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of illusion G5 F5 A#5 e|E|------------------------------------------------------|--| B|E|------------------------------------------------------|--| G|---------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| No matter what we own we can't buy freedom [Chorus] C5 C5 C5 C5 E|--------------------------------------------------| B|-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5--| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Ceremony rape machine Love wont corrode you C5 C5 C5 C5 E|-------------------------------------5------------| B|-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5-8--6--5-6-5-----8--------| G|--------------------------------------------------| 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