Verse 1:
Bbm7
I'm just being realistic, being honest with myself
Gb
I've tried being optimistic but it doesn't seem to help
Ebm
So I'll just have to admit this is the hand that I've been dealt
Gb F7
I'm not being pessimistic, just being honest with myself
Chorus:
Bbm7
I'm not a cynic, oh, today's just not my day
Gb
I've tried to spin it 'bout a thousand different ways
Ebm
But from every angle oh, the outlook is the same
Gb F
I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just has no water in it today
Bbm Gb Ebm Gb F
Ooh, ooh, ooh I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just has no water in it
Verse 2:
Bbm
You only get that what you're given, it's not always up to you
Gb
Not every Sunday is a picnic, 'cause the sky ain't always blue
Ebm
You can't just change the weather by changing your point of view
Gb F
Some days you have to wait until the storms have passed through
Chorus:
Bbm
I'm not a cynic, oh, today's just not my day
Gb
I've tried to spin it 'bout a thousand different ways
Ebm
But from every angle oh, the outlook is the same
Gb F
I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just has no water in it today
Bbm Gb Ebm
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Verse 3:
Bbm
So like a boat on the ocean, I'll rock with the waves
Gb
God, I'm so sick of this notion that I have to fake
Ebm
Fake my emotion and pretend I'm okay
Gb F
So like a boat on the ocean, I'll just rock with the waves
Chorus:
Bbm
I'm not a cynic, oh, today's just not my day
Gb
I've tried to spin it 'bout a thousand different ways
Ebm
But from every angle oh, the outlook is the same
Gb F
I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just has no water in it today
Bbm Gb Ebm Gb F
Ooh, ooh, ooh I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just has no water in it today
