Chords for I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over- David Porter

[Ab] _ Oh you see my darling when love ceases [E] to be warm, when the heat from your [Gb] kisses can no longer be felt, that [N] time says that it's over.
That time says that it's no more.
Oh yes I love you, oh yes I need you, but I don't need the changes.
Oh I've got to get my head, I've got to leave now.
_ [Abm] _ I know we've been through changes, but sometimes [B] it takes changes to build strong love, [Eb] and strong love just [Abm] can't be broken.
I have strong love for you David, but if what you're saying is what you feel, [F] then you can move your way, [D] and I won't go anyplace my past might cause.
But just remember this, [Ab] as long as you live and [D] breathe, be safe, I really [B] love you.
Baby it's [Eb] no fun saying goodbye to someone as beautiful as you.
[G] It's no fun saying that it's over to someone who I [F] need as bad as I need you.
_ [Eb] But I know within [Gb] my soul and my [B] mind that it's got to be.
[Gm] You see because your heart and your time is [Cm] not all mine, _ and I've got to [G] face it right now.
And I hang my [Eb] head in tears when I [Gm] say these words to you.
[Ab] I fight the pain when I say these words to you.
Oh my baby, oh my [Cm] baby.
It's over, _ _ _ my [Gm] my my good thing is over. _
_ [Cm] The masquerade is over. _ _
Oh [Eb] Lord it's _ over.
[Gm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] I can't find my way without you.
[Gm] _ It's over girl, [Bb] _ _ [Cm] cause I can't see you, [C] _
_ I can't [G] see you when I want to. _
_ _ [Cm] Once I told you, you were my water, _ _ [Gm] _ but you turned [Bb] into sand.
_ [Cm] And now it's over, _ _ over, [C] over.
I've got to [Gm] get to get to be.
Oh Lord, it's over.
_ [Cm] _
And I'm not [Gm] laughing, _ I know it's over.
_ [Cm] I'm so over. _
I _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ can't beg you to come back girl, [Gm] cause you told me one, two, three, four, [Cm] five times.
That you _ never, _ _ never, [Bb] never.
_ _ [Gm]
Oh [Eb] Lord, _ [C] what can I do? _ _
What can I do?
[Gm] Now the masquerade is over. _
_ _ [Cm] I hurt you, you hurt me. _
We [Gm] won't hurt each other no more. _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ Come back, we [Gm] used to play just [C] like that girl.
But [Cm] no more, it's over. _ _
Got [Bb] to get to tell you that it's over.
_ [Cm] I don't want you trying to be here when I want to [Gm] see you, you again.
Cause I [Cm] know we're gonna play [Bb] girl.
_ [Cm] We're just playing cards.
[Gm] We're gonna play.
_ _ Act [Cm] one.
_ No, _ no. _
[Gm] Oh _ yeah. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ Fool you this [C] time, fool you this time.
Fool you this time, fool [G] you this time.
I fool _ you, I [Cm] fool you girl.
I'm willing to accept it's [C] over.
_ [Gm] Oh it's over baby, yes it's over.
[Cm] Oh Lord, oh [C] Lord.
Now, now, [Gm] now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, _ [Cm] now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, _ _ now, [Gm] _ _ now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, _ _ [Cm] now _ _ _ _ _ _
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