Intro:
FFFGFFFCFFFBbCFG x2
AbAbAbBbAbAbAbEbAbAbAbDbEbAbEb x2 then instead of last Eb play Absus for one measure
Dbsus/Ab
Welcome to the Grand illusion
Come on in and see what's happening
Ab riff x2
Pay the price, get your tickets for the show
Dbsus/Ab
The stage is set, the band starts playing
Suddenly your heart is pounding
Ab riff x2
Wishing secretly you were a star.
Ebm
But don't be fooled by the radio
AbBbm
The TV or the magazines
Ebm
They show you photographs of how your life should be
AbBbmAbsusAb
But they're just someone else's fantasies
DbFm/CBbm
So if you think your life is complete confusion
Gbmaj7Bbm
Because you never win the game
DbFm/CBbm
Just remember that it's a Grand illusion
Gbmaj7Absus
Cause deep inside we're all the same.
Bbm
All the same...guitar break
Repeat Intro then:
DbFm/CBbm
So if you think your life is complete confusion
Gbmaj7Bbm
Because your neighbors got it made
DbFm/CBbm
Just remember that it's a Grand illusion
Gbmaj7AbsusAb
Deep inside we're all the same.
Guitar Solo
Db, Fm, Bbm, A x2
Dbsus/Ab
America spells competition, join us in our blind ambition
BbmA
Get yourself a brand new motor car
Dbsus/Ab
Someday soon we'll stop to ponder what on Earth's this spell we're under
We made the grade and still we wonder who the hell we are
Repeat To Fade:
DbDbDbEbDbDbDbAbDbDbDbGbAbDbEb
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.