Chronically Cautious chords by Braden Bales

• Capo on 6th

Key: F#

Verse 1:
G
  I gamble big for the smallest pot
I know it's not
C
  Enough to change what's been going on, but it's all I got
Em
  I misjudge and switch up, from target to target



C
  Miscalculate what it is that I want
G

  Swimming in circles, in search of substance
C                                   Em
  In shallow waters, it don't mean nothing


Pre-Chorus:
                                C
How can an optimist be cynical?


Chorus:
           G
So, if I'm honest
                                             C
I think I'm beginning to question how much I want this
                                        Em
Overloaded serial stresser
I'm sitting nauseous
                                            C
Panic on a loop in my head
I'm chronically cautious
N.C.
How can I get off this?

            G
To keep it simple
                                             C
I think I've been willingly following every impulse
                                             Em
Picturing a future, then tossing it out the window
                                            C
Suffocate the fire I started right when it kindles
N.C.
Passionate but fickle


Verse 2:
G
  The source of my serotonin is only digital
C
  'Cause my reality's fading
I guess it's typical
Em
  Can switch back, it's mismatched in dopamine
C
  Get whiplash, it hits fast, controlling me
G
  Swerving in silence
I'm all alone
C                                           Em
  In traffic
I'm trapped and I can't find home


Pre-Chorus:
                               C
I'm an optimist who's cynical.    (That's f'king miserable)


Chorus:
           G
So, if I'm honest
                                             C
I think I'm beginning to question how much I want this
                                        Em
Overloaded serial stresser
I'm sitting nauseous
                                            C
Panic on a loop in my head
I'm chronically cautious
N.C.
How can I get off this?

            G
To keep it simple
                                             C
I think I've been willingly following every impulse
                                             Em
Picturing a future, then tossing it out the window
                                            C
Suffocate the fire I started right when it kindles
N.C.
Passionate but fickle