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| G7 | |
| When- | ever you're near, |
| I hide my tears, |
| Ab | Bb | Eb | |
| Be- | hind a | painted | smile. |
| G7 | |
| You can't imagine, |
| The tears and sorrow, |
| Ab | Bb | Eb | G | |
| Be- | hind a | painted | smile. |
| Verse 1: |
| C | Em | |
| My | life's a masque-r | ade, |
| Dm7 | G | G7 | |
| A | world of let's pre- | tend, | yeah. |
| C | Em | |
| Since you took your | love, |
| Dm7 | G | G7 | |
| Pre- | tending never | ends, | yeah. |
| Bridge 1: |
| Am | Em | |
| But I | can't let you know, |
| F | G | G7 | |
| That | I still need you | so, | no. |
| Interlude: |
| Cm | Ab |
| Cm | Ab | |
| (Darling I | hide, |
| G7 | |
| The tears that I | cry). |
| Chorus 2: |
| G7 | |
| When- | ever you're near, |
| I hide my tears, |
| Ab | Bb | Eb | |
| Be- | hind a | painted | smile. |
| G7 | |
| You can't imagine, |
| The tears and sorrow, |
| Ab | Bb | Eb | G | |
| Be- | hind a | painted | smile. |
| Verse 2: |
| C | Em | |
| I can't let you | see, |
| Dm7 | G | G7 | |
| All the tears I'm | cry- | ing. |
| C | Em | |
| You would pity | me, |
| Dm7 | G | G7 | |
| That would be like | dy- | ing. |
| Bridge 2: |
| Am | Em | |
| If I | can't have your love, |
| F | G | G7 | |
| I don't need your | sympa- | thy. |
| Interlude: |
| Cm | Ab |
| Cm | Ab | |
| (Darling I | hide, |
| G7 | |
| The tears that I | cry). |
| Chorus 3: |
| G7 | |
| When- | ever you're near, |
| I hide my tears, |
| Ab | Bb | Eb | |
| Be- | hind a | painted | smile. |
| G7 | |
| You can't imagine, |
| The tears and sorrow, |
| Ab | Bb | Eb | |
| Be- | hind a | painted | smile. |
| Middle 8: |
| G | C | |
| My | life is a | masquerade, |
| Ab | |
| Since you took your | love away. |
| G7 | |
| When | ever you're near, |
| I hide my... |
| C | |
| I just can't | let you see, |
| Ab | |
| How much you | hurting me. |
| Coda: |
| G7 | |
| When- | ever you're near, |
| I hide my tears, |
| Ab | Bb | Eb | |
| Be- | hind a | painted | smile. |
| CHORD DIAGRAMS: |
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| C | Em | Dm7 | Gsus4 | G | Cm |
| EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | |
| x32010 | 022000 | xx0211 | 320013 | 320003 | x35543 |
| Ab | G7 | Bb | Eb | Am |
| EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | |
| 466544 | 323000 | 688766 | x68886 | x02210 |
| Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 |
| (clumsyband@hotmail.com) |