[Intro]
Am    F
Ba da Ba pa pa
C	Am
Ba bada bada
Am    F
Ba da Ba pa pa
F	C
Ba bada bada

[Chorus]
Am          F
I've always tried to be
C	       Am
More of an optimist
Am         F
Was always in control
F	            C
Now fate's the novelist

[Verse]
Am                      G
Our heroes wear capes
F                           C
They make things right
Am                      G
Our heroes wear masks
           Em                              F
But the villains never win the fight

[Pre-Chorus]
Am                G           Em                  F
What's wrong with taking some color from your picture
Am         G     Em F
To lighten up my a-rt?
Am           G            Em                         F
Whatever you say, there’s always a little bit of sunshine
Am         G      Em F
To lighten up the da-rk

[Chorus]
Am          F
I've always tried to be
C	       Am
More of an optimist
Am         F
Was always in control
F	            C
Now fate's the novelist
Am            F
Now that I've lost someone
C	                 Am
You’ve tried to fill that space
Am         F
But such a void was left
F	          C
She’ll never be replaced

[Verse 2]
Am              G
You whisper the things
F         C
I need to know
Am             G
I listen for a fabrication
      Em               F
But I can’t be sure anymore

[Pre-Chorus]
Am           G            Em                     F
I just wanna live, live a life that I can stand for
Am        G         Em     F
What’s so bad about that?
Am              G           Em                         F
I won’t let you fall, but I can’t be sure you’d catch me
Am            G            Em F
I still don’t know what we ha-d

[Chorus]
Am          F
I've always tried to be
C	       Am
More of an optimist
Am         F
Was always in control
F	            C
Now fate's the novelist
Am            F
Now that I've lost someone
C	                 Am
You’ve tried to fill that space
Am         F
But such a void was left
F	          C
She’ll never be replaced

[Instrumental]
F C G

[Bridge]
F			G
I tried to see if I could fly
Am		D
Like a bird of paradise
F			G
But it's all in black and white
Am		C
You watched me die

[Instrumental]
F C G

[Chorus]
(Slow)
Am          F
I've always tried to be
C	       Am
More of an optimist
Am         F
Was always in control
F	            C
Now fate's the novelist

[Fast]
Am     F
If I rely on you
C	                      Am
You'll think you've made your place
Am                      F
Don't try and spin your words on me
F	         C
Our story I'll erase

[Outro]
Am    F
Ba da Ba pa pa
C	Am
Ba bada bada
Am                       F
I'll keep on playin' optimist
F	               C
Though fate's the novelist