Julia Michaels - Pessimist: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Pessimist" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

  C#
Planted lemon trees since I was twenty-three
                      G#
Watching, waiting for em to grow
                      Cm
But still, it tasted bittersweet
               C#
No matter what I did
               G#   Cm
No matter what I did
C#
I was hard-headed to the ninth degree
                    G#
Punch and push away anything
                       Cm
I thought would make a mess of me
                 C#
That's just what I did
                 G#   Cm
That's just what I did

 C#
Make me die, make me melt
 G#              Cm
You changed the way I felt
 C#
With your touch, with your help
 G#                       Cm
You took a pessimist and turned me into something else

Chorus:
 C#
You're all I see in my mind
G#      Cm
I think I see a lifetime
 C#
Done holding on to myself
 G#                       Cm
You took a pessimist and turned me into something else
C#
Painlessly caught in your eyes
G#         Cm
I think I see a lifetime
 C#
Done holding on to myself
 G#                       Cm
You took a pessimist and turned me into something else

You made me believe that she ain't no make-believe
I'll stop checking horoscopes to cope with all my misery
That's just what you did
That's just what you did, yeah

Made me die, made me melt
You've changed the way I felt
With your touch, with your help
You took a pessimist and turned me into something else

Chorus:
You're all I see in my mind (In my mind)
I think I see a lifetime (A lifetime)
Done holding on to myself (To myself)
You took a pessimist and turned me into something else
Painlessly caught in your eyes (In your eyes)
I think I see a lifetime (A lifetime)
Done holding on to myself (To myself)
You took a pessimist and turned me into something else

 C#
Make me die, make me melt
 G#              Cm
You changed the way I felt
 C#
With your touch, with your help
 G#
You showed me what it means to
fall in deep like no one else

Chorus:
You're all I see in my mind (In my mind)
I think I see a lifetime (A lifetime)
Done holding on to myself (To myself)
You took a pessimist and turned me into something else
Painlessly caught in your eyes (In your eyes)
I think I see a lifetime (A lifetime)
Done holding on to myself (To myself)
You took a pessimist and turned me into something else


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C#

Guitar chord C#

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Pessimist" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Pessimist" by Julia Michaels.