The Optimist (Turin Brakes) -- from the album 'The Optimist Lp'

tab by John Halfpenny ([email protected])

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