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chords in here so there is a chord chart to help you out.  I looked up some
of the weirder chords in an online dictionary so it should be pretty close.
Chords (Arranged by E A D G B e)
VERSE:       
Emaj	   0 7 6 4 5 4
Emaj7	   0 6 6 4 5 4
C#m	   X 4 6 6 5 4
A	   X 0 2 2 2 0
F#m	   2 4 4 2 2 2
B	   X 2 4 4 4 2
E	   0 2 2 1 0 0 (sometimes hammer-on to Esus4 022200)
PRE-CHORUS
E/G#	   4 7 6 4 5 4
Am(maj7)   5 7 6 5 5 5
Amaj7	   5 7 6 6 5 5
A?	   5 7 6 7 5 5
A barred   5 7 7 6 5 5
B barred   7 9 9 8 7 7
RIFFS
RIFF1
	A-7-6-4-2-0-----------
	E-----------0-2-4-5-7-
RIFF2 - Ending riff
	E-------------------------0~
	B-------------------------0~
	G-------------------------1~
	D-------------------------2~
	A-7-6-4-2-0---------------2~
	E-----------0-2-4-5-7-5-4-0~
CHORUS
E	   0 2 2 1 0 0
C#m	   X 4 6 6 5 4
A barred   5 7 7 6 5 5
B barred   7 9 9 8 7 7 	
INTRO
 Emaj-  Emaj7-  C#m-  A-  F#m-  B-  E(Esus)
VERSE 1
EmajYou, you don't bEmaj7elong
In this C#mprison-like hospiAtal
But I F#mfeel so resBponsible
And I Eknow you feel asAhamed
Just F#mshow me what you Bstarted with, that Eblade
EmajBrought you some clean cEmaj7lothes
A C#mcalling card for the paypAhone
F#mMagazines, headpBhones, CDs,
To Egrant you a distAraction
Cause I F#mknow there's no one Bhere to take you Ehome
PRECHORUS
E/G#You'll be alright
Am(maj7)   Amaj7  
My sound advice
     A?
Just hope you know
 Abarred
We are done
     B barred     RIFF
It's time to move on
CHORUS
ELosing your voice in the crowded streets
C#mPulsing crunch of machinery
 Abarred
Oh so harsh frequency
        Bbarred
In the city that we love
           E         C#m   Abarred    Bbarred
We love, we love, we love,      love
VERSE 2
EmajPaint chipped and Emaj7scraped
C#mEvidence of forced enAtry
F#mRed with disgust, Bviolated
ReEmind me why I Alove
F#mLiving in this Bcity I call Ehome
PRECHORUS
             E/G#  Am(maj7)
Passenger's side, left open wide
           Amaj7  A?
Glass scattered about
A barred     B barred      RIFF
Broken along with my optimism
CHORUS
ELosing your voice in the crowded streets
C#mPulsing crunch of machinery
 Abarred
Oh so harsh frequency
        Bbarred
In the city that we love
           E         C#m   Abarred    Bbarred
We love, we love, we love,       love
ENDING
None of your schemes Emajwork on me
Smoke signals are Emaj7jokes to see
The smell sticks C#mto your clothes
It's on everytAhing I own
                                  F#m                     BENDING RIFF
Like the rain that seeps through the cracks in my rubber soul 

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Optimism

by Jarrod Gorbel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj

Emaj7

C#m

F#m

Esus

E/G#

Amaj7

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chords in here so there is a chord chart to help you out. I looked up some

of the weirder chords in an online dictionary so it should be pretty close.

Chords (Arranged by E A D G B e)

VERSE:

Emaj 0 7 6 4 5 4

Emaj7 0 6 6 4 5 4

C#m X 4 6 6 5 4

A X 0 2 2 2 0

F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2

B X 2 4 4 4 2

E 0 2 2 1 0 0 (sometimes hammer-on to Esus4 022200)

PRE-CHORUS

E/G# 4 7 6 4 5 4

Am(maj7) 5 7 6 5 5 5

Amaj7 5 7 6 6 5 5

A? 5 7 6 7 5 5

A barred 5 7 7 6 5 5

B barred 7 9 9 8 7 7

RIFFS

RIFF1

A-7-6-4-2-0-----------

E-----------0-2-4-5-7-

RIFF2 - Ending riff

E-------------------------0~

B-------------------------0~

G-------------------------1~

D-------------------------2~

A-7-6-4-2-0---------------2~

E-----------0-2-4-5-7-5-4-0~

CHORUS

E 0 2 2 1 0 0

C#m X 4 6 6 5 4

A barred 5 7 7 6 5 5

B barred 7 9 9 8 7 7

INTRO

Emaj Emaj7 C#m A F#m B E Esus

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VERSE 1

Emaj Emaj7

You, you don't belong

C#m A

In this prison-like hospital

F#m B

But I feel so responsible

E A

And I know you feel ashamed

F#m B E

Just show me what you started with, that blade

Emaj Emaj7

Brought you some clean clothes

C#m A

A calling card for the payphone

F#m B

Magazines, headphones, CDs,

E A

To grant you a distraction

F#m B E

Cause I know there's no one here to take you home

PRECHORUS

E/G#

You'll be alright

Am Amaj7

(maj7)

My sound advice

Just hope you know

barred

We are done

B barred RIFF

It's time to move on

CHORUS

Losing your voice in the crowded streets

C#m

Pulsing crunch of machinery

barred

Oh so harsh frequency

barred

In the city that we love

E C#m A B

barred barred

We love, we love, we love, love

VERSE 2

Emaj Emaj7

Paint chipped and scraped

C#m A

Evidence of forced entry

F#m B

Red with disgust, violated

E A

Remind me why I love

F#m B E

Living in this city I call home

PRECHORUS

E/G# Am

(maj7)

Passenger's side, left open wide

Amaj7 A

Glass scattered about

A barred B barred RIFF

Broken along with my optimism

CHORUS

Losing your voice in the crowded streets

C#m

Pulsing crunch of machinery

barred

Oh so harsh frequency

barred

In the city that we love

E C#m A B

barred barred

We love, we love, we love, love

ENDING

Emaj

None of your schemes work on me

Emaj7

Smoke signals are jokes to see

C#m

The smell sticks to your clothes

It's on everything I own

F#m B

ENDING RIFF

Like the rain that seeps through the cracks in my rubber soul

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