The Grand Optimist

i haven’t uploaded any tabs before so this is my first one but it sounds just about spot on .
this song is from dallas green’s new album and it’s absolutely amazing . i’m not entirely
sure about chord names but they’re written down there .

tabbed by : tom prest
email : tickerjunkie@aol . co . uk

tuning : standard ( capo 3 )

chords :

C Em Am G

E | – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – |
B | – – – – 1 – – – – 3 – – – – 1 – – – – 3 – – – – |
G | – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – |
D | – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – |
A | – – – – 3 – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – 2 – – – – |
E | – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 3 – – – – |

intro : C Em Am C Em Am

verse :

C Em Am
i fear i’m dying of complications

C Em Am
complications due to things that i’ve left undone

C Em
that all my debts will be left unpaid

Am
feel like a cripple without a cane

C Em
i’m like a jack of all trades

Am
who’s a master of none

verse 2 :

C Em
then there’s my father

Am
he’s always looking on the bright side

C Em Am
saying things like “son life just ain’t that hard”

C Em
he is the grand optimist

Am
i Am the world’s poor pessimist

C Em
you give him buttons sometimes

Am
and he will escape unscarred

pre – chorus/Chorus :

G Am
i guess i take after my mother x2

i used to be quite resilient
gain no strength from counting the beads on a rosary
now the wound has begun to turn
another lesson that has gone unlearned
but this is not a cry for pitty or for sympathy

i guess i take after my mother x2