Rodney Crowell – Past Like A Mask (Guitar)

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Intro: F# G# F# G# C#
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I was told to be a man was build defences strong

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Keep your woman in her place and she’ll keep hangin’ on

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Now I’ve grown to realise my life’s been filled with lies

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A tread I’ve been hangin’ on has broken in her eyes

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If I could let my heart be known in spite walls so high

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I might taste those bitter tears that I’ve never learned to cry
Chorus #1:
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But I’ve got a pa-ast like a mask

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And I can see it in her face, the many years I can’t erase

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A broken heart I can’t replace in spite of what I try 

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But I’ve got a pa-ast like a mask

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And I sure took my time to understand
When I was young, not long ago, I hid my feelings well Sometimes I let my heartaches show but I could never tell And now I find I’ve been blind, insensitive and vain Cause someone told me long ago “ignore a woman’s pain” If I could change the fool I’ve been, I know just what’d do I’d give her everything I can and make all her dreams come true Chorus #2: But I’ve got a past like a mask And I can see it in her eyes, the lonely nights, the endless lies The countless time I made her cry when she was by my side And I’ve got a past like a mask And I sure took my time to understand Chorus #1 by: José Duarte [email protected]