The Mask Chords by Fugees & Ms. Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean & Pras
- Key: Bb
- BPM: 88
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
GUITAR
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GUITAR -
UKULELE
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PIANO
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MANDOLIN
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BANJO
THE MASK CHORDS
[Intro] Bb7 ■ Have you ever worn the mask onetwo onetwo [Chorus] F7 M to the A to the S to the K F7 Put the mask upon the face just to make the next day Bb7 Feds be hawkin me F7 Jokers be stalking me Eb7 Bb7 I walk the streets and camouflage my identity F7 My posse in the Brooklyn wear the mask Eb My crew in the Jersey wear the mask Bb F Stick up kids doing boogie woogie wear the mask Ab Eb Yeah everybody wear the mask but how long will it last [Verse] Bb7 F7 I used to work at Burger King A king taking orders Ab7 Eb7 Punching my clock Now I'm wanted by the manager Bb7 F7 Soupin me up sayin You're a good worker Bb7 Eb7 How would you like a quarter raise move up the register F7 Large in charge but cha gotta be my spy F7 Come back and tell me who's baggin my fries F7 Getting high on company time Bb7 F7 Hell no sirree wrong MC Eb7 Why should I be a spy when you spying me Bb7 F7 And you see whatcha thought ya saw but never seen Eb Bb7 Ya missed ya last move Checkmate Crown me King Bb F Pulled my twentytwo pistol whipped him in his face F7 Bb7 Hired now I'm fired sold bud now I'm wired F7 Eyes pitch red but da beat bop my head Eb7 Bb7 Hit the streets for relief I bumped into the Feds Bb7 I got kidnapped they took me to DC Bb7 Have me working underground building missiles for World War III [Chorus] Bb7 M to the A to the S to the K F7 Put the mask up on the face just to make the next day F7 Brothers be gaming Ladies be claiming Bb7 I walk the streets and camouflage my identity F7 My posse Uptown wear the mask Ab7 Eb My crew in the Queens wear the mask Bb7 F7 Stick up kids with the Tommy Hil wear the mask Ab Eb Yeah everbody wear the mask but how long will it last Bb7 F7 I thought he was the wonder and I was stunned by his lips Ab7 Bb7 Taking sips of an Amaretto sour with a twist F Shook my hips to the bass line this joker grabbed my waistline F Putting pressure on my spine trying to get LBoog to wind [Verse] F7 I backed up off him then caught him with five finger to his face F7 I had to put him in his place Eb This kids invading my space F7 But then I recognized the smile but I couldn't place the style Eb Eb7 So many fronts in his mouth I thought he was the Golden Child Bb7 F7 Then it hit me that's Tariq from off the street around my Grams Bb7 I haven't seeen him since fifteen when he got booked for doing scams F7 I tried to walk away but he wouldn't let me leave Ab7 F7 Bb7 He ran up quick behind me asking Yo what happened to my nigga Steve F7 Steve was like this kid I went with back in Grammar School Bb7 I chuckled knucklehead I seen him yesterday he's cool Bb7 He's busted so who you checking for now F7 Probably some intellectual F7 I kept the conversation straight and he kept trying to make it sexual F7 Then his old lady tried to play me waved her hands up in my face F7 Yo I told her check your man cause Bitch you acting out of place [Chorus] Bb7 F7 M to the A to the S to the K F7 Put the mask upon me face just to make the next day Eb Bb F7 Brothers be frontin' then they be runnin' ■ Eb Bb7 I walk the street and camouflage my identity F7 My posse in the Bronx wear the mask Eb My crew on the Isle wear the mask Bb7 F7 Stick up kids rollin' in the Omni wear the mask Eb7 Yeah everbody wear the mask but how long will it last [Verse] F7 Db7 Three AM in the morning on the Boulevard Db7 I'm still at large engaged with my entourage Ab7 G7 Db7 Me and Godfather and a sixtyseven Dodge G7 I stepped out the note to post up my guard Bb7 F7 Searching for my car that was stolen from Scotland Yard Bb7 Eb7 My first instinct was to check the chop shop garage F7 As I rung the bell someone tapped me on my back Ab I turned around to look it was a rookie in a mask Bb F7 He said I got a itchin' on my trigger Eb Eb7 Don't move nigga I'm taking you for murder Bb7 F7 See cops got two faces like two laces on my Reeboks F7 My knees knock as I step back for a clearer shot F7 Well did you shoot him Naw kid I didn't have the balls F7 That's when I realized I'm pumpin' too much Biggie Smalls Abm7 B Abm7 Db7 ■ ■ ■ ■ [Chorus] Bb7 F7 M to the A to the S to the K Eb F7 Put the mask pon me face just to make the next day F7 Brothers be beefin' cops be thiefin' Bb7 Brothers be schemin' and should be teamin' Eb F7 Jokers be smokin' and staying broke n F7 Bitches be teasin' and money skeezin' Bb7 Niggas be creapin' baby mothers be weepin' Bb7 I walk the streets and camouflage my identity F7 My posse in the Haiti wear the mask Eb My crew in Jamaica wear the mask Bb7 Stick up kids bumping FugeeLa wear the mask Ab7 Eb Eb7 Yeah everybody wear the mask but how long will it last [Inst] Eb Bb7 F7 Fmaj7 F7 Em7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] [End]
