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Masquerade by I Am Kloot

Tabs with lyrics

Difficulty: Novice

From 2013's Let It All In album

I've made a tab out, followed by a fake arrangement with the chords only

Standard tuning
Capo 4 to play along to the original

Chord diagramD MajorD            xx0232
Chord diagramA augmentedA            x02220
Chord diagramG+G            320003
Chord diagramE minorEm           022000
Em(addmaj7)  021000
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7          020000

Riff - this pattern is the basis for most of this wonderful tune
It's practically one note per syllable of the lyric so the rhythm isn't too bad
Don't be intimidated!

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------3---3--3---------3---3---3------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------0---2--------------------------2----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------0-------2---4----------5--4---------2---0-----2----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0-2-4-----------------------------------------------2-0----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Intro
=====


riff x 1


Verse 1


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------3---3--3---------3--3----3------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------0---2--------------------------2----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------0-------2---4----------5--4---------2--0------2----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0-2-4-----------------------------------------------2-0----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    I never thought I'd be the one to leave you so well a-lone
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------3---3----3------3----3------3---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------0----2-------------------------------2-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------0---2-4-------------5----4------2----0----------2-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0---2---4----------------------------------------------2---0-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    But bit by bit I find that I'm bound to be still bound for home


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------0------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------0--0--2---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------0-----2----4-----0------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0---2---4--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------3------------------------------------------|

    The mad ar-range-ment of my days


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----2------------0------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2------------0------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------3------------------------------------------------------|

    My descent into beige


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----2-------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------3-----------------------------------------------------|

    My final masquer-ade


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----2---0---2-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----2-----2---2---2-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-----2---2---2-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----0-----0---0---0-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Is slipp-ing a- way


riff x 1


Verse 2


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------3-----3---3-------------3-----3---3---------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------0---2--------------------------------------2----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------0---2---4--------------5---4-------------2-----0--------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0---2-4------------------------------------------------------2----0----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Was I the one who took the shirt off your back the shine off your shoes


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------3----3---3---------------3----3---3-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------0---2------------------------------------2--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------0-----2----4-------------5---4---------------2----0------2--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----2---4--------------------------------------------------------2--0--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Well nev-er think you'd have to thank me for that you've noth-ing to lose


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------0---0----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------0------2-4----------0----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0---2---4--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------3----------------------------------------|

    And ev-en though I rigged the game


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------2---------------0----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------2---------------0----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------3----------------------------------------|

    There must be someone else to blame


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------0-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------2------------------0-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------2------------------0-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------3-------------------------------------------|

    Who can hang their head in shame


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--3-----2----0--2--------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--2-----2----2--2--------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2-----2----2--2--------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0-----0----0--0--------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Don't look at me


Bridge


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--0-----------------------0-------------0-------------0------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--0------------------0------0--------0--------------0---0-----2----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0------------1-----------------1--------------0---------0---2----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2-----------------------------------------------------------0----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0---------0-------------------------------0----------------------------|

      So that we could have a flut-ter on the bet-ter life


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--0-----------------------0----------------0-----------0-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--0------------------0---------0------0--------------0---0-----2---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0--------------1-----------------1-------------0---------0---2---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0---------0--------------------------------0---------------------------|

          You went and bor-rowed mon-ey from a pol-ter-geist


Inst
====


Riff x 2


Verse 3


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------3---3--3---------3--3----3------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------0---2--------------------------2----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------0-------2---4----------5--4---------2--0------2----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0-2-4-----------------------------------------------2-0----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    I never thought I'd be the one to leave you so well a-lone


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------3---3----3------3----3------3---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------0----2-------------------------------2-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------0---2-4-------------5----4------2----0----------2-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0---2---4----------------------------------------------2---0-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    But bit by bit I find that I'm bound to be still bound for home


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------0------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------0--0--2---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------0-----2----4-----0------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0---2---4--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------3------------------------------------------|

    The mad ar-range-ment of my days


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----2------------0------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2------------0------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------3------------------------------------------------------|

    My descent into beige


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----2-------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------3-----------------------------------------------------|

    My final masquer-ade


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----2---0---2-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----2-----2---2---2-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-----2---2---2-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----0-----0---0---0-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Is slipp-ing a- way





Intro
=====

Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA


Verse 1

                           Chord diagramD MajorD                          Chord diagramA augmentedA
I never thought I'd be the one to leave you so well a-lone
                           Chord diagramD MajorD                               Chord diagramA augmentedA
But bit by bit I find that I'm bound to be still bound for home
                          Chord diagramG+G
The mad arrangement of my days
   Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramG+G
My descent into beige
   Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramA augmentedA
My final masquer-ade is slipping away


Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA


Verse 2

                           Chord diagramD MajorD
Was I the one who took the shirt off your back
                   Chord diagramA augmentedA
The shine off your shoes
                               Chord diagramD MajorD
Well never think you'd have to thank me for that
                  Chord diagramA augmentedA
You've nothing to lose
                             Chord diagramG+G
And even though I rigged the game
              Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramG+G
There must be someone else to blame
        Chord diagramA augmentedA                  Chord diagramG+G
Who can hang their head in shame
Chord diagramA augmentedA
Don't look at me


Bridge


Chord diagramE minorEm         Em(addmaj7)                    Chord diagramE minor 7Em7          Chord diagramA augmentedA
   So that we could have a flutter on the better life
Chord diagramE minorEm     Em(addmaj7)                    Chord diagramE minor 7Em7          Chord diagramA augmentedA
   You went and borrowed money from a poltergeist


Inst
====

Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA


Verse 3

                           Chord diagramD MajorD                          Chord diagramA augmentedA
I never thought I'd be the one to leave you so well a-lone
                           Chord diagramD MajorD                               Chord diagramA augmentedA
But bit by bit I find that I'm bound to be still bound for home
                          Chord diagramG+G
The mad arrangement of my days
   Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramG+G
My descent into beige
   Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramA augmentedA
My final masquer-ade is slipping away


-----------------------------------------

I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
February 2013

[email protected]

THE END!

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