Verse 1
[Em]Tryin' to get con[D/F#]control, [C]pressure's takin' its [Bm]toll
[Em]Stuck in the middle [D/F#]zone, [C]I just want you a[D]alone
[Em]My guessing game is [D/F#]strong, [C]way too real to be [D]wrong
[Em]Caught up in your show, [D/F#]yeah, at [C]least now I know
Chorus 1
It wasn't [Em]love, [D/F#]it wasn't [C]love, [Bm]it was a
[Em]Perfect illu[D/F#]sion ([C]perfect illu[D]sion)
Mistaken for [Em]love, [D/F#]it wasn't [C]love, [Bm]it was a
[Em]Perfect illu[D/F#]sion ([C]perfect illu[D]sion)
[Em] [D/F#]You were a [C]perfect illusion
Verse 2
[Em]I don't need eyes to [D/F#]see, [C]I felt you touchin' [Bm]me
[Em]High like ampheta[D/F#]amphetamine, [C]maybe you're just a [D]dream
[Em]That's what it means to [D/F#]crush, [C]now that I'm wakin' [D]up
[Em]I still feel the [D/F#]blow but at [C]least now I know [D]
Chorus 2
It wasn't [Em]love, [D/F#]it wasn't [C]love, [Bm]it was a
[Em]Perfect illu[D/F#]sion ([C]perfect illu[D]sion)
Mistaken for [Em]love, [D/F#]it wasn't [C]love, [Bm]it was a
[Em]Perfect illu[D/F#]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
[Bm]In a modern ecstasy
[Bm]In a modern ecstasy
[Bm]I'm over the show, but at [B7]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)
Outro
[F#5]Ahhhh[G#5]Ahhhhhhh, [D5]ahhh[C#5]ahhhhhh
[F#5]Ahhhhhhh, [G#5]you were a [D5]perfect illu[C#5]illusion
[F#5]Ahhhh[G#5]Ahhhhhhh, [D5]ahhh[C#5]ahhhhhh
[F#5]Ahhhhhhh, [G#5]it was a [D5]perfect illu[C#5]illusion
It was a perfect illusion, somewhere in all the confusion
It was a perfect illusion, illusion, illusion
[F#5]Where were you 'cause I [G#5]can't see it [D5] [C#5]
[F#5]But if I feel you [G#5]watchin' me [D5] [C#5]
[F#5]Dilated, [G#5]fallin' free [D5] [C#5]
[F#5]In a modern [G#5]ecstasy, you were a [D5]perfect il[C#5]illusi[F#5]lusion