Smoke and Mirrors cuts deep into the heart of lovers who have lost the luster of the love they once had for eachother, too bad. Once our affections have gone cold, all that is left is the game we play called, “Smoke & Mirrors”.
I play it with a slow jazzy beat.
Smoke and Mirrors – Joe Sanchez © April 2009
Intro – Em
Verse 1
Am7
Has our love been smoke and mirrors
D
For all of these years
Am7
Have we just been fooling each other
D
With our smiles and tears
Has it always been pretending
Wasn’t ever real in the beginning
Chorus
F G
Smoke and mirrors is a game we play
Am7
Everyday
C D
Smoke and mirrors is a game we play
A
Everyday
Verse 2
Am7
Through the smoke
D
I see your smile
Am7
And in the mirror
D
I smile back for a while
Am7
Pretending everything’s OK
D
She fools even me
Am7
But I know it’s just a show
D A
For the whole world to see
Bridge
E D
How did we get to this place.. Baby
E D
Where’s the love gone, is there even a trace
E D
It’s not too late for us to turn love around
E D
It’s not too late to turn our fate
Verse 3
Am7 D
Smoke and mirrors hides our pain
Am7
Smoke and mirrors hides our shame
Am7
Smoke and mirrors is to blame
Am7
Is to blame
Chorus
F G
Smoke and mirrors is a game we play
Am7
Everyday
C D
Smoke and mirrors is a game we play
A
Everyday
Ending
E D
It’s not too late for us to turn this love around X3
E D
It’s not too late for us to turn our fate
E Am7
If we stop playing games
