The Mask Slips Away chords by Red

Tuning: EADGBE

Verse 1:
     Gm      F#m
I feel a change in the air
    Em
The horizon stirs
      Gm    F#m
Above, the lightning flares
    Em
And the wheel starts to turn


Chorus:
Cm
I'm tired of running
Gm
I'm tired of hiding
F

Feeling the mask slip away
Cm
I tried to hold you
Gm
I tried to keep you
F        E
Letting the mask slip away


Instrumental:
Cm Gm F E


Verse 2:
  Gm          F#m
The sting of cold winter rain
     Em
Somehow I need it to hurt
  Gm       F#m
You set the ocean aflame
   Em
I'll stand and watch it burn


Chorus:
Cm
I'm tired of running
Gm
I'm tired of hiding
F
Feeling the mask slip away
Cm
I tried to hold you
Gm
I tried to keep you
F        E
Letting the mask slip away


Instrumental:
Cm Gm F E (x4)


Chorus:
Cm
I'm tired of running
Gm
I'm tired of hiding
F
Feeling the mask slip away
Cm
I tried to hold you
Gm
I tried to keep you
F        E
Letting the mask slip away


Outro:
Cm
I'm tired of running
Gm
I'm tired of hiding
F        E
Feeling the mask slip away
Cm
I tried to hold you
Gm          F
I tried to keep you, love you, save you
      E
But you're gone
Cm
I tried to save you
      Gm F E
But you're gone