The Smashing Pumpkins – The Gold Mask (Guitar)

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[Intro] G GM7 C G GM7 C [Verse 1]
       G    GM7
To be born anew

                       C
To live and not quite lose

     G         GM7
To trust every day

         C
Stay unchanged

        G
To be free

        GM7
And just be

                     C
As clear as eyes conceive

    G
To know

        GM7
What's known

        C
Won't erase
[Bridge]
     C      Em      D
Well I say, I say shame

              C
To any given ‘morrow crossed
[Chorus]
       G       Em
'Cause I’ll get by

 D            A7
Lover, like I do

                     G
To haunt again and rise

           GM7
Where that sun

            C
Meets that rain

              G
Taken by the two’s

    Em
In heart

 D               A7                    G
Lover, I would choose to part again fain I

          GM7
Dare not lead

           C
Dare not pale
G GM7 C [Bridge]
               G       GM7     C
And maybe it's easy this way to love
G GM7 C [Verse 2]
           C
When they took his name
His works and robbed our pain
        G
Of it’s alm

         GM7        C
And it’s right to endure
[Verse 5]
     C      Em      D
In fear of useless slur

               C
I gave of any hallow crossed
[Chorus]
       G       Em
'Cause I’ll get by

 D            A7
Lover, like I do

                     G
To haunt again and rise

           GM7
Where that sun

            C
Meets that rain

              G
Taken by the two’s

    Em
In heart

 D               A7                    G
Lover, I would choose to part again fain I

          GM7
Dare not lead

           C
Dare not pale
[Bridge]
        C              Am             G   C
'Cause tears aren't, tears aren't a grail...

      C            Am                G   C
And tears aren't, tears aren't for sale....

        C          Am        C
Though, I couldn't cry by design

        G
If I tried
[Chorus]
          Em
(I’ll get by)

 D            A7
Lover, like I do

                G  GM7  C
Haunt again and rise

              G
Taken by the two’s

     Em
In heart

 D               A7                      G   GM7   C
Lover, I would choose to part again and rise........
[Outro]
               G        GM7     C
And maybe it's easy this way to love

               G        GM7          C
Or maybe it's easy this way to give up