Biography:
George Benson is a jazz guitarist born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on 22 March 1943. He started out playing straight-ahead instrumental jazz with organist Jack McDuff. Benson got his first experience playing with his several-year stint with McDuff's group. In 1964, at the age of 21, Benson recorded his first album as leader, The New Boss Guitar, with Brother Jack McDuff on organ.
Benson's next recording was It's Uptown with the George Benson Quartet with Lonnie Smith on organ and Ronnie Cuber on baritone sax.
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This Masquerade
as recorded by George Benson on Breezin'
Fm FmMaj7 Fm7 Bb
Are we really happy here in this lonely game we play
Fm C# G C
Looking for words to say
Fm FmMaj7 Fm7 Bb
Searching but not finding understanding anywhere
C# C Fm
We're lost in a masquerade
Em7
Ebm7 G# C# Bb
Both afraid to say we're just to far away
Ebm7 G# C#
>From being close together from the start
Dm7 G C
We tried to talk it over but the words got in the way
Gm G C F#
Were lost inside this lonely game we play
Fm FmMaj7 Fm7 Bb
Hearts of weeping disappear every time I see your smile
Fm C# G C
No matter how hard I try
Fm FmMaj7 Fm7 Bb
To understand the reasons that we carry on this way
C# C Fm
We're lost in a masquerade.
as recorded by George Benson on Breezin'
Fm FmMaj7 Fm7 Bb
Are we really happy here in this lonely game we play
Fm C# G C
Looking for words to say
Fm FmMaj7 Fm7 Bb
Searching but not finding understanding anywhere
C# C Fm
We're lost in a masquerade
Em7
Ebm7 G# C# Bb
Both afraid to say we're just to far away
Ebm7 G# C#
>From being close together from the start
Dm7 G C
We tried to talk it over but the words got in the way
Gm G C F#
Were lost inside this lonely game we play
Fm FmMaj7 Fm7 Bb
Hearts of weeping disappear every time I see your smile
Fm C# G C
No matter how hard I try
Fm FmMaj7 Fm7 Bb
To understand the reasons that we carry on this way
C# C Fm
We're lost in a masquerade.
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