Masquerade Lyrics

From 2013's Let It All In album
I've made a tab out, followed by a fake arrangement with the chords only
Em(addmaj7) 021000
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!
riff x 1
I never thought I'd be the one to leave you so well a-lone
But bit by bit I find that I'm bound to be still bound for home
The mad ar-range-ment of my days
My descent into beige
My final masquer-ade
Is slipp-ing a- way
riff x 1
Was I the one who took the shirt off your back the shine off your shoes
Well nev-er think you'd have to thank me for that you've noth-ing to lose
And ev-en though I rigged the game
There must be someone else to blame
Who can hang their head in shame
Don't look at me
So that we could have a flut-ter on the bet-ter life
You went and bor-rowed mon-ey from a pol-ter-geist
Inst
Riff x 2
I never thought I'd be the one to leave you so well a-lone
But bit by bit I find that I'm bound to be still bound for home
The mad ar-range-ment of my days
My descent into beige
My final masquer-ade
Is slipp-ing a- way
I never thought I'd be the one to leave you so well a-lone
But bit by bit I find that I'm bound to be still bound for home
The mad arrangement of my days
My descent into beige
My final masquer-ade is slipping away
Was I the one who took the shirt off your back
The shine off your shoes
Well never think you'd have to thank me for that
You've nothing to lose
And even though I rigged the game
There must be someone else to blame
Who can hang their head in shame
Don't look at me
(addmaj7)
So that we could have a flutter on the better life
(addmaj7)
You went and borrowed money from a poltergeist
Inst
I never thought I'd be the one to leave you so well a-lone
But bit by bit I find that I'm bound to be still bound for home
The mad arrangement of my days
My descent into beige
My final masquer-ade is slipping away
I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
February 2013
watfordkev@gmail.com