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Perfect Illusion

Biography:

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, who performs under the stage name Lady Gaga, is a singer, songwriter and musician from New York City, New York, United States.

Before Gaga adopted her stage name she was in a band called Stefani Germanotta Band. She released her first EP, “Red and Blue", in early 2006. The following year, music producer Rob Fusari dubbed her Lady Gaga, inspired by the Queen song "Radio Ga Ga". After this, she recorded her first two songs as Lady Gaga (Fever and Wonderful) on Def Jam records, but was later let go.

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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
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