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Cure For Optimism

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Chords:
     E5[022x00]
  Cmaj7[x32000]
Gadd6  320000  
      A[x02220]
G      320003
Ten years and no tab? I had to do it!
The chords not listed above are standard position E shape barre chords.
Basically, the verse is 1x each on the E5 and the Cmaj7 and 2x on the Gadd6.
The F leading into the chorus is 2x. The G in the chorus is  320003the
first time and an E shape barre chord the second time for continuity's sake.
I like to play the A as [x02220].
Please correct me if you think I've got something wrong!
    E5           Cmaj7Gadd6   E5  
Up there a mountain rises
             Cmaj7Gadd6   E5  
Down here an ocean dives
                             Cmaj7Gadd6  F#m  
A stranger with a head full of lead
Photographs meF  
Steel bars and a E5doctor's noteG  
Don't give Aup
They can pleG#mad and bGeg but F#mdon't let them fiFx your headE5  
Outside a path to knowledge
Inside a waste of cells
A serpent with a mobile phone
Sweet talks me
Steel bars and a doctor's note
Don't give up
They can plead and beg but don't let them fix your head

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Cure For Optimism

by Porcupine Tree

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

F#m

G#m

Chords:

[022x00]

Cmaj7

[x32000]

320000

Gadd6

[x02220]

G 320003

Ten years and no tab? I had to do it!

The chords not listed above are standard position E shape barre chords.

Basically, the verse is 1x each on the E5 and the Cmaj7 and 2x on the Gadd6.

320003

The F leading into the chorus is 2x. The G in the chorus is the

first time and an E shape barre chord the second time for continuity's sake.

I like to play the A as [x02220].

Please correct me if you think I've got something wrong!

E5 Cmaj7 E5

Gadd6

Up there a mountain rises

Cmaj7 E5

Gadd6

Down here an ocean dives

Cmaj7 F#m

Gadd6

A stranger with a head full of lead

Photographs me

E5 G

Steel bars and a doctor's note

Don't give up

G#m G F#m F E5

They can plead and beg but don't let them fix your head

Outside a path to knowledge

Inside a waste of cells

A serpent with a mobile phone

Sweet talks me

Steel bars and a doctor's note

Don't give up

They can plead and beg but don't let them fix your head

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