For a Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][Bm][A][G][D][A][G][D][Bm]
[A][G][D][A]

[Verse 1]
[D]Just talk yourself up
And tear yourself [G]down[D]
You've built your one wall
Now find your way [G]around
[D]What's the problem?
[Em]You've got a lot [Bm]of nerve
[D]

[Verse 2]
[A]
So [Em]what did you think I would say?
[Bm]No, you can't [G]run away,
you can't [D]run away
[A]So wha[Bm]t did you think I
would say?
No, you can't [D]run away,
you can't run away
[Esus4]You wouldn't[E]
[Em][D]

[Verse 3]
[G]I never wan[A]ted
to [Bm]say t[G]his
You never [D]wanted to [A]stay[G]
I put my [A]faith in you, [Bm]so much faith
And then [G]you just [A]threw it
[D]away[A][G][D][Bm]
[A]You threw it away

[Interlude 1]
[G][D][A][D]

[Verse 4]
I'm not so [D]naive
My sorry eyes can [G]see[D]
The way you fight shy
Of almost [G]everything[D]
Well, if you give up
[Em]You'll get what you
[Bm]deserve
[D][A]

[Verse 5]
So [Em]what did you think I [Bm]would say?
No, you can't run away,
[G]you can't run awa[Bm]y
So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away,
[D]you can't run away
[Bm]You wouldn't

[Verse 6]
[G]I never wan[A]ted to say[Bm] this[G]
You never [D]wanted to [A]stay[G]
I put my [A]faith in you, [Bm]so much faith
And then [G]you just [A]threw it
[D]away[A][G][D][Bm]
[A]You threw it away
[G][D][A]

[Verse 7]
[Bm]You were fin[A]ished [D]long[G] be [D]fore[Em]
[A]We [Bm]had even [D]seen[G] the s[D]tart
[Bm]Why don't you stand up,
[A]be [D]a man [G]abo[D]ut it?[Em][A]
[Bm]Fight with [A]your [D]bare [G]hands
[D]about [Em]it now[A]
[D]

[Verse 8]
[G]I never wan[D]ted to [Bm]say thi[A]s
[G]You never wan[D]ted to [A]stay, well did you?
[G]I put my fai[A]th in you[Bm], so much faith
And then [G]you just [A]threw it [D]away

[Verse 9]
[G]I never wan[A]ted to [Bm]say this
[G]You never wan[D]ted to [A]stay
[G]And I put my fai[A]th in you[Bm], so much faith
And then [G]you just [A]threw it

[Outro 1]
away
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