Turin Brakes - The optimist
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Tuning:
The Optimist (Turin Brakes) -- from the album 'The Optimist Lp'
tab by John Halfpenny (jhalfpenny@excite.com)
Chords used
B x2444x (or 799877)
F# / E 244300
E 022100
G 355433
A 577655
There is a picking pattern which follows the same line as the intro, listen to the original- you'll pick it up easy enough- then just change to the indicated chords at the right places! :)
the intro
B F#/E E G
e --------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----4-----4---4-----4-----4---4-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G ----4-----4---4-----4-----4---4-|----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-|----1-----1---1-----4-----4---4-|
D --4-----4---------4-----4-------|----4-----4---4-----4-----4---4-|----2-----2---2-----5-----5---5-|
A 2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|--4-----4---------4-----4-------|--2-----2---------5-----5-------|
E --------------------------------|2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|0-----0-----0---3-----3-----3---|
B
BSitting here, staring out the F#/Ewindow
Traffic always Emakes me feel like I'm Gcoming Bhome
BCold blood bleeding still at least I'm F#/Ebreathing
Patiently waiting Eclinging on to my Gmobile Bphone
GCracked skull with a creepy mind inBside
GI'm planning the greatest of esBcapes, you know
GPatiently waiting in the Bline
GSoon I'm gonna stand up
AYeah, I'm gonna rear up and
BThere's no esF#/Ecape. Lonely Epla-Gnet B
BOh, it's too F#/Elate. Lonely Epla-Gnet B
BSo la la la, la la la la F#/Ela la
La la la la Ela la la la Gla la Bla
BCold blood bleeding, still at least I'm F#/Ebreathing
Patiently waiting Esoon I'm gonna Gtake conBtrol
GCracked skull with a creepy mind inBside
GI'm planning the greatest of esBcapes
GPatiently waiting in the Bline
GSoon I'm gonna stand up
AYeah, I'm gonna rear up and
BThere's no esF#/Ecape. Lonely Epla-Gnet B
BOh, it's too F#/Elate. Lonely Epla-Gnet B