Chords for Van Morrison - Who Was That Masked Man - original

_ _ _ Oh, [Ab] it's lonely when [Bb] you're living with a [Ab] gun. _ _
[Gm] Well, you can't slow [Ab] down and you can't turn [Bb] around.
Yeah, you can't trust [Ab] anyone. _
_ [Gm] You just sit [Ab] there like a butterfly.
[Bb] Yet you're all [Ab] encased in glass.
_ _ [Gm] You're [Ab] so fragile, you just [Bb] may break.
And you don't [Ab] know who to ask [Fm] or _
[Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ who to leave.
[Bb] When you're living [Ab] with a gun.
_ [Gm] Well, you can't slow [Ab] down and you can't turn [Gm] around.
And you can't trust [Ab] anyone.
[C] _ [Gm] You just sit there [Ab] like a butterfly.
_ [Bb] You're well protected [Ab] by the glass.
_ [Gm] You're such a rare [Ab] collector's item. _
[Bb] When they throw [Ab] away what's left.
_ [Fm] You can't face despair [Ab] when the troubles start.
[Eb] Or wish [Cm] on a toilet roll. _ _
[Fm] You can just soak up [Ab] the atmosphere.
[Eb] Pressure and [Cm] style. _
_ [Gm] When you go scum [Ab] around at midnight. _
[Bb] Well, you both can have [Ab] some fun.
_ [Eb] _ [Gm] He can drive you [Ab] mad.
He can make you sad.
He can keep you from the sun. _ _
[Gm] When they take him down, [Ab] you'll be both safe and sound.
And your hand just put to good use.
And [Gm] no man [Ab] you better than [Bb] evil and [Ab] everyone.
[F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Ab] _ _