F F F G F F F C
F F F A# C F G x2

G# G# G# A# G# G# G# D#
G# G# G# C# D# G# D# x2 then instead of last D# play G#sus

C#sus/G#
welcome to the grand illusion
come on in and see what’s happening
G# riff x2
pay the price , get your tickets for the show

C#sus/G#
the stage is set , the band starts playing
suddenly your heart is pounding
G# riff x2
wishing secretly you were a star .

D#m
but don’t be fooled by the radio
G# A#m
the tv or the magazines
D#m
they show you photographs of how your life should be
G# A#m G#sus G#
but they’re just someone else’s fantasies
C# Fm/C A#m
so if you think your life is complete confusion
F#maj7 A#m
because you never win the game
C# Fm/C A#m
just remember that it’s a grand illusion
F#maj7 G#sus
cause deep inside we’re all the same .
A#m
all the same . . . guitar break

repeat intro then :

C# Fm/C A#m
so if you think your life is complete confusion
F#maj7 A#m
because your neighbors got it made
C# Fm/C A#m
just remember that it’s a grand illusion
F#maj7 G#sus G#
deep inside we’re all the same .

guitar solo
C# , Fm , A#m , a x2

C#sus/G#
america spells competition , join us in our blind ambition
A#m A
get yourself a brand new motor car

C#sus/G#
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 :
C# C# C# D# C# C# C# G#
C# C# C# F# G# C# D#