This Masquerade — Leon Russell

Chords and lyrics for This Masquerade by Leon Russell (key of Cm).

Verse 1

[Cm] Are we really [CmMaj7]happy here with this [Cm7]lonely game we [F9]play
[Cm] Looking for [Ab9]words to [G7]say
[Cm] Searching but not [CmMaj7]finding [Cm7]understanding any way[F9]
Were [Ab13]lost in this [G7][Cm]masquerade

Verse 2

[Bbm7] Both afraid to [Eb7]say were just too far [Abmaj7]away[Ab7]
[Bbm7] From being close [Eb7]together from the [Abmaj7]start
We [Am7]tried to talk it [D7]over but the [Gmaj7]words got in the [G7]way
We're [Dm7]lost [D7]inside this [G7]lonely [Dm7b5]game we [G7]play[G7#9]

Verse 3

[Cm] Thoughts of leaving [CmMaj7]disappear every [Cm7]time I see your eyes[F9]
[Cm] No matter how [Ab9]hard I [G7]try
[Cm] To understand the [CmMaj7]reasons that we [Cm7]carry on this way[F9]
We're [Ab13]lost in a [G7][Cm]masquerade[F9]

Instrumental

[Cm] [F9]

Verse 4

[Cm] We could both start [CmMaj7]over but it's [Cm7]oh so hard to do[F9]
When you're [Ab13]lost in a [G7][Cm]masquerade[F9]

Instrumental Fade Out

[Cm] [F9]
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