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Optimistic

Radiohead
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
/  -  -
/  -  -
/  -  -
flies  are buzzing 'round  my head
vultures  circlin'  the dead
picking  up every  last
crumb  the
big  fish eat the little  ones
big  fish eat the little  ones
not  my problem give  me some
 you can try
/9
  the best you can if you try the best you can the
best  you can is good  enough  you can try
/9
  the best you can if you try the best you can the
best  you can is good  enough
this  ones optimistic
this  one went to market
this  one just came out  of the
swamp
this  one drops a payload
fodder  for the animals
living  on animal
farm
/9
  the best you can if you try the best you can the
best  you can is good  enough  you can try
/9
  the best you can if you try the best you can the
best  you can is good  enough
 i'd really  like to help  you man
 i'd really  like to help  you man
nesrous  messed up marrionette
float  around on a prison  ship
 if you try
/9
  the best you can if you try the best you can the
best  you can is good  enough  you can try
/9
  the best you can if you try the best you can the
dinosaurs roaming  the earth
dinosaurs roaming  the earth
dinosaurs roaming  the earth  ah
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 end
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Readable chord sheet for Optimistic by Radiohead

[Am/D]   [Bm] [D]   [Dadd9]
[Bb6]/[D] - [C/D] - [D6/9]
[Am/D]   [Bm] [D]   [Dadd9]
[Bb6]/[D] - [C/D] - [D6/9]
[Bb6]/[D] - [C/D] - [D6/9]

[Dm]   [C/D]   [Em/D]   [D]
[Dm]   [C/D]   [Em/D]   [D]

[Dm]flies are buzzing 'ro[C/D]und my head
[Em/D]vultures circlin'[D] the dead
[Dm]picking up [C/D]every last
[Em/D]crumb         [D]             the

[Dm]big fish eat the lit[C/D]tle ones
[Em/D]big fish eat the lit[D]tle ones
[Dm]not my problem [C/D]give me some
[Em/D]                 [D]     you can try

[Am]                      [Asus2]               [Gm6]/9   [Gm]              [D]
       the best you can         if you try      the best you can        the
[Dm]best you can is [C/D]good enough   [Em/D]                      [D]       you can try
[Am]                      [Asus2]               [Gm6]/9   [Gm]              [D]
       the best you can         if you try      the best you can        the
[Dm]best you can is [C/D]good enough   [Em/D]                         [D]

[D]   [D]   [D]   [D]

[Dm]this ones optim[C/D]istic
[Em/D]this one went to [D]market
[Dm]this one just came [C/D]out of the
[Em/D]swamp            [D]
[Dm]this one drops a [C/D]payload
[Em/D]fodder for the [D]animals
[Dm]living on [C/D]animal
[Em/D]farm           [D]

[Am]                      [Asus2]               [Gm6]/9   [Gm]              [D]
       the best you can         if you try      the best you can        the
[Dm]best you can is [C/D]good enough   [Em/D]                      [D]       you can try
[Am]                      [Asus2]               [Gm6]/9   [Gm]              [D]
       the best you can         if you try      the best you can        the
[Dm]best you can is [C/D]good enough     [Dm]                     [C/D]

[Dm]   [C/D]   [Em/D]   [D]
[Dm]   [C/D]   [Em/D]   [D]
[Dm]   [C/D]   [Em/D]   [D]
[Dm]   [C/D]   [Em/D]   [D]

i'd [Dm]really like to help[C/D] you man
i'd [Em/D]really like to help[D] you man
[Em/D]               [D]

[Dm]nesrous messed up [C/D]marrionette
[Dm]float around on a [C/D]prison ship
[Em/D]              [D]

[Em/D]                  [D]              if you try
[Am]                      [Asus2]               [Gm6]/9   [Gm]              [D]
       the best you can         if you try      the best you can        the
[Dm]best you can is [C/D]good enough   [Em/D]                      [D]       you can try
[Am]                      [Asus2]               [Gm6]/9   [Gm]              [D]
       the best you can         if you try      the best you can        the

[Dm]dinosaurs [C/D]roaming the earth
[Em/D]      [D]

[Dm]dinosaurs [C/D]roaming the earth
[Em/D]      [D]

[Dm]dinosaurs [C/D]roaming the [Em/D]earth       [D]    ah

[Dm]   [C/D]   [Em/D]   [D]
[Dm]   [C/D]   [Em/D]   [D]
[Dm]   [C/D]   [Em/D]   [D]
[Dm]   [C/D]   [Em/D]   [D]
[Am/D]   [Bm] [D]   [Dadd9]
[Bb6] - [C/D] - [D6/9]
[Bb6] - [C/D] - [D6/9]
[Dm]   [C/E]   [Em/D]   [D]
[Dm]   [C/E]   [Em/D]   [D]
[Dm]   [C/D]   [Em/D]   [D]
[Dm]   [C/D]   [Em/D]   [D]

end

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