Chords for City and Colour - Grand Optimist lyrics

Tempo:
59.65 bpm
Chords used:

A

Bm

D

B

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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City and Colour - Grand Optimist lyrics chords
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[C#] [A] [Bm]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[D] [A] I fear I'll die [Bm] from complications
[D] Complications [A] due to things that I've [Bm] left undone
[D] That all my debts will be [A] left unpaid
[Bm] Feel like a cripple without a cane
[D] I'm like a jack of all [A] trades
Who's a [Bm] master of none
Then
[D] [A] [Bm]
[D] [Bm]
[D] there's my father
[A] He's always looking [Bm] on the bright side
[D] Saying things like
[A] Son, life just ain't [Bm] that hard
[F#] He is the grand [A] optimist
[B] I am the world's poor pessimist
[D] You give him burdens [A] sometimes
And he will escape [Bm] unscarred
[A] I guess I'll take [Bm] after my mother
I
[A] guess I'll [Bm] take after my mother
But
[D] [A] [Bm]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[D] [A] I used to be [Bm] quite resilient
[D] Gained no strength from [A] counting the beads on a [Bm] rosary
[D] And now the wound has [A] begun to turn
Another [Bm] lesson that has gone unlearned
[D] But this is not a [A] cry for pity or [B] for sympathy
I
[A] guess I'll [Bm] take after my mother
[A] I guess I'll [Bm] take after my mother
I [B]
[A] guess I'll [Bm] take after my mother
I [F#m]
[A] guess I'll [Bm] take after my mother
Key:  
A
1231
Bm
13421112
D
1321
B
12341112
C#
12341114
A
1231
Bm
13421112
D
1321
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Learn the basic chords of City And Colour - The Grand Optimist chords, with this master sequence: A, Bm, F#, A, B, D and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 59 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 119. Considering the song's key of B Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[C#] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] I fear I'll die [Bm] from complications _ _
[D] Complications [A] due to things that I've [Bm] left undone _
[D] That all my debts will be [A] left unpaid
[Bm] Feel like a cripple without a cane
[D] I'm like a jack of all [A] trades
Who's a [Bm] master of none
Then _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] there's my father
[A] He's always looking [Bm] on the bright side
[D] Saying things like
[A] Son, life just ain't [Bm] that hard _
[F#] He is the grand [A] optimist
[B] I am the world's poor pessimist
[D] You give him burdens [A] sometimes
And he will escape [Bm] unscarred _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ I guess I'll take [Bm] after my mother
I _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ guess I'll [Bm] take after my mother
But _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] I used to be [Bm] quite resilient _
[D] Gained no strength from [A] counting the beads on a [Bm] rosary _
[D] And now the wound has [A] begun to turn
Another [Bm] lesson that has gone unlearned
[D] But this is not a [A] cry for pity or [B] for sympathy
I _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ guess I'll [Bm] take after my mother _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ I guess I'll [Bm] take after my mother
I _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ guess I'll [Bm] take after my mother
I _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ guess I'll [Bm] take after my mother _ _ _ _ _ _

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