The Grand Optimist Tab by
City And Colour

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Key: B minor

Intro 1

Dmaj7

A/C#

E|--------------0-------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------1----1----------1----1---|---------3----3----------3----1---| G|---------4---------------4--------|---------0---------------0--------| D|---------2---------------2--------|---------0---------------0--------| A|-3---------------3----------------|-2---------------2----------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Bm

Bm

D/C#

E|--------------0-------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------1---------------1----1---|---------1----1---------------1---| G|---------2---------------2--------|---------2--------------------0---| D|---------2---------------2--------|---------2---------------0--------| A|-0--------------------------------|-0-----------------------2--------| E|-----------------0----------------|-----------------0----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Dmaj7

A/C#

E|--------------0-------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------1----1----------1---1----|---------3----3----------3----1---| G|---------4---------------4--------|---------0---------------0--------| D|---------2---------------2--------|---------0---------------0--------| A|-3---------------3----------------|-2---------------2----------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Bm

Bm

D/C#

E|--------------0-------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------1---------------1----1---|---------1----1---------------1---| G|---------2---------------2--------|---------2--------------------0---| D|---------2---------------2--------|---------2---------------0--------| A|-0--------------------------------|-0-----------------------2--------| E|-----------------0----------------|-----------------0----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Verse 1
Dmaj7 Dmaj7 
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Bm Bm 2
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I fear   I'm dying from compli cations
D/C# D/C# 2
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A/C# A/C# 2
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Compli      cations due to things
Bm Bm 2
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that I've left undone
D/C# D/C# 2
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A/C# A/C# 2
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That   all my       debts will be left unpaid
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Feel like a   cripple without a cane
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A/C# A/C# 2
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I'm    like a        jack of all trades
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D/C# D/C# 2
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Who's a master of none

Interlude 1

Dmaj7

A/C#

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Bm

Bm

D/C#

E|--------------0-------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------1---------------1----1---|---------1----1---------------1---| G|---------2---------------2--------|---------2--------------------0---| D|---------2---------------2--------|---------2---------------0--------| A|-0--------------------------------|-0-----------------------2--------| E|-----------------0----------------|-----------------0----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Dmaj7

A/C#

E|--------------0-------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------1----1----------1---1----|---------3----3-------------------| G|---------4---------------4--------|---------0-----------5-------7----| D|---------2---------------2--------|---------0-------7-------9--------| A|-3---------------3----------------|-2--------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Bm

Bm

D/C#

Then there's my

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Verse 2
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A/C# A/C# 2
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father
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He's always looking on the bright side
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Say    in' things   like
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"Son,  life just ain't that hard"
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A/C# A/C# 2
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He     is the      grand opti   mist
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I am the world's poor pessimist
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You    give him      burdensome times
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And    he will escape un  scarred

Chorus 1

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Bm

I guess I take after my mother

A

Bm

D/C#

I guess I take after my mother

Solo 1

Dmaj7

A/C#

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Bm

Bm

D/C#

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-7----5---------------------------|----------------------------------| D|---------7-----10--7--------------|-(7)------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Dmaj7

A/C#

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------8------------------------|-----10--8------------------------| G|--------------9-------------------|-----------------9---7--------12--| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Bm

Bm

D/C#

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|------13--------------------------|-(13)-----------------------------| G|-14-------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Verse 3
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A/C# A/C# 2
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Bm Bm 2
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I used to     be quite re  silient
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A/C# A/C# 2
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Gain   no       strength from counting the    beads
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on a rosary
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A/C# A/C# 2
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And    now the      wound has begun to     turn
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Another lesson that has gone unlearned
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A/C# A/C# 2
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But    this is       not a cry for    pity
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D/C# D/C# 2
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or for sympathy

Chorus 2
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Bm Bm 2
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I guess I take after my  mother
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Bm Bm 2
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I guess I take after my  mother
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Bm Bm 2
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I guess I take after my  mother
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Bm Bm 2
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I guess I take after my  mother

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