The Offspring - Staring At The Sun

      That other version's pretty wonky... This should be marginally better.

THE OFFSPRING - STARING AT THE SUN
ALBUM: AMERICANA (1998)

Intro: Dm

Dm     F              G         C       A 
  Baby life is like a ride on a freeway*,
Dm        F                    G         C             A       
  Dodgin' bullets while you're tryin' to find your way;
Dm     F                G             C  
  Everyone's around but no-one does a damn thing -
   F                   Bb      C
It brings me down, but I won't let 'em

     Dm         F     G        C
If I seem bleak, well you'd be correct,
       A Dm          F            G           C
And if I don't speak, it's 'cos I can't disconnect,
    A Dm       F        G        C
But I won't be, burn-ed by the reflection
   A   Dm   F       G
of the fire in your eyes
          A              Dm      F   G
as you're staring at the sun, wo-o-o-oah,
          C          A   Dm      F   G
as you're staring at the sun, wo-o-o-oah,
          C          A   Dm      F   G
as you're staring at the sun, wo-o-o-oah,
          C          A   Dm      F   G
as you're staring at the sun. 
          A              Dm
As you're staring at the sun.



FASTER [repeat x2]:
Dm       F            G           C       A 
  When I ran I didn't feel like a runaway,
Dm         F              G             C        A        
  When I escaped I didn't feel like I'd got away;
Dm                F           G       C  
  There's more to living than only surviving -
      F                  Bb        C 
Maybe I'm not there, but I'm still tryin'

           Dm      F              G          C
Though you hear me, I don't think that you relate:
        A  Dm        F         G           C
My will is something, that you can't confiscate,
   A  Dm      F      G           C
So forgive me, but I won't be frustrated 
   A   Dm   F       G
by the fire in your eyes
          A              Dm      F   G
as you're staring at the sun, wo-o-o-oah,
          C          A   Dm      F   G     C  A
as you're staring at the sun, wo-o-o-oah...



Dm   (N.C.)                              C
  Baby life is like a ride on a freeway*,
Dm   (N.C.)                                   C    C    A       
  Dodgin' bullets while you're tryin' to find your way;
Dm   (N.C.)                             C   C
  Everyone's around but no-one does a damn thing -
   F                   Bb      C
It brings me down, but I won't let 'em

     Dm         F     G        C
If I seem bleak, well you'd be correct,
       A Dm          F            G           C
And if I don't speak, it's 'cos I can't disconnect,
    A Dm       F        G        C
But I won't be, burn-ed by the reflection
   A   Dm   F       G
of the fire in your eyes
          A              Dm      F   G
as you're staring at the sun, wo-o-o-oah,
          C          A   Dm      F   G
as you're staring at the sun, wo-o-o-oah,
          C          A   Dm      F   G
as you're staring at the sun, wo-o-o-oah,
          C          A   Dm      F   G
as you're staring at the sun. 
          A              Dm
As you're staring at the sun!
 


*= I always sing "rat on a freeway" because it's funnier...

[[[Tweaked by Chris]]]