Tears for Fears - Mr. Pessimist: Ukulele Chords

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

Learn Mr. Pessimist ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Mr. Pessimist" smoothly on your ukulele.

Cm
Time will swallow
Your precious time
Like magic create the future

Chorus:
F                    Cm
What makes a man so fickle?
Who put the daggers in those eyes?
Was it to learn through dark days of struggle?
Was it to burn, to burst all our bubbles?
Thunder and rain
Well the cynical flame, will it heat,
stick and blister?
Thunder and rain

F      D#
Evangelistic brother
          Cm
Should be banging a tambourine
Go wash your hands and fingers
'Til your mind is clean

Chorus:
Was it your fate
To sleep like a normal?
Time and decay
No man is immortal
Thunder and rain, boredom and pain lit
the cynical flame
Will it heat stick and blister?
Thunder and rain
Still try to resist the pessimist,
the pessimist, no, no

And these things I find
In the back of my mind
Where time lasts forever
I get all mixed up, think I'm all mankind

Chorus:
Listen, Mr. Pessimister
With your Catholic taste
Oh, listen, Mr. Pessimister, Pessimister
We do not relate
Listen, Mr. Pessimister, Pessimister, Pessimister
Mr. Pessimister

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

D#

Ukulele chord D#

F

Ukulele chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele 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 "Mr. Pessimist" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Mr. Pessimist" by Tears for Fears.