I'm a Mason Now/Tabs

Transcribed by Yngve

For a less hectic way of playing the verses, ignore the G5s and Bb5s, and maybe replace E5 with Em and A5 with A.

Chords:

E5	022xxx
G5	355xxx
A5	577xxx
Bb5	688xxx
C9	x32333

Riff:

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2-5-7-52-5-7--52-5-7-52-5-8s72
2-5-7-52-5-7--52-5-7-52-5-8s72
0-3-5-30-3-5--30-3-5-30-3-6s50

Riff x 2

E5  G5      A5       G5 E5
You used to laugh at m  e
G5     A5    G5 E5  G5    A5
When I drove a  Shriner's car
G5 E5 G5 Bb5 A5 E5
    G5        A5    G5 E5
You said it'd never fl y
G5       A5 G5 E5  G5   A5
That I'd never get this far
G5 E5 G5 Bb5 A5 E5
C        G                 D           G  G/A G/B
I always knew that I would make it someday
C            G             D         B
Now you'd be safer staying out of my way

C           D          G        Em
Cause guess what I'm a Mason now
        C           D           G            Em
And you better take care if you want to stay
       C         D      G        Em
On the good side of the guy who's
        C      D         C9
Got the secret handshake down

Riff

E5  G5           A5     G5 E5
You think you're pretty b  ad
G5        A5  G5 E5 G5  A5
With your pretty trophy wife
G5 E5 G5 Bb5 A5 E5
    G5      A5     G5 E5
You drive a pretty c  ar
G5           A5 G5 E5  G5   A5
Through your po lo trophy life
G5 E5 G5 Bb5 A5 E5
C       G          D           G   G/A G/B
I got a robe and a pretty nice ring
C            G               D         B
You bet that brotherhood's a wonderful thing

C           D          G        Em
Cause guess what I'm a Mason now
        C           D           G            Em
And you better take care if you want to stay
       C         D      G        Em
On the good side of the guy who's
        C      D         C9
Got the secret handshake down

Em                       B7               C7   B7
Should we talk about the governments that I control?
Em                       B7                 C7        B7
Should we talk about the hands of fate, the dice they roll?
    C                    G
The secret things you'll never see?
    C                 G
The secret man you'll never be?
    C                 B
The secret rooms that have no windows?

Riff x2

E5  G5      A5   G5 E5
Too late to make am ends
G5        A5      G5 E5 G5   A5
cause the wheel's in mo-tion now
G5 E5 G5 Bb5 A5 E5
   G5     A5       G5 E5
So get up off your knees,
G5     A5 G5 E5  G5 A5
try to carry on somehow
G5 E5 G5 Bb5 A5 E5
C           G              D          G  G/A G/B
You can't escape it so you better not try
C                G                     D           B
Now there's some friends of mine who'd like to say hi

C           D          G        Em
Cause guess what I'm a Mason now
        C           D           G            Em
And you better take care if you want to stay
       C         D      G        Em
On the good side of the guy who's
        C      D         C9
Got the secret handshake down