For A Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic Uke tab by Paramore

5 Chords used in the song: C, Em, Am, A9, F

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Year:  2007
Difficulty: 
3.9
(Intermediate)
Key: C, AmChords
Intro: C C, Em Em, Am Am, A9 A9
C C, Em Em, F F
C C, Em Em, Am Am, A9 A9
C C, Em Em, F F


Verse 1:


C C Em Em Am Am Am Am
Just talk yourself up and tear yourself down.
C C Em Em Am Am Am Am
You've hit your one wall, now find a way around.
C C Em Em Am Am Am Am
Well, what's the problem? You've got a lot of nerve.


Pre-Chorus:


C C
So, what did you think I would say?
Am Am Am Am
No, you can't run away, no, you can't run away.
C C
So, what did you think I would say?
Am Am Am Am
No, you can't run away, no, you can't run away.
F F
You wouldn't.


Chorus:


C C Am Am C C Am Am
I never wanted to say this. You never wanted to stay.
C C Am Am
I put my faith in you, so much faith
Em Em C C
and then you just threw it away.
F F
You threw it away.


Verse 2:


C C Em Em Am Am Am Am
I'm not so naive, my sorry eyes can see.
C C Em Em Am Am Am Am
the way you fight shy of almost everything.
C C Em Em Am Am Am Am
Well, if you give up, you'll get what you deserve.


Pre-Chorus:


C C
So, what did you think I would say?
Am Am Am Am
No, you can't run away, no, you can't run away
C C
So, what did you think I would say?
Am Am Am Am
No, you can't run away, no, you can't run away
F F
You wouldn't.


Chorus:


C C Am Am C C Am Am
I never wanted to say this. You never wanted to stay.
C C Am Am
I put my faith in you, so much faith
Em Em C C
and then you just threw it away.
F F
You threw it away.


Bridge:

Em Em C C Am Am F F
You were finished long before we had even seen the start.
Am Am F F
Why don't you stand up, be a man about it?
Am Am F F C C (let ring)
Fight with your bare hands about it now.


Chorus:


C C Am Am C C Am Am
I never wanted to say this. You never wanted to stay.
C C Am Am
I put my faith in you, so much faith
Em Em C C
and then you just threw it away.
F F
You threw it away.


C C Am Am C C Am Am
I never wanted to say this. You never wanted to stay.
C C Am Am
I put my faith in you, so much faith
Em Em C C
and then you just threw it away.
F F
You threw it away.


Outro: Am Am (let ring), C C (let ring)

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