Glorifying Illusions

Words by Jeff Stone, Music by Jeff Stone, Ian Archer, and Catherine Harrington

From Jeff Stone's "Three of a Trilogy"

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The Dsus2 is a an Fmaj7 formation in the 10th fret.  The C that follows
the Dsus2 is in an Fmaj7 formation in the 8th fret.  The Em5-7 is an Em
with the 2nd string, 3rd fret covered.  The Em7 is an Em with the 1st string,
3rd fret covered.  E is in an Fmaj7 formation in the 12th fret.


Dsus2 C Dsus2 C
Dsus2 (this one has the 1st string covered on the 12th fret) Csus2 (same thing, 10th fret) Dsus2 Csus2
Em Em7 Em5-7 Em7: 4 times


Verse 1:
Em         Em7
When the magician
Em5-7      Em7
Casts an illusion
Em         Em7    Em5-7  Em7
Amazing to view
    Em            Em7   Em5-7  Em7
You know it's not true
    Em            Em7   
And there is your proof
Em5-7 Em7 Em5-7 Em7
Your  precious  proof
C            D       C  D
That there's nothing 
Dsus2  C   Dsus2 C
More naïve
      G      D    G  D   
Than "I must see 
Dsus2 C      Dsus2 C
To  believe"



Verse 2:

Illusions from lovers

And lies from your friends

Illusions from

Central banks

And economic think tanks

Buildings' walls

Emotions you feel

And is the latter

Less real?
E        Dsus2   E    Dsus2        
There is nothing more naïve 
      E      Dsus2 
Than "I must see 
E  Dsus2
To believe"




Chorus:
C  D Em D    C  D Em D
Glorifying, glorifying
C  D   Em D C D     G
We are glorifying illusions
C        D         Em      D
Not even you are immortal
C            D           Em    D
Some day our bodies will die
C       D            Em D
But our souls are not limited 
C   D     Em D C D     G 
Yet we're glorifying illusions



Verse 3:

Of the earth

And of the ground

And of the dust

If money's a must

Then in God we don't trust

Concrete walls

Emotions you feel

And is the latter

Less real?

There is nothing more naïve

Than "I must see to believe"


Chorus

Dsus2 (this one has the 1st string covered on the 12th fret) Csus2 (same thing, 10th fret) Dsus2 Csus2

Chorus repeated, "glorifying illusions" replaced with:



Glorifying the flesh

Glorifying the world

Glorifying illusions



(Listen to the song for examples.)



Music: copyright 1991 Jeff Stone, Ian Archer, and Catherine Harrington (nee Stewart), All Rights Reserved.  Lyrics: copyright 1996 Jeff Stone, All Rights Reserved