The Pessimist chords by Tom Kay

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Intro 1

I've

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been struck by lightning
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And it shook me  to my bones
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Forever lost in a shitstorm
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And how long must this go on?
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Replacing my footsteps,
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trying to  find where I went wrong.
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On these streets where no one knows you,
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You watch your life play out like a song
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You can search all you want
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for the answer
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But this time     they're not
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in black an  d white
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Here it doesn't rain, it pours
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But after the rain,
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there's always light
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Some people put their faith
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in a   man in the sky
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Well, put my heart in my cell
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To get through each day as it goes by
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You can search all you want for the answer
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But this time they're not
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in black an  d white
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Here it doesn't rain, it pours
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After the rain,
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there's always light
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I was born a pessimist
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So it's hard for me to see the sun
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I linger on the darker side
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But I always know I'll overcome
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You can search all you want for the answer
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But this time they're not
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in black and white
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Here it doesn't rain, it pours
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But after the rain is always light
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And after the rain there's always light
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And after the rain there's always light you