Cynicism tab by Nana Grizol

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Chords: C F Fm G

Timing: Each repetition starts partway through the verse.
For example, in Verse 1, you should be coming back to C when singing "sunset","lover","car","friends"
Listen to the song for the timing.

Intro/Verse 1: - Play twice for intro, and then repeat once per line of the verse

"I once saw a sunset, so vivid and warm, that I swore it was perfect."
"I once had a lover, I'm not sure if I'll recover, but I know it was worth it."
"Then last night in the car, falling raindrops looked like stars of some incalculable speed"
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Chorus 1:
"Then later my friends said 'Good to see you again, this is a home to me.'"
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"So I wrote a song, and called it the love of my life"
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"Said don't be gone long, it now sings me to sleep every night"
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Intro/Verse 2: - Repeat once per line
"And I never learned a lesson looking at my own reflection, but sometimes it seems useful"
"So I loosen my heartstrings in high hopes of starting to find something truthful"
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Chorus 2:
"Cynicism isn't wisdom, it's a lazy way to say that you've been burned"
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"It seems, if anything, you'd be less certain after everything you ever learned"
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Outro 1: - Horn part at the end, just repeat the intro riff 3.5 times
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