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Key: F# major•
Intro 1
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Bm
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2

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Bm
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Verse 1
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Just talk yourself up
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And tear yourself down

You've built your one wall
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Now find your way around
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What's the problem?
Em
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Bm
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You've got a lot of nerve
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Verse 2
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Em
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So what did you think I would say?
Bm
Bm
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G
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No, you can't run away,
D
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you can't run away
A
A

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Bm
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So what did you think I

would say?
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No, you can't run away,

you can't run away
Esus4
Esus4

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You wouldn't
Em
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D
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Verse 3
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I never wanted
Bm
Bm
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G
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to say this
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A

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G

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You never wanted to stay
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Bm
Bm
2

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I put my faith in you, so much faith
G
G

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A
A

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And then you just threw it
D
D

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A

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Bm
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2

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away
A
A

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You threw it away
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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D

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I'm not so naive
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My sorry eyes can see

The way you fight shy
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G

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D
D

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Of almost everything

Well, if you give up
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You'll get what you
Bm
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2

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deserve
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Verse 5

Em
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Bm
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2

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So what did you think I would say?

No, you can't run away,
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Bm
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2

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you can't run away

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No, you can't run away,
D
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you can't run away
Bm
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You wouldn't
Verse 6
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Bm
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2

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G
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I never wanted to say this
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You never wanted to stay
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Bm
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I put my faith in you, so much faith
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A
A

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And then you just threw it
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Bm
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away
A
A

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You threw it away
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A

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Verse 7
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Em
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You were finished long be fore
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Bm
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We had even seen the start
Bm
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Why don't you stand up,
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Em
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A
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be a man about it?
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Fight with your bare hands
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Em
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about it now
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Verse 8
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Bm
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I never wanted to say this
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You never wanted to stay, well did you?
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Bm
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I put my faith in you, so much faith
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And then you just threw it away
Verse 9
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Bm
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I never wanted to say this
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You never wanted to stay
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Bm
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And I put my faith in you, so much faith
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And then you just threw it
Outro 1

away
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • Em

  • Esus4

  • E

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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The original key of For a Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic by Paramore is F# major.

The primary chords used in For a Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic are B, F#, D#m, C#, G#m, G#sus4.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, F#, D#m, C#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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