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Sweet Illusions

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Ryan Adams
Sweet Illusions
Cold Roses
Capo 2
by Michael G. Drexler
Intro:
(by Thomas Young)
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--2--3--2-----------2--3--2----------2--3--2-----0------3--2-----------------|
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AmLet me go I'm onlGy letting you down
CI 've got nothinFg to say to you now
AmI lose the feelings thGat are weighing me down
When I'Cm safeF  
AmIt's turning morning aGll the birds sing
CI'm not complicaFting anything
AmI'll have another then GI'll go to bed
But I'll Cdream of Fyou
AmCause it's almost over
GAnd it's almost gone
And I can feel tChe sweet illusionF, coming
AmSweet confGusion, honey
CSweet Fillusion coGming down
GAnd I ain't got nothing but loDmve for you now
( Dm   Am   Dm   Am   Dm   Am   F   C   G: Intro part)
AmYou and I used tGo shine like a jewel
CBut times been nothiFng to us but cruel
AmSo play it out and nGever played the fool
CCause you'll lose Fevery time
AmWe were nothing, we wGere only the past
CHard times liFke that don't last
AmI've been forgiven, GI've been surpassed
CBy my heart
FHave you?
AmCause it's almost over
GAnd it's almost gone
And I can feel tChe sweet illusionF, coming
AmSweet confGusion, honey
CSweet Fillusion coAmming down
GAnd I ain't got nothing but love for you…
DmLove for Fyou I can't CuseG  
And lDmonely nights mulFtiplied by the blGues
That I can'Gt resolve
AmYou never knew me bGut I did my best
CI'm just lonelFy inside I guess
AmYou gave me everything Gyou really tried
CThanks....
AmIf we were nothing and Gwe're only the past
CThen I'm just living Fin a dream I guess
AmA long black dream tGhat takes me down the Criver to you
(repeat chorus)

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Sweet Illusions

by Ryan Adams

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Ryan Adams

Sweet Illusions

Cold Roses

Capo 2

by Michael G. Drexler

Intro:

(by Thomas Young)

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--2--3--2-----------2--3--2----------2--3--2-----0------3--2-----------------|

-----------3--0--------------3--0-------------3---------------3-----3--2-----|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------3--|

Am G

Let me go I'm only letting you down

C F

I 've got nothing to say to you now

Am G

I lose the feelings that are weighing me down

C F

When I'm safe

Am G

It's turning morning all the birds sing

C F

I'm not complicating anything

Am G

I'll have another then I'll go to bed

C F

But I'll dream of you

Cause it's almost over

And it's almost gone

C F

And I can feel the sweet illusion, coming

Am G

Sweet confusion, honey

C F G

Sweet illusion coming down

G Dm

And I ain't got nothing but love for you now

Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am F C G

( : Intro part)

Am G

You and I used to shine like a jewel

C F

But times been nothing to us but cruel

Am G

So play it out and never played the fool

C F

Cause you'll lose every time

Am G

We were nothing, we were only the past

C F

Hard times like that don't last

Am G

I've been forgiven, I've been surpassed

By my heart

Have you?

Cause it's almost over

And it's almost gone

C F

And I can feel the sweet illusion, coming

Am G

Sweet confusion, honey

C F Am

Sweet illusion coming down

And I ain't got nothing but love for you…

Dm F C G

Love for you I can't use

Dm F G

And lonely nights multiplied by the blues

That I can't resolve

Am G

You never knew me but I did my best

C F

I'm just lonely inside I guess

Am G

You gave me everything you really tried

Thanks....

Am G

If we were nothing and we're only the past

C F

Then I'm just living in a dream I guess

Am G C

A long black dream that takes me down the river to you

(repeat chorus)

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