The Blue Mask chords by Lou Reed

Tuning: Whole Step Down

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They tied his arms behind his back
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To teach him how to swim
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They put blood in his coffee
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And milk in his gin
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They stood over the soldier
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In the midst of the squalor
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There was war in his body
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And it caused his brain to holler

Chorus:

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Make the sacrifice
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Mutilate my face
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If you need someone to kill
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I'm a man without a will
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Wash the razor in the rain
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Let me luxuriate in pain
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But please don't set me free
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Death means a lot to me




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The pain was lean
And it made him scream
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He knew he was alive
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He put a pin through the nipples
On his chest
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He thought he was a saint
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I've made love to my mother
Killed my father and brother
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What am I to do?
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When a sin goes too far
It's like a runaway car
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It cannot be controlled
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Spit upon his face and scream
There's no oedipus today
This is no play
You're thinking you are in
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What will you say?
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Take the blue mask down from my face
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And look me in the eye
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I get a thrill from punishment
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I've always been that way
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I loathe and despise repentance
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You are permanently stained
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Your weakness buys indifference
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And indiscretion in the streets
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Dirty's what you are
And clean is what you're not
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You deserve to be soundly beat

Chorus:

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Make the sacrifice
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Take it all the way
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There's no "won't" high enough
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To stop this desperate day
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Don't take death away
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Cut the finger at the joint
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Cut the stallion at his mount
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And stuff it in his mouth