This Masquerade Acoustic chords by The Carpenters

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Em

Difficulty: Intermediate

A7 x02020
Am7 x02010
A/C# x3222x
A#b5/C x3233x
B x24442
B7 x21202
Cmaj7 x32000
Dm7 xx0211
Em 022000
Em7/D xx0000
EmMaj7/D# xx1000
Em7/C x3x000
Em7/C# x4x000
G 320003
Gm7 353333
G/B x20003

Intro:

Em Em7/D Em7/C Em7/C#
Gm7 B7 Em A7 Em A7


Verse 1:

Em      EmMaj7/D#
Are we really  happy  with
   Em7/D      A7
This lonely game we play
Em       A#b5/C     B7
Looking for the right words to say
Em        EmMaj7/D#
Searching but not finding
   Em7/D   A7
Understanding anyway
   A#b5/C     B7   Em
We're lost in this masquerade


Chorus:

Dm7       G        Cmaj7 Am7
Both afraid to say we're just too far away
   Dm7      G   G/B   Cmaj7
From being close together from the start
  A/C#        F#
We tried to talk it over
     B
But the words got in the way
    A7  F#     B
We're lost inside this lonely game we play


Verse 2:

Em          EmMaj7/D#
Thoughts of leaving disappear
   Em7/D      A7
Each time I see your eyes
Em      A#b5/C   B7
And no matter how hard I try
Em        EmMaj7/D#
To understand the reason
    Em7/D     A7
Why we carry on this way
     A#b5/C      B7   Em A7 Em A7
And we're lost in this masquerade


Interlude:

Em EmMaj7/D# Em7/D A7 Em A#b5/C B7
Em EmMaj7/D# Em7/D A7 A#b5/C B7 Em
Dm7 G Cmaj7 Am7
Dm7 G G/B Cmaj7


Chorus Ending:

  A/C#        F#
We tried to talk it over
     B
But the words got in the way
    A7  F#     B
We're lost inside this lonely game we play


Verse 3:

Em          EmMaj7/D#
Thoughts of leaving disappear
   Em7/D      A7
Each time I see your eyes
Em      A#b5/C   B7
And no matter how hard I try
    Em     EmMaj7/D#
To understand the reason
    Em7/D     A7
Why we carry on this way
   A#b5/C    B7   Em Em7/D
We're lost in a masquerade
   Cmaj7   B7   Em
We’re lost in a mas - querade


Coda:

Em Em7/D Em7/C Em7/C#

     Gm7    B7   Em
And we’re lost in a mas - querade
A7 Em A7 Em A7 Em
(ending with flute solo) fading…