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Masquerade Tabs by I Am Kloot

Masquerade tab by I Am Kloot

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Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

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

D      xx0232
A      x02220
G      320003
Em      022000
Em(addmaj7) 021000
Em7     020000
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3---3--3---------3---3---3------------------|
G|-------------------------0---2--------------------------2----------------|
D|----------0-------2---4----------5--4---------2---0-----2----------------|
A|--0-2-4-----------------------------------------------2-0----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Intro
=====

riff x 1

Verse 1
=======

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3---3--3---------3--3----3------------------|
G|-------------------------0---2--------------------------2----------------|
D|----------0-------2---4----------5--4---------2--0------2----------------|
A|--0-2-4-----------------------------------------------2-0----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3---3----3------3----3------3---------------|
G|------------------------0----2-------------------------------2-----------|
D|-------------0---2-4-------------5----4------2----0----------2-----------|
A|--0---2---4----------------------------------------------2---0-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------0------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------0--0--2---------------------------------------|
D|-------------0-----2----4-----0------------------------------------------|
A|--0---2---4--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------3------------------------------------------|

  The mad ar-range-ment of my days


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2------------0------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2------------0------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------3------------------------------------------------------|

  My descent into beige


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------3-----------------------------------------------------|

  My final masquer-ade


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----2---0---2-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----2---2---2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2---2---2-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0-----0---0---0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Is slipp-ing a- way


riff x 1


Verse 2
=======

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3-----3---3-------------3-----3---3---------|
G|-------------------------0---2--------------------------------------2----|
D|------------0---2---4--------------5---4-------------2-----0--------2----|
A|--0---2-4------------------------------------------------------2----0----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------3----3---3---------------3----3---3-----|
G|-----------------------------0---2------------------------------------2--|
D|-------------0-----2----4-------------5---4---------------2----0------2--|
A|-0----2---4--------------------------------------------------------2--0--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------0---0----------------------------------------|
D|------------0------2-4----------0----------------------------------------|
A|--0---2---4--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3----------------------------------------|

  And ev-en though I rigged the game


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
G|----------------2---------------0----------------------------------------|
D|----------------2---------------0----------------------------------------|
A|----------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3----------------------------------------|

  There must be someone else to blame


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------0-------------------------------------------|
G|----------2------------------0-------------------------------------------|
D|----------2------------------0-------------------------------------------|
A|----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3-------------------------------------------|

  Who can hang their head in shame


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----2----0--2--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----2----2--2--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-----2----2--2--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-----0----0--0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Don't look at me


Bridge
======

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----------------------0-------------0-------------0------------------|
G|--0------------------0------0--------0--------------0---0-----2----------|
D|--0------------1-----------------1--------------0---------0---2----------|
A|--2-----------------------------------------------------------0----------|
E|--0---------0-------------------------------0----------------------------|

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


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----------------------0----------------0-----------0-----------------|
G|--0------------------0---------0------0--------------0---0-----2---------|
D|--0--------------1-----------------1-------------0---------0---2---------|
A|--2------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
E|--0---------0--------------------------------0---------------------------|

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


Inst
====


Riff x 2


Verse 3
=======

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3---3--3---------3--3----3------------------|
G|-------------------------0---2--------------------------2----------------|
D|----------0-------2---4----------5--4---------2--0------2----------------|
A|--0-2-4-----------------------------------------------2-0----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3---3----3------3----3------3---------------|
G|------------------------0----2-------------------------------2-----------|
D|-------------0---2-4-------------5----4------2----0----------2-----------|
A|--0---2---4----------------------------------------------2---0-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------0------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------0--0--2---------------------------------------|
D|-------------0-----2----4-----0------------------------------------------|
A|--0---2---4--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------3------------------------------------------|

  The mad ar-range-ment of my days


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2------------0------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2------------0------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------3------------------------------------------------------|

  My descent into beige


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------3-----------------------------------------------------|

  My final masquer-ade


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----2---0---2-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----2---2---2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2---2---2-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0-----0---0---0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Is slipp-ing a- way





Intro
=====

D A


Verse 1
=======
              D             A
I never thought I'd be the one to leave you so well a-lone
              D                A
But bit by bit I find that I'm bound to be still bound for home
             G
The mad arrangement of my days
  A      G
My descent into beige
  A       G   A
My final masquer-ade is slipping away


D A


Verse 2
=======
              D
Was I the one who took the shirt off your back
          A
The shine off your shoes
                D
Well never think you'd have to thank me for that
         A
You've nothing to lose
               G
And even though I rigged the game
       A        G
There must be someone else to blame
    A         G
Who can hang their head in shame
A
Don't look at me


Bridge
======

Em     Em(addmaj7)          Em7     A
  So that we could have a flutter on the better life
Em   Em(addmaj7)          Em7     A
  You went and borrowed money from a poltergeist


Inst
====

D A D A


Verse 3
=======
              D             A
I never thought I'd be the one to leave you so well a-lone
              D                A
But bit by bit I find that I'm bound to be still bound for home
             G
The mad arrangement of my days
  A      G
My descent into beige
  A       G   A
My final masquer-ade is slipping away



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

I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
February 2013

watfordkev@gmail.com

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