Optimistic Son
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{Intro Riff}
D Bm G F#
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e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7--7-7-5-7-5-7--7-7-5-7-5-7--7-7-5-3-5---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
E
[Verso 1]
E
I was an optimistic son
G C
Excited to love
E
Then my parents told the truth
G C
"Evil from youth"
C E C D
Do I have the strength to stare down these eyes
Am E A D A
Until it turns back to a face I recognize?
A
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----9---7-6-4-----9---7-6-4------9---7-6-4-----4-6-7-6-4--|
E|-5-------------5--------------5-------------5--------------|
A#m
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----9---7-6-4-----9---7-6-4------9---7-6-5-----4-6-7-6-4--|
E|-6-------------6--------------5-------------5--------------|
[Refrão]
E
What would you hear if I told you that I need you
A E
With a need too deep to speak?
D A E
Would the ceiling fall and the walls cave in
From a secret too big to keep?
E
If I fell down at your doorstep naked
A E
Would you take me in and cover me?
D A E
Dress my skin in a fresh coat of blood
Here I am for you to see
D Bm G F# E
[Verso 2]
E
I was an incubating heart
G C
In your arms, in the dark
E
I fell out while you were asleep
G C
In the viscra of your dreams
C E C D
And you wiped off my face and you gav me a name
Am E A D
Added up to a son that could take away the shame, but
[Refrão]
E
What would you hear if I told you that I need you
A E
With a need too deep to speak?
D A E
Would the ceiling fall and the walls cave in
From a secret too big to keep?
E
If I fell down at your doorstep naked
A E
Would you take me in and cover me?
D A E
Dress my skin in a fresh coat of blood
Here I am for you to see
[Ponte]
D Bm
Look at me, am I expired meat?
G F#
Am I an animal that you mistook for human?
D Bm
Hold me, I am still incomplete
G
There is a part of me
F#
I am afraid of losing
D Bm
Look at me like you looked at me
G
When I was gonna be
F# E
Everything you and our family could need
Instrumental
E G C
How to play Optimistic Son
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.