Staring At The Sun

U2

Tom: C

     intro electric guitar (acoustic plays Am, G, F, Em) 

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     Am G F Em 
     Summer stretching on the grass, summer dresses pass 
     Am G F Em 
     In the shade of a willow tree creeps a crawling over me 

     there are some harmonics in the background (work with these): 

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     Am G F Em 
     Over me and over you, stuck together with GOD's glue 
     Am G 
     It's going to get sticker, too 

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     F G 
     It's been a long hot summer, let's get undercover 
     F G 
     Don't try too hard to think, don't think at all 

     chorus, electric guitar: 

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     C Am 
     I'm not the only one staring at the sun 
     D Dsus4 F 
     Afraid of what you'd find if you took a look inside 
     C Am 
     Not just deaf and dumb staring at the sun 
     D Dsus4 F 
     I'm not the only one who's happy to go blind 
     Am G 
     There's an insect in your ear 
     F Em 
     If you scratch it won't disappear 
  
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     Am G 
     It's gonna itch and burn and sting 
     F Em 
     Do you want to see what the scratching brings? 

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     Am G 
     Waves that leave me out of reach 
     F Em 
     Breaking on your back like a beach 
     Am G 
     Will we ever live in peace? 
     F G 
     Cause those that can't do often have to 
     F G 
     And those that can't do often have to 
     C Am 
     Preach to the ones staring at the sun 
     D Dsus4 F 
     Afraid of what you'll find if you took a look inside 
     C Am 
     Not just deaf and dumb staring at the sun 
     D Dsus4 F 
     I'm not the only one who'd rather go blind 
  
     bridge: 
     Am Dsus2 Am G 

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     with fill: 

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     Intransigence is all around, military still in town 
     Armour plated suits and ties 
     Daddy just won't say goodbye 
     Referee won't blow the whistle 
     GOD is good, but will He listen? 
     I'm nearly great, but there's something missing 

     F G 
     I left in the duty free though 
     F G 
     You never really belonged to me 
     C Am 
     You're not the only one staring at the sun 
     D Dsus4 F 
     Afraid of what you'd find if you stepped back inside 
     C Am 
     I'm not sucking my thumb, I'm staring at the sun 
     D Dsus4 F 
     Not the only one who's happy to go blind 

     Outro: 

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