The Optimist (Turin Brakes) -- from the album 'The Optimist Lp' tab by John Halfpenny (jhalfpenny@excite.com) Chords used B x2444x (or 799877) F# / E 244300 E 022100 G 355433 A 577655 There is a picking pattern which follows the same line as the intro, listen to the original- you'll pick it up easy enough- then just change to the indicated chords at the right places! :) the intro B F#/E E G e --------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B ----4-----4---4-----4-----4---4-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G ----4-----4---4-----4-----4---4-|----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-|----1-----1---1-----4-----4---4-| D --4-----4---------4-----4-------|----4-----4---4-----4-----4---4-|----2-----2---2-----5-----5---5-| A 2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|--4-----4---------4-----4-------|--2-----2---------5-----5-------| E --------------------------------|2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|0-----0-----0---3-----3-----3---| B B F#/E Sitting here, staring out the window E G B Traffic always makes me feel like I'm coming home B F#/E Cold blood bleeding still at least I'm breathing E G B Patiently waiting clinging on to my mobile phone G B Cracked skull with a creepy mind inside G B I'm planning the greatest of escapes, you know G B Patiently waiting in the line G Soon I'm gonna stand up A Yeah, I'm gonna rear up and B F#/E E G B There's no escape. Lonely pla-net B F#/E E G B Oh, it's too late. Lonely pla-net B F#/E So la la la, la la la la la la E G B La la la la la la la la la la la B F#/E Cold blood bleeding, still at least I'm breathing E G B Patiently waiting soon I'm gonna take control G B Cracked skull with a creepy mind inside G B I'm planning the greatest of escapes G B Patiently waiting in the line G Soon I'm gonna stand up A Yeah, I'm gonna rear up and B F#/E E G B There's no escape. Lonely pla-net B F#/E E G B Oh, it's too late. Lonely pla-net