Turin Brakes

Turin Brakes - The Optimist guitar tab

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

tab by John Halfpenny (jhalfpenny@excite.com)

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

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