Perfect Illusion chords by Lady Gaga

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)

• Capo on 2nd

Intro       Verse       Chorus 1 + 2   Bridge      Chorus 3 + Outro
-------------   ------------   ------------   ------------   ----------------
E minorEm   022003   E minorEm  02200x   E minorEm  02200x   E minorEm  02200x   F#5F#5 244xxx
D MajorD   xx0232   D MajorD   xx023x   D MajorD   xx023x   D MajorD   x0023x   G#5G#5 466xxx
C majorC   x32010   C majorC   x3201x   C majorC   x3201x   A/C#A/C# x4222x   D5D5  x577xx
Dsus4Dsus4 xx0233   B minorBm  x2443x   B minorBm  x2443x   C majorC   x3201x   C#5C#5 x466xx
                          B minorBm  x2443x
                          B7B7  x2120x

N.C. = no chord


Capo 2nd fret


Intro:

   E minorEm D MajorD  C majorC  D MajorD    E minorEm D MajorD  C majorC Dsus4Dsus4
e|-------------------|-------------------|
BB|---8---7---5---7---|---8---7---5---8---|
G+G|---9---7---5---7---|---9---7---5---7---|
D MajorD|---9---7---5---7---|---9---7---5---7---| x2
A augmentedA|---7---5---3---5---|---7---5---3---5---|
E MajorE|-------------------|-------------------|

(or play open intro chords shown at top)

Verse 1:

E minorEm        D MajorD   C majorC           B minorBm
Tryin' to get control, pressure's takin' its toll
E minorEm         D MajorD   C majorC        D MajorD
Stuck in the middle zone, I just want you alone
E minorEm         D MajorD    C majorC         D MajorD
My guessing game is strong, way too real to be wrong
E minorEm           D MajorD    C majorC      N.C.
Caught up in your show, yeah, at least now I know


Chorus 1:

     E minorEm  D MajorD     C majorC   B minorBm
It wasn't love, it wasn't love, it was a
E minorEm     D MajorD   C majorC      D MajorD
Perfect illusion (perfect illusion)
       E minorEm  D MajorD     C majorC   B minorBm
Mistaken for love, it wasn't love, it was a
E minorEm     D MajorD   C majorC      D MajorD
Perfect illusion (perfect illusion)
E minorEm D MajorD     C majorC
  You were a perfect illusion

Verse 2:

E minorEm          D MajorD  C majorC          B minorBm
I don't need eyes to see, I felt you touchin' me
E minorEm        D MajorD   C majorC          D MajorD
High like amphetamine, maybe you're just a dream
E minorEm           D MajorD   C majorC          D MajorD
That's what it means to crush, now that I'm wakin' up
E minorEm        D MajorD      C majorC        D MajorD
I still feel the blow but at least now I know


Chorus 2:

     E minorEm  D MajorD     C majorC   B minorBm
It wasn't love, it wasn't love, it was a
E minorEm     D MajorD   C majorC      D MajorD
Perfect illusion (perfect illusion)
       E minorEm  D MajorD     C majorC   B minorBm
Mistaken for love, it wasn't love, it was a
E minorEm     D MajorD   C majorC      D MajorD
Perfect illusion (perfect illusion)


Bridge:

E minorEm
Where are you 'cause I can't see
D MajorD
But if I feel you watchin' me
A/C#A/C#
Dilated, falling free
C majorC
In a modern ecstasy


E minorEm
Where were you 'cause I can't see
D MajorD
Why did I feel you watchin' me
A/C#A/C#
Why did I feel you watchin' me
C majorC
Why did I feel you watchin' me


E minorEm
Where are you 'cause I can't see
D MajorD
But if I feel you watchin' me
A/C#A/C#
Dilated, falling free
C majorC
In a modern ecstasy
B minorBm
In a modern ecstasy
B minorBm
In a modern ecstasy
B minorBm            B7B7
I'm over the show, but at least now I know


Chorus 3:

     F#5F#5  G#5G#5    D5D5  C#5C#5
It wasn't love, it wasn't love, it was a
F#5F#5     G#5G#5  D5D5     C#5C#5
Perfect illusion (perfect illusion)
       F#5F#5  G#5G#5    D5D5  C#5C#5
Mistaken for love, it wasn't love, it was a
F#5F#5     G#5G#5  D5D5     C#5C#5
Perfect illusion (perfect illusion)


Outro:

F#5F#5 G#5G#5 D5D5 C#5C#5
Ahhhhhhh, ahhhhhh
F#5F#5    G#5G#5    D5D5     C#5C#5
Ahhhhhhh, you were a perfect illusion
F#5F#5 G#5G#5 D5D5 C#5C#5
Ahhhhhhh, ahhhhhh
F#5F#5    G#5G#5   D5D5     C#5C#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#5F#5           G#5G#5      D5D5 C#5C#5
Where were you 'cause I can't see it
F#5F#5        G#5G#5     D5D5 C#5C#5
But if I feel you watchin' me
F#5F#5   G#5G#5      D5D5 C#5C#5
Dilated, fallin' free
F#5F#5     G#5G#5         D5D5    C#5C#5 F#5F#5
In a modern ecstasy, you were a perfect illusion

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