To learn City And Colour - The Grand Optimist chords with lyrics, focus on the sequence of these chords: A, Bm, D, A, B, A. A strategic approach would be to train at 29 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's natural tempo of 59. Given the song's key of A, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.
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D _ _ A _ _ Bm _ _ _ E _ . D _ _ A _ _ Bm _ _ _ C#m _ . D _ A I fear I'll die from Bm complications. _ _ Dm _ . D Complications A due to things that I've left Bm undone. That D. all my debts will be left A unpaid. Bm Feel like a cripple without a D cane. I'm like a jack of all A trades. Who's a master Bm of none. _ C# _ . D _ _ A _ _ Bm _ _ _ D _ . _ _ Em _ _ B _ Then D. there's my father. A He's always looking on Bm the bright side. D Saying F#mA things like. Sunblock just ain't that Bm hard. He _ D. F#m is the great AE optimist. I B am the world's poor F#m pessimist. You give him burdensome time. A And he will escape Bm unscarred. B _ A _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ Bm Guess I'll take after my father. _ _ Guess B _ _ _ . A _ _ _ _ _ _ Bm I'll take after my mother. But _ _ _ _ B _ D _ . _ _ A _ _ Bm _ _ _ D _ . _ A _ _ Bm _ _ _ _ D. I used A to be B quite resilient. Gained D no strength from counting A the beads Bm on a rosary. Now D. the wound has A begun to turn. E Another B lesson that has gone D unlearned. But this is not a cry A for pity B or for sympathy. _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bm _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bm _ . _ _ _ _ B _ _ _ A _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bm _ . _ _ _ _ _ F#m _ _ A _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bm _ . _ _ _ B _ _ _ _ _ .
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Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
Song BPM59.475
Song KeyBm
Tempo
100% ➙ 59BPM
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b#
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A
Bm
D
B
F#m
Bm
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Dynamic BPM
050100200
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