Capo 2nd fret
[Intro]
[Em] [D] [C] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [Dsus4]
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(or play open intro chords shown at top)
[Verse 1]
[Em]Tryin' to get con[D]trol, [C]pressure's takin' its [Em/B]toll
[Em]Stuck in the middle [D]zone, [C]I just want you a[D]lone
[Em]My guessing game is [D]strong, [C]way too real to be [D]wrong
Em D C N.C.
Caught up in your show, yeah, at least now I know
[Chorus 1]
It wasn't [Em]love, [D]it wasn't [C]love, [Em/B]it was a
[Em]Perfect illu[D]sion ([C]perfect illu[D]sion)
Mistaken for [Em]love, [D]it wasn't [C]love, [Em/B]it was a
[Em]Perfect illu[D]sion ([C]perfect illu[D]sion)
[Em] [D]You were a [C]perfect illusion
[Verse 2]
[Em]I don't need eyes to [D]see, [C]I felt you touchin' [Em/B]me
[Em]High like ampheta[D]mine, [C]maybe you're just a [D]dream
[Em]That's what it means to [D]crush, [C]now that I'm wakin' [D]up
[Em]I still feel the [D]blow but at [C]least now I know[D]
[Chorus 2]
It wasn't [Em]love, [D]it wasn't [C]love, [Em/B]it was a
[Em]Perfect illu[D]sion ([C]perfect illu[D]sion)
Mistaken for [Em]love, [D]it wasn't [C]love, [Em/B]it was a
[Em]Perfect illu[D]sion ([C]perfect illu[D]sion)
[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
[Em/B]In a modern ecstasy
[Em/B]In a modern ecstasy
(I'm over the show, but at least now I know)
[Chorus 3]
It wasn't [F#5]love, [G#5]it wasn't [D5]love, [C#5]it was a
[F#5]Perfect illu[G#5]sion ([D5]perfect illu[C#5]sion)
Mistaken for [F#5]love, [G#5]it wasn't [D5]love, [C#5]it was a
[F#5]Perfect illu[G#5]sion ([D5]perfect illu[C#5]sion)
[Intro]
[Em] [D] [C] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [Dsus4]
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D|---9---7---5---7---|---9---7---5---7---| x2
A|---7---5---3---5---|---7---5---3---5---|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
(or play open intro chords shown at top)
[Verse 1]
[Em]Tryin' to get con[D]trol, [C]pressure's takin' its [Em/B]toll
[Em]Stuck in the middle [D]zone, [C]I just want you a[D]lone
[Em]My guessing game is [D]strong, [C]way too real to be [D]wrong
Em D C N.C.
Caught up in your show, yeah, at least now I know
[Chorus 1]
It wasn't [Em]love, [D]it wasn't [C]love, [Em/B]it was a
[Em]Perfect illu[D]sion ([C]perfect illu[D]sion)
Mistaken for [Em]love, [D]it wasn't [C]love, [Em/B]it was a
[Em]Perfect illu[D]sion ([C]perfect illu[D]sion)
[Em] [D]You were a [C]perfect illusion
[Verse 2]
[Em]I don't need eyes to [D]see, [C]I felt you touchin' [Em/B]me
[Em]High like ampheta[D]mine, [C]maybe you're just a [D]dream
[Em]That's what it means to [D]crush, [C]now that I'm wakin' [D]up
[Em]I still feel the [D]blow but at [C]least now I know[D]
[Chorus 2]
It wasn't [Em]love, [D]it wasn't [C]love, [Em/B]it was a
[Em]Perfect illu[D]sion ([C]perfect illu[D]sion)
Mistaken for [Em]love, [D]it wasn't [C]love, [Em/B]it was a
[Em]Perfect illu[D]sion ([C]perfect illu[D]sion)
[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
[Em/B]In a modern ecstasy
[Em/B]In a modern ecstasy
(I'm over the show, but at least now I know)
[Chorus 3]
It wasn't [F#5]love, [G#5]it wasn't [D5]love, [C#5]it was a
[F#5]Perfect illu[G#5]sion ([D5]perfect illu[C#5]sion)
Mistaken for [F#5]love, [G#5]it wasn't [D5]love, [C#5]it was a
[F#5]Perfect illu[G#5]sion ([D5]perfect illu[C#5]sion)
