Perfect Illusion
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Intro
F#m E/G# D7+ E F#m E/G# D7+ E (x2)
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F#m E/G# D E
Tryin' to get control
F#m E/G# D7+ E
Pressure's takin' its toll
F#m E/G# D E
Stuck in the middle zone
F#m E/G# D7+ E
I just want you alone
F#m E/G# D E
My guessing game is strong
F#m E/G# D7+ E
Way too real to be wrong
F#m E/G# D E
Caught up in your show
F#m E/G# D7+ E
Yeah, at least now I know
[Refrão] F#m E/G# D7+ E
It wasn't love, it wasn't love
F#m E/G# D7+ E
It was a perfect illusion (Perfect illusion)
F#m E/G# D7+ E
Mistaken for love, it wasn't love
F#m E/G# D7+ E
It was a perfect illusion (Perfect illusion)
F#m E/G# D7+
You were a perfect illusion
F#m E/G#
I don't need eyes to see
D7+ E
I felt you touchin' me
F#m E/G#
High like amphetamine
D7+ E
Maybe you're just a dream
F#m E/G#
That's what it means to crush
D7+ E
Now that I'm wakin' up
F#m E/G#
I still feel the blow
D7+ E
But at least now I know
[Refrão] F#m E/G# D7+ E
It wasn't love, it wasn't love
F#m E/G# D7+ E
It was a perfect illusion (Perfect illusion)
F#m E/G# D7+ E
Mistaken for love, it wasn't love
F#m E/G# D7+ E
It was a perfect illusion (Perfect illusion)
Bridge
F#m A/E
Where are you?
D#m7(-5) D7+
Cause I can't see you
F#m A/E
(It was a perfect illusion)
D#m7(-5) D7+
But I feel you watchin' me
F#m A/E
Dilated, falling free
D#m7(-5) D7+
In a modern ecstasy
F#m A/E
Where are you?
D#m7(-5) D7+
Cause I can't see you
F#m A/E
(It was a perfect illusion)
But I feel you watchin' me
But I feel you watchin' me
(Illusion)
But I feel you watchin' me
(Mistaken for love)
Where were you
Cause I can't see
But I feel you watchin' me
(Mistaken for love)
Dilated, falling free
In a modern ecstasy
(Mistaken for love)
C#
In a modern ecstasy
In a modern ecstasy
I'm over the show
Yeah at least now I know
[Refrão] G#m F#/A# E7+ F#
It wasn't love, it wasn't love
G#m F#/A# E7+ F#
It was a perfect illusion (Perfect illusion)
G#m F#/A# E7+ F#
Mistaken for love, it wasn't love
G#m F#/A# E7+ F#
It was a perfect illusion (Perfect illusion)
G#m F#/A# E7+ F#
You were a perfect illusion
G#m F#/A# E7+ F#
It was a perfect illusion
G#5
It was a perfect illusion
Somewhere in all the confusion
It was a perfect illusion, illusion (illusion)
[Refrão] G#m F#/A# E7+ F#
It was a perfect illusion
G#m F#/A# E7+ F#
Somewhere in all the confusion
G#m F#/A# E7+ F#
You has a perfect
G#m F#/A# E7+ F#
You were a, You were a perfect illusion
G#m
How to play Perfect Illusion
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#m. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.