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The Optimist

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[Verse 1]
   EmI'm the Arust in the rain i'm the Dtears running down your face
Oh I'm the Emblood that's rushing through your veins.
I'm the numb that's pushing out the pain.
[Pre-chorus]
Bm*        A*              G*
Whatever I am to you thats fine
Bm*        A*              G*
Whatever I am to you thats fine
[Chorus]
CBut I Ghope that your cDhildren get's to know my Emname.
CAnd I Ghope that your hDeart can figure out the Empain.
CI hope I Dhope
Bm*              G*
You won't let it go to waste
CI hope I DhopeG  
[Verse 2]
I'm a fDler in the sun I'm the damaged that's been done
Oh I'm a Emghost in the night I'm the darkest shade of the light
[Pre-chorus]
Bm*        A*               G*
Whatever i am to you that's fine
Bm*        A*               G*
Whatever I am to you that's fine
[Chorus]
CBut I Ghope that your cDhildren gets to know my nEmame
CAnd I Ghope that your hDeart can figured out the Empain
CAnd I hope I Dhope
Bm*             G*
You wont let it go to waste
CI hope I DhopeG  
[Bridge]
But it takes Emtime
to fix it Gup
Though I Cpick up all the pieces out the Bmdust
But it takes Emtime
to fix it Gup
                                       C             Bm  D*      Bm*           C  
Though I pick up all the pieces out the dust there's nothing left of us
[Chrous]
I Ghope that Dchildren gets to know my Emname
CAnd I Ghope that your hDeart can figured out the Empain
CAnd I hope I Dhope
DYou wont let it go to waste
CI hope I DhopeG  

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The Optimist

by Adam French

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

Em A D

I'm the rust in the rain i'm the tears running down your face

Oh I'm the blood that's rushing through your veins.

I'm the numb that's pushing out the pain.

[Pre-chorus]

Bm A G

* * *

Whatever I am to you thats fine

Bm A G

* * *

Whatever I am to you thats fine

[Chorus]

C G D Em

But I hope that your children get's to know my name.

C G D Em

And I hope that your heart can figure out the pain.

C D

I hope I hope

Bm G

* *

You won't let it go to waste

C D G

I hope I hope

[Verse 2]

I'm a fler in the sun I'm the damaged that's been done

Oh I'm a ghost in the night I'm the darkest shade of the light

[Pre-chorus]

Bm A G

* * *

Whatever i am to you that's fine

Bm A G

* * *

Whatever I am to you that's fine

[Chorus]

C G D Em

But I hope that your children gets to know my name

C G D Em

And I hope that your heart can figured out the pain

C D

And I hope I hope

Bm G

* *

You wont let it go to waste

C D G

I hope I hope

[Bridge]

But it takes time

to fix it up

C Bm

Though I pick up all the pieces out the dust

But it takes time

to fix it up

C Bm D Bm C

* *

Though I pick up all the pieces out the dust there's nothing left of us

[Chrous]

G D Em

I hope that children gets to know my name

C G D Em

And I hope that your heart can figured out the pain

C D

And I hope I hope

You wont let it go to waste

C D G

I hope I hope

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