ALEC BENJAMIN - I'm Not A Cynic Chords

Learn to play “ I’m Not A Cynic Chords by Alec Benjamin“. Easy Guitar, Piano, & Ukulele Chords with Strumming Patterns.

Chords Info

The Song is on the C# key. We can also play this song in easy chords with Capo as shown in the below table.

Tuning: Standard(EADGBE)
Key: C#
Chords: A#m, F#, D#m, F7
Suggested Strumming: DU DU DU DU
D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Chords Diagram

No Capo	Ukulele Chords	Capo – 1st Fret
C# – X43121 A#m – x13321 A#m7 – x13121 F# – 244322 D#m – xx0342	C# – 1114 A#m – 3111 A#m7 – 1111 F# – 3121 D#m – 3321	C – X32010 Am – x02210 Am7 – x02010 F – 133211 Dm – xx0231

[Verse 1]

         A#m7
I'm just being realistic, being honest with myself
           F#
I've tried being optimistic but it doesn't seem to help
        D#m
So I'll just have to admit this is the hand that I've been dealt
        F#                            F7
I'm not being pessimistic, just being honest with myself

[Chorus]

A#m7
  I'm not a cynic, oh, today's just not my day
F#
  I've tried to spin it 'bout a thousand different ways
  D#m
But from every angle oh, the outlook is the same
        F#                                  F
I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just has no water in it today
 
A#m F# D#m
 
        F#                                  F
I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just has no water in it

[Verse 2]

         A#m
You only get that what you're given, it's not always up to you
          F#
Not every Sunday is a picnic, 'cause the sky ain't always blue
    D#m
You can't just change the weather by changing your point of view
     F#                              F
Some days you have to wait until the storms have passed through

[Chorus]

A#m
  I'm not a cynic, oh, today's just not my day
F#
  I've tried to spin it 'bout a thousand different ways
  D#m
But from every angle oh, the outlook is the same
       F#                                   F
I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just has no water in it today
A#m  F# D#m
  Uh, uh, uh
        F#                                  F7
I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just has no water in it

[Verse 3]

                        A#m
So like a boat on the ocean, I'll rock with the waves
                               F#
God, I'm so sick of this notion that I have to fake
             D#m
Fake my emotion and pretend I'm okay
                           F#                             F
So like a boat on the ocean, I'll just rock with the waves

[Chorus]

A#m
  I'm not a cynic, oh, today's just not my day
F#
  I've tried to spin it 'bout a thousand different ways
  D#m
But from every angle oh, the outlook is the same
       F#                                   F
I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just has no water in it today
A#m7 F# D#m
  Uh, uh, uh
        F#                                  F7
I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just has no water in it