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Optimism

Jarrod Gorbel
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 E 0 2 2 1 0 0 (sometimes hammer-on to Esus4 022200)
 A? 5 7 6 7 5 5
 A barred 5 7 7 6 5 5
 B barred 7 9 9 8 7 7
A-7-6-4-2-0-----------
E-----------0-2-4-5-7-
E-------------------------0~
B-------------------------0~
G-------------------------1~
D-------------------------2~
A-7-6-4-2-0---------------2~
E-----------0-2-4-5-7-5-4-0~
 A barred 5 7 7 6 5 5
 B barred 7 9 9 8 7 7
You,  you don't  belong
 In this prison-like  hospital
 But I feel  so responsible
 And I know  you feel ashamed
 Just show  me what you started  with, that blade
Brought  you some clean  clothes
 A calling  card for the payphone
Magazines,  headphones,  CDs,
 To grant  you a distraction
 Cause I know  there's no one here  to take you home
You'll  be alright
My  sound advice
 Just hope  you know
 barred
 We are done
  B barred RIFF
 It's time to move on
Losing  your voice in the crowded streets
Pulsing  crunch of machinery
 barred
 Oh so harsh frequency
   barred
 In the city that we love
   barred  barred
 We love, we love, we love, love
Paint  chipped and  scraped
Evidence  of forced entry
Red  with disgust, violated
 Remind  me why I love
Living  in this city  I call home
Passenger's  side,  left open wide
Glass  scattered about
 A barred B barred RIFF
 Broken along with my optimism
Losing  your voice in the crowded streets
Pulsing  crunch of machinery
 barred
 Oh so harsh frequency
   barred
 In the city that we love
   barred  barred
 We love, we love, we love, love
 ENDING
 None of your schemes work  on me
 Smoke signals are jokes  to see
 The smell sticks to  your clothes
 It's on everything  I own
   ENDING RIFF
 Like the rain that seeps through the cracks in my rubber soul
 There you go. If you have any trouble,then you should check out the
 video of him playing this in some rooftop patio. enjoy.

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Readable chord sheet for Optimism by Jarrod Gorbel

E          0 2 2 1 0 0 (sometimes hammer-on to Esus4 022200)




A?         5 7 6 7 5 5

A barred   5 7 7 6 5 5

B barred   7 9 9 8 7 7

        A-7-6-4-2-0-----------
        E-----------0-2-4-5-7-

[Ending]

        E-------------------------0~
        B-------------------------0~
        G-------------------------1~
        D-------------------------2~
        A-7-6-4-2-0---------------2~
        E-----------0-2-4-5-7-5-4-0~



A barred   5 7 7 6 5 5

B barred   7 9 9 8 7 7

[E]   [Emaj7]   [C#m]   [A]   [F#m]   [B]   [E]  [Esus4]

[E]You, you don'[Emaj7]t belong
In this [C#m]prison-like hospi[A]tal
But I [F#m]feel so res[B]ponsible
And I [E]know you feel as[A]hamed
Just [F#m]show me what you [B]started with, that [E]blade

[E]Brought you some clea[Emaj7]n clothes
A [C#m]calling card for the payp[A]hone
[F#m]Magazines, headp[B]hones, CDs,
To [E]grant you a dist[A]raction
Cause I [F#m]know there's no one [B]here to take you [E]home

[E/G#]You'll be alright
[Am]My sound ad[Amaj7]vice
Just [A]hope you know
[A] barred
We are done
     B barred     RIFF
It's time to move on

[E]Losing your voice in the crowded streets
[C#m]Pulsing crunch of machinery
[A] barred
Oh so harsh frequency
       [B] barred
In the city that we love
   [E]        [C#m]       [A] barred   [B] barred
We love, we love, we love,      love

[E]Paint chipped a[Emaj7]nd scraped
[C#m]Evidence of forced en[A]try
[F#m]Red with disgust, [B]violated
Re[E]mind me why I [A]love
[F#m]Living in this [B]city I call [E]home

[E/G#]Passenger's side,[Am] left open wide
[Amaj7]Glass scattered [A]about
A barred     B barred      RIFF
Broken along with my optimism

[E]Losing your voice in the crowded streets
[C#m]Pulsing crunch of machinery
[A] barred
Oh so harsh frequency
       [B] barred
In the city that we love
   [E]        [C#m]       [A] barred   [B] barred
We love, we love, we love,       love

ENDING
None of your schemes [E]work on me
Smoke signals are [Emaj7]jokes to see
The smell sticks [C#m]to your clothes
It's on everyt[A]hing I own
         [F#m]                         [B]                   ENDING RIFF
Like the rain that seeps through the cracks in my rubber soul

There you go. If you have any trouble,then you should check out the
video of him playing this in some rooftop patio. enjoy.

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