• Song:

    Optimistic

  • Artist:

    Radio Head

  • Album:

    Album Box Set

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Drop D Tuning!!!
D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G B (x2444x@1)name="chord_022100@1">E

Riff I: (slide to all these chords)
e |---------------------0---0---0--0--0---0---0---0--0--0---0---------|
b |---------------------x---x---x--x--x---x---x---x--x--x---x---------|
g |--14-14---14-16--16--11--11--11-11-11--10--10--10-12-12--11--------|
d |--15-15---15-17--17--12--12--12-12-12--12--12--12-14-14--12--------|
a |--15-15---15-17--17--12--12--12-12-12--13--13--13-15-15--12--------|
D |--0--0----0--0---0---0---0---0--0--0---0---0---0--0--0---0---------|

Riff II:
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g |------7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5------9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
d |------x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x------x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------|
a |------5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3------7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
D |--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|

Riff III:
e |----------------------------2-2--2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
b |----------------------------3-3--3-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
g |--5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
d |--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
a |--3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
D |--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|

Riff IV: 
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b |---3--3---3--3--------3-3-3-3--------------------------------------|
g |---2--0---3--2--------0-0-0-2--------------------------------------|
d |---0--0---0--0--------0-0-0-0--------------------------------------|
a |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|


----------------------------------------------------------------------------


CHORDS

NAME   EADGBe
 F (133211@1)   x00565
 G (320003@1)   320033
 D (xx0232@1)   xx0232
 A#    x13331
 C (x32010@1)   x32010
 Dm    xx0231
 Dsus2 xx0230
 Dsus4 xx0233

INTRO:

 F-G-D  A#-C-D --> 2 times
 
 A#-C-D

 Dm Dsus2 Dsus4 D --> 2 times


VERSE

Dm (xx0231@1)                     Dsus2Flies (xx0230@1)are buzzing around my head
Dsus4 (xx0233@1)           DVultures (xx0232@1)circling my bed
A# (x1333x@1)       C (x32010@1)        DPicking (xx0232@1)up every last crumb
Dm (xx0231@1)                     Dsus2The (xx0230@1)big fish eat the little ones
Dm (xx0231@1)                     Dsus2The (xx0230@1)big fish eat the little ones
A# (x1333x@1)       C (x32010@1)        DNot (xx0232@1)my problem give me some

CHORUS
        FYou (133211@1)can try the best you can
       G (320003@1)              GIf (320003@1)you try the best you can
    A# (x1333x@1)           C (x32010@1)   DThe (xx0232@1)best you can is good enough

Then theres a little lick that goes like this...

e--------------------------------------
B--3----1------------------------------
G---------3-2----0-3-2----------------- It goes over and over during
D----------------------0--------------- the Dm Dsus2... chords on
A-------------------------------------- the verse.
E--------------------------------------

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