[Intro]
       D   D   D   D D/C D/B D/A
Fffff...
 
 
[Verse 1]
G        C       G          C
Stranded, lost inside myself
             E                 C            D
My own worst friend and my own closest enemy
    G      C      G     C
I'm branded, maladjusted
      E          C                D
Never trusted anyone, let alone myself
 
 
[Chorus]
C           G         D          G
  I must insist on being a pessimist
      C          G            D
I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind
 
 
[Verse 2]
  G    C        G    C
Elected, the rejected
      E               C          D
I perfect the science of the idiot
   G      C        G      C
No meaning, and no healing
              E              C          D
Self-loathing freak and introverted deviant
 
 
[Chorus]
C           G         D          G
  I must insist on being a pessimist
      C          G            D
I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind
 
 
[Bridge]
              G  E   G    E
Say whatever, oh-oh, woah-oh
C   D                G  E   G    E
       Say whatever, oh-oh, woah-oh
C   D*
    Shoot!
 
 
[Verse 3]
G        C       G          C
Stranded, lost inside myself
             E                 C            D
My own worst friend and my own closest enemy
  G    C        G    C
Elected, the rejected
      E               C          D
I perfect the science of the idiot
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C           G         D          G
  I must insist on being the pessimist
      C          G            D
I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind
C           G         D          G
  I'm gettin' pissed, I'm a worthless pessimist
      C          G              D
I'm a loner in a claustrophobic mind
 
 
[Outro]
D    D    D    D*