The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage Chords - Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

Intro

G (*Riff): G

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G (*Riff), Am G, Am G

Verse 1

G (*Riff) There you were, beautiful; Am G Am G The promise of love was written on your face. G (*Riff) You led me on, with untrue kisses; Am G Am G You held me captive in your false em-brace.

Bridge 1

F C Quicker than I could bat an eye, F C Seems you were telling me good-bye.

Chorus 1

G C G C Just a minute ago your love was here, G C G C All of a sudden, it seemed to disap-pear. G C G C Sweetness was only heartache's camou-flage; G C G C The love I saw in you was just a mi-rage.

Break

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Verse 2

G (*Riff) We used to meet in romantic places; Am G Am G You gave the i-llusion that your love was real. G (*Riff) Now all that's left are lipstick traces; Am G Am G From the kisses you only pre-tended to feel.

Bridge 2

F C And now our meeting, you a-void, F C And so my world, you have des-troyed.

Chorus 2

G C G C Just a minute ago your love was here, G C G C All of a sudden, it seemed to disap-pear. G C G C The way you wrecked my life was like sabo-tage, G C G C The love I saw in you was just a mi-rage.

Break

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Interlude

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Bridge 3

F C You only filled me with de-spair, F C By showing love that wasn't there.

Chorus 3

G C G C Just like the desert shows a thirsty man, G C G C A green o-asis where there's only sand. G C G C You lured me into something I should have dodged, G C G C The love I saw in you was just a mi-rage.

Interlude

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Chorus 4: G C G C Just like the desert shows a thirsty man, G C G C A green o-asis where there's only sand. G C G C You lured me into something I should have dodged, G C G C The love I saw in you was just a mi-rage. (Fade)