Am7tried to talk it D9over, but the GM7words got in the way,
F D7b9 G[hold-fill notes played as octaves]B Ab G F Eb D C
Now we're lost inside this lonely game we play.
[Verse]
CmThoughts of leaving dG+isappear when I Cm7Look into your eyF6es, F
& 2 & 3 & 4 & 1
Cm Ab13 G7 1-2-3-4-1 [G,Ab G F Eb D Bb C all single notes fill]
No matter how hard I try
CmWho understands the rG+eason that we Cm7carry on this F6wayF,
When we're lost in tAbhis masqueradG7e Cm F6 F
When we're lost in tAbhis masqueradG7e Cm F6 F
Yes, we're lost in aAb masqueradeG7 Cm
Ab13 Eb13 F7b9 [move down 3 frets for D7b9]
lo E on 4th fret Lo E not played Lo E not played
A not played A 6th fret A 8th fret
D on 4th fret D not played D 7th fret
G on 5th fret G 6th fret G 8th fret
B and E on 6th fret B and E on 8th fret B 7th fret
E not played