Paramore - For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic

For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic
Album: The Final Riot

Intro: C, Em, Am, A9
C, Em, F
C, Em, Am, A9
C, Em, F

Verse 1:

C Em Am Am
Just talk yourself up and tear yourself down.
C Em Am Am
You've hit your one wall, now find a way around.
C Em Am Am
Well, what's the problem? You've got a lot of nerve.


Pre-Chorus:


C
So, what did you think I would say?
Am Am
No, you can't run away, no, you can't run away.
C
So, what did you think I would say?
Am Am
No, you can't run away, no, you can't run away.
F
You wouldn't.


Chorus:


C Am C Am
I never wanted to say this. You never wanted to stay.
C Am
I put my faith in you, so much faith
Em C
and then you just threw it away.
F
You threw it away.


Verse 2:


C Em Am Am
I'm not so naive, my sorry eyes can see.
C Em Am Am
the way you fight shy of almost everything.
C Em Am Am
Well, if you give up, you'll get what you deserve.


Pre-Chorus:


C
So, what did you think I would say?
Am Am
No, you can't run away, no, you can't run away
C
So, what did you think I would say?
Am Am
No, you can't run away, no, you can't run away
F
You wouldn't.


Chorus:


C Am C Am
I never wanted to say this. You never wanted to stay.
C Am
I put my faith in you, so much faith
Em C
and then you just threw it away.
F
You threw it away.


Bridge:

Em C Am F
You were finished long before we had even seen the start.
Am F
Why don't you stand up, be a man about it?
Am F C (let ring)
Fight with your bare hands about it now.


Chorus:


C Am C Am
I never wanted to say this. You never wanted to stay.
C Am
I put my faith in you, so much faith
Em C
and then you just threw it away.
F
You threw it away.


C Am C Am
I never wanted to say this. You never wanted to stay.
C Am
I put my faith in you, so much faith
Em C
and then you just threw it away.
F
You threw it away.


Outro: Am (let ring), C (let ring)