For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic tab

For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic

Tuning: standard 

strumming is very simple, just listen to the song. This is also my first tab of a full song. 

intro x2 
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----16---15----11---10--------16---15---18------------| 
D|-----x----x-----x----x---------x----x----x-------------| 
A|-----14---13----9----8---------14---13---16------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 

verse x2 
          just talk yourself up....yourself down 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------4------| 
D|-----4~----------------------------------------4------| 
A|-----4~----------------------------------------2------| 
E|-----2~-----------------------------------------------| 
         You've hit your one wall...a way around 
e|----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------4---------| 
D|-----4~-----------------------------------------4---------| 
A|-----4~-----------------------------------------2---------| 
E|-----2~---------------------------------------------------| 
           what's the problem, you've got a lot of nerve 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------8/11---4~-------| 
D|-------4--------------------6--------------------------4---x/x----4~-------| 
A|-------4--------------------6--------------------------4---6/9----2~-------| 
E|-------2--------------------4--------------------------2-------------------| 

pre-Chorus 

so what did you think I would say 
e|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-------------------| 
D|-------------------| 
A|-------------------| 
E|-------------------| 

Chorus 

   I never wanted to say this, you never wanted to stay 
e|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-8--------10--------11--------8---------10--------13-----| 
D|-x--------x---------x---------x---------x---------x------| 
A|-6--------8---------9---------6---------8---------11-----| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 

   I put my faith in you so much faith and then you just threw it away 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-8---------10----------11----------------------8---------13------11--------| 
D|-x---------x-----------x-----------------------x---------x-------x---------| 
A|-6---------8-----------9-----------------------6---------11------9---------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

intro 
verse 
intro 
bridge (unfortunately, I don't have this part tabbed yet) 

Chorus x2(same but first part of the Chorus (once) is like the intro played once. the 
is pretty much the same pattern as the original Chorus. you get the idea.) 


 outro 
e|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-----8~----10~-----| 
D|-----x~----x~------| 
A|-----6~----8~------| 
E|-------------------| 


| /  slide up 
| \  slide down 
| h  hammer-on 
| p  pull-off 
| ~  vibrato 
| +  harmonic 
| x  Mute note  

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