Sweet Illusions Chords
by Ryan Adams
Sweet Illusions by Ryan Adams is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, G, D, Em, Bm and Asus4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Questions, comments, corrections welcome. And if anyone can tab out the very nice electric guitar in the background, that would be great...
Chords used (standard tuning - E A D G B e):
Bm 234422
G 320033
D xx0232
Em 022000
Asus4 002230
It sounds as though Ryan mutes the A string at some points on the G and the little e string on the D,but it sounds fine either way.
Intro
Em Bm
Em Bm
Em Bm
D A
Bm A
Let me go I'm only letting you down
D G
I 've got nothing to say to you now
Bm A
I lose the feelings that are weighing me down
D G
When I'm safe
Bm A
It's turning morning all the birds sing
D G
I'm not complicating anything
Bm A
I'll have another then I'll go to bed
D G
But I'll dream of you
Bm
Cause it's almost over
Asus4
And it's almost gone
Chorus
D G
And I can feel the sweet illusion, coming
Bm A
Sweet confusion, honey
D G Bm Asus4
Sweet illusion coming down
And I ain't got nothing but love for you now
Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm D Asus4
Bm A
You and I used to shine like a jewel
D G
But time's been nothing to us but cruel
Bm A
So play it out and never play the fool
D G
Cause you'll lose every time
Bm A
We were nothing, we were only the past
D G
Hard times like that don't last
Bm A
I've been forgiven, I have been surpassed
D G
By my heart
Have you?
Bm
Cause it's almost over
Asus4
Yeah it's almost gone
D G
And I can feel the sweet illusion coming
Bm A
Sweet confusion, oh
D G Bm Asus4
Sweet illusion coming down
And I ain't got nothing but love for you
Bridge
Em G D
Love for you I can't use
Em G Asus4
And lonely nights multiplied by the blues
Asus4
That I can't resolve
note: very light picking on this verse
Bm A
You never knew me but I did my best
D G
I'm just lonely inside I guess
Bm A
You gave me everything you really tried
D G
Thanks
Bm A
If we were nothing and we're only the past
D G
Then I'm just living in a dream I guess
Bm A D
A long black dream that takes me down the river to you
Bm
Where it's almost over
Asus4
And we're almost gone
D G
And I can feel the sweet illusion coming
Bm A
Sweet confusion, honey
D G Bm
Sweet illusion coming down
D G
Well I can feel the sweet illusion coming
Bm A
Sweet confusion, honey
D G Bm Asus4
Sweet illusion coming down
And I ain't got nothing but love for you now
Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em
Tabs submitted by Tim Prizer ([email protected])