Chord The Grand Optimist by City And Colour

i haven’t uploaded any tabs before so this is my first one but it sounds just about spot on . this song is from dallas green’s new album and it’s absolutely amazing . i’m not entirely sure about chord names but they’re written down there . tabbed by : tom prest email : tickerjunkie@aol . co . uk tuning : standard capo 3 chords : C Em Am G E | - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - | B | - - - - 1 - - - - 3 - - - - 1 - - - - 3 - - - - | G | - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 2 - - - - 0 - - - - | D | - - - - 2 - - - - 2 - - - - 2 - - - - 0 - - - - | A | - - - - 3 - - - - 2 - - - - 0 - - - - 2 - - - - | E | - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 3 - - - - | intro : C Em Am C Em Am verse : C Em Am i fear i’m dying of complications C Em Am complications due to things that i’ve left undone C Em that all my debts will be left unpaid Am feel like a cripple without a cane C Em i’m like a jack of all trades Am who’s a master of none verse 2 : C Em then there’s my father Am he’s always looking on the bright side C Em Am saying things like "son life just ain’t that hard" C Em he is the grand optimist Am i Am the world’s poor pessimist C Em you give him buttons sometimes Am and he will escape unscarred pre - chorus/Chorus : G Am i guess i take after my mother x2 i used to be quite resilient gain no strength from counting the beads on a rosary now the wound has begun to turn another lesson that has gone unlearned but this is not a cry for pitty or for sympathy i guess i take after my mother x2