Perfect Illusion

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Intro Verse + Chorus 1,2 Bridge Chorus 3 + Outro
------------- ------------------ ------------ ----------------
Em Em Em F#5
022003 02200x 02200x 244xxx
D/F# D/F# D G#5
2x0232 2x023x x0023x 466xxx
C C A/C# D5
x32010 x3201x x4222x x577xx
Bm Bm C C#5
x2443x x2443x x3201x x466xx
Dsus4 D Bm
xx0233 xx0232 x2443x
B7
x2120x
N.C. = no chord
Capo 2nd fret
[Intro]
Em D C D Em D C Dsus4
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|---8---7---5---7---|---8---7---5---8---|
G|---9---7---5---7---|---9---7---5---7---|
D|---9---7---5---7---|---9---7---5---7---| x2
A|---7---5---3---5---|---7---5---3---5---|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
Or play open chords identified at top that follow the bass:
Em D/F# C Bm
Em D/F# C Dsus4
Em D/F# C Bm
Em D/F# C Dsus4
[Verse 1]
Em D/F# C Bm
Tryin' to get control, pressure's takin' its toll
Em D/F# C D
Stuck in the middle zone, I just want you alone
Em D/F# C D
My guessing game is strong, way too real to be wrong
Em D/F# C
N.C.
Caught up in your show, yeah, at least now I know
[Chorus 1]
Em D/F# C Bm
It wasn't love, it wasn't love, it was a
Em D/F# C D
Perfect illusion (perfect illusion)
Em D/F# C Bm
Mistaken for love, it wasn't love, it was a
Em D/F# C D
Perfect illusion (perfect illusion)
Em D/F# C
You were a perfect illusion
[Verse 2]
Em D/F# C Bm
I don't need eyes to see, I felt you touchin' me
Em D/F# C D
High like amphetamine, maybe you're just a dream
Em D/F# C D
That's what it means to crush, now that I'm wakin' up
Em D/F# C D
I still feel the blow but at least now I know
[Chorus 2]
Em D/F# C Bm
It wasn't love, it wasn't love, it was a
Em D/F# C D
Perfect illusion (perfect illusion)
Em D/F# C Bm
Mistaken for love, it wasn't love, it was a
Em D/F# C D
Perfect illusion (perfect illusion)
[Bridge]
Em
Where are you 'cause I can't see
D
But if I feel you watchin' me
A/C#
Dilated, falling free
C
In a modern ecstasy
Em
Where were you 'cause I can't see
D
Why did I feel you watchin' me
A/C#
Why did I feel you watchin' me
C
Why did I feel you watchin' me
Em
Where are you 'cause I can't see
D
But if I feel you watchin' me
A/C#
Dilated, falling free
C
In a modern ecstasy
Bm
In a modern ecstasy
Bm
In a modern ecstasy
Bm B7
I'm over the show, but at least now I know
[Chorus 3]
F#5 G#5 D5 C#5
It wasn't love, it wasn't love, it was a
F#5 G#5 D5 C#5
Perfect illusion (perfect illusion)
F#5 G#5 D5 C#5
Mistaken for love, it wasn't love, it was a
F#5 G#5 D5 C#5
Perfect illusion (perfect illusion)
[Outro]
F#5 G#5 D5 C#5
Ahhhhhhh, ahhhhhh
F#5 G#5 D5 C#5
Ahhhhhhh, you were a perfect illusion
F#5 G#5 D5 C#5
Ahhhhhhh, ahhhhhh
F#5 G#5 D5 C#5
Ahhhhhhh, it was a perfect illusion
N.C.
It was a perfect illusion, somewhere in all the confusion
N.C.
It was a perfect illusion, illusion, illusion
F#5 G#5 D5 C#5
Where were you 'cause I can't see it
F#5 G#5 D5 C#5
But if I feel you watchin' me
F#5 G#5 D5 C#5
Dilated, fallin' free
F#5 G#5 D5 C#5 F#5
In a modern ecstasy, you were a perfect illusion

Perfect Illusion chords and lyrics

Free chords for Perfect Illusion by Lady Gaga. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Intro             Verse + Chorus 1,2    Bridge           Chorus 3 + Outro
-------------     ------------------    ------------     ----------------
Em     022003     Em    02200x          Em    02200x     F#5  244xxx
D/F#   2x0232     D/F#  2x023x          D     x0023x     G#5  466xxx
C      x32010     C     x3201x          A/C#  x4222x     D5   x577xx
Bm     x2443x     Bm    x2443x          C     x3201x     C#5  x466xx
Dsus4  xx0233     D     xx0232          Bm    x2443x     
Capo 2nd fret
Or play open chords identified at top that follow the bass:
Em  D/F#  C  Bm
Em  D/F#  C  Dsus4
Em  D/F#  C  Bm
Em  D/F#  C  Dsus4
[Verse 1]
[Chorus 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus 2]
[Bridge]
[Chorus 3]
[Outro]
N.C.
It was a perfect illusion, somewhere in all the confusion
N.C.
It was a perfect illusion, illusion, illusion

Perfect Illusion Chords by Lady Gaga

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