Recovering Optimist chords by Abigayle Kompst
Guitar chords with lyrics
♫ Intro:
B B#m/Fm G#m B
Cm Cm/Bm B/B B
♫ Verse:
B B#m/Fm
I'm not quite a pessimist
G#m B
I see it as it is and
Cm Cm/Bm B/B
After the year we had
B
Sorry I'm a little sad
♫ Verse:
B B#m/Fm
There's bad and good in this world
G#m B
I was taught as a girl
Cm Cm/Bm
Find a silver lining
B/B B
You'll be fine
♫ Bridge:
F
Well when you only count blue skies
B B
There's a lot that you miss
F
So here's some advice from
B B
a recovering optimist
♫ Chorus:
B B#m/Fm G#m B
Expect the worst and be glad when it goes right
Cm Cm/Bm B/B B
Smile when the sun' is bright but don't blind yourself
B B#m/Fm G#m B
Cause the light is appealing but if you're not healing
Cm Cm/Bm B/B
What's in the dark,
B B
you won't get too far
♫ Interlude:
B B#m/Fm G#m B
Cm Cm/Bm B/B
♫ Verse:
B B B#m/Fm
Tried to be happy with some time alone
G#m B
Getting in our heads inside our homes
Cm Cm/Bm
birthdays and wedding dates
B/B B
Temporarily postponed
♫ Verse:
B B#m/Fm
And if I remember right
G#m B
This should be the time of our lives
Cm Cm/Bm
To be young and in your 20s
B/B B
Should be fun but I feel empty
G
And scared for everybody
♫ Chorus:
N.C. B B#m/Fm G#m B
So, Expect the worst and be glad when it goes right
Cm Cm/Bm B/B B
Smile when the sun' is bright but don't blind yourself
B B#m/Fm G#m B
Cause the light is appealing but if you're not healing
Cm Cm/Bm B/B
What's in the dark,
B B
you won't get too far
♫ Outro:
B#m/Fm G#m B
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Cm Cm/Bm B/B B
La Mhmm
B B#m/Fm G#m B
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Cm Cm/Bm B/B B
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B B#m/Fm G#m B
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Cm Cm/Bm B/B B
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B B#m/Fm G#m B
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