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Optimistic Thought

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is shifted up one half-step.
When she Awakes it sDeems so sAhady, she reDmembers Eshe's a Alady
Oh but F#mcould it be that Emaybe she was hAaving lDots of Efun
She sAees she's weDaring leAather, in her Dnavel thEere's a Afeather
She juF#mst has to crack a sEmile and close her eAyes her pDrayer bAegun
chorus:
ALife DI emAbrace you, I shall hDonor aEnd diAsgrace you
Please foF#mrgive if I reEplace you
You see I'm goAing thrDough some pEain
But Anow I Dsee cAlearly, and the dDawn is cEoming nAearly
And though I'm hF#muman and it's eEarly
I swear I'll neAver foDrget aAgain
An explorer he went wandering
To satisfy his pondering
Basically meandering
Unsure of what he'd find
Braving any danger
But to his family he's a stranger
And from time to time he turns around
And this runs through his mind
chorus
There's a multitude of story
Some is clean and some are gory
But there is no need to worry
If you're sold or if you're bought
We're just spinning on some granite
That we like to call a planet
And if you need to contemplate
Well here's an optimistic thought

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Optimistic Thought

by Blues Traveler

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F#m

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is shifted up one half-step.

A D A D E A

When she wakes it seems so shady, she remembers she's a lady

F#m E A D E

Oh but could it be that maybe she was having lots of fun

A D A D E A

She sees she's wearing leather, in her navel there's a feather

F#m E A D A

She just has to crack a smile and close her eyes her prayer begun

chorus:

A D A D E A

Life I embrace you, I shall honor and disgrace you

F#m E

Please forgive if I replace you

A D E

You see I'm going through some pain

A D A D E A

But now I see clearly, and the dawn is coming nearly

F#m E

And though I'm human and it's early

A D A

I swear I'll never forget again

An explorer he went wandering

To satisfy his pondering

Basically meandering

Unsure of what he'd find

Braving any danger

But to his family he's a stranger

And from time to time he turns around

And this runs through his mind

chorus

There's a multitude of story

Some is clean and some are gory

But there is no need to worry

If you're sold or if you're bought

We're just spinning on some granite

That we like to call a planet

And if you need to contemplate

Well here's an optimistic thought

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