XTC – Burning With Optimisms Flames (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]

C
Never seen her glowing

C
All that bright she's throwing

C
like some aurora, From her head, it's growing

Gm
Reaching to the ground and all around like a Navajo blanket

C
Never heard her singing

C
Now she's gently ringing

C
like copper wind chimes, what on earth is bringing

Gm
up this stream? The cat who got the cream is licking her lips

And smiling like her Cheshire cousin [Pre-Chorus]

Bb               F                           Bb
She claims she's found a way to make her own light

              F                     C
All you do is smile, you banish the night

[Chorus]

C              G            F
She says she's burning with optimism's flames, away, away

C              G           F
She says she's burning up all her guilts and shames, away, away

C              G            F
She says she's burning with optimism's flames, away, away

C              Bm
She says she's burn-burn-burn-burn-burning up-up-up-up-up

Bm
burn-burn-burn-burn-burning up-up-up-up-up

[Verse 2]

C
Now you see I'm smiling

C
Back to juveniling

C
I learnt her lesson, in like flint and styling

Gm
All the world is neatly curled, Around my littlest finger

C
I can't stop this grinning

C
So assume I'm winning

C
Threw pessimism in the air, it's spinning

Gm
Crashing to the floor and nevermore will it lure me away

With sweets and shiny things just like a magpie [Pre-Chorus]

Bb               F                           Bb
She claims she's found a way to make her own light

              F                     C
All you do is smile, you banish the night

[Chorus]

C              G            F
She says she's burning with optimism's flames, away, away

C              G           F
She says she's burning up all her guilts and shames, away, away

C              G            F
She says she's burning with optimism's flames, away, away

C              Bm
She says she's burn-burn-burn-burn-burning up-up-up-up-up

Bm
burn-burn-burn-burn-burning up-up-up-up-up

[Bridge]

C
Now every bird and bee, just fuel the fire for me

Bb
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

Bb
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes

C
Now every closing door just fan the flames some more

Bb
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

Bb
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]

Bb               F                           Bb
She claims she's found a way to make her own light

              F                     C
All you do is smile, you banish the night

[Chorus]

C              G            F
She says she's burning with optimism's flames, away, away

C              G           F
She says she's burning up all her guilts and shames, away, away

C              G            F
She says she's burning with optimism's flames, away, away

C              Bm
She says she's burn-burn-burn-burn-burning up-up-up-up-up

Bm
burn-burn-burn-burn-burning up-up-up-up-up

[Outro]

C
Now I'm thinking okay, I'm turning night into day