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U2 - Staring at the Sun

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 From moinet@ulysse.itodys.jussieu.fr Sun Mar 9 21:30:30 1997
 Date: Sun, 9 Mar 1997 23:25:26 +0100
 From: Bastien Moinet
 To: guitar@olga.net, acoustic@olga.net
 Subject: CRD: U2 "Staring at the sun" from album "Pop"
 
 U2, "Staring at the sun", from album "Pop"
 
 {sot}
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 {eot}
 
 [Intro]: Am G F E Am G F E
 
 [Verse 1]:
 [Am]Summer stretching [G]on the grass [F]summer dresses [E]pass
 [Am]In the shade of a [G]willow tree [F]creeps are crawling [E]over me
 [Am]Over me and [G]over you [F]stuck together [E]with God's glue
 [Am]It's going to get [G]stickier too
 [F]It's been a long hot summer... let's go [G]undercover
 Don't [F]try to hard to think... don't think at [G]all
 
 [Chorus 1]:
 I'm not the only [C]one staring at the [Am]sun
 Afraid of what you'd [D]find if you took a look in[F]side
 Not just deaf and [C]dumb I'm staring at the [Am]sun
 Not the only [D]one who's happy to go [F]blind
 
 [Am] [D] [Am] [D] 
 
 [Verse 2]:
 
 There's an insect in your ear if you scratch it won't disappear
 It's gonna itch and burn and sting
 Do you want to see what the scratching brings
 Waves that leave me out of reach
 Breaking on your back like a beach
 Will you ever live in peace ?
 Cause those that can't do... often have to
 And those that can't do... often have to preach
 
 [Chorus 2]:
 
 To the ones staring at the sun
 Afraid of what you'll find if you took a look inside
 Not just deaf and dumb staring at the sun
 I'm not the only one who'd rather go blind
 
 [Am] [D] [Am] [D] 
 
 [Verse 3]:
 
 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 I'm missing
 I left in the... duty free
 You never really... belonged to me
 
 [Chorus 2]:
 
 You're not the only one staring at the sun
 Afraid of you'd find if you stepped back inside
 I'm not sucking my thumb I'm staring at the sun
 Not the only one who's happy to go blind
 
 [Outro]: Am D Am D Am D Am D
 
 
 Bastien Moinet (Paris, FRANCE)
 
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 moinet@ulysse.itodys.jussieu.fr
 moinet@penelope.itodys.jussieu.fr
 From carol@ionet.net Fri Apr 18 10:29:18 1997
 Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 16:43:30 -0500
 From: mclaughlin
 To: guitar@olga.net
 Subject: (no subject)
 
 Staring At The Sun
 
 Music by U2
 Lyrics by Bono and The Edge
 Transcribed by Justin Mclaughlin
 
 
 Play in A minor
 
 
 intro electric guitar (acoustic plays Am, G, F, Em)
 
 
 {sot}
 1---------------------------------------------------
 2---------------5--------------------5-----------5--
 3---5---7-------------------5---7---------7---------
 4---------------------------------------------------
 5---------------------------------------------------
 6--------------------------------------------------- 
 {eot}
 
 
 [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):
 
 
 {sot}
 1----------------------
 2----------------------
 3----------------------
 4--------------------------
 5--------------------------
 6-------------------------- 
 {eot}
 
 
 [Am] [G] [F] [Em] 
 Over me and over you, stuck together with GOD's glue
 
 [Am] [G] 
 It's going to get sticker, too
 
 
 
 {sot}
 1-------------------------------------------
 2-----------------------------------------------
 3-------------------------------------------- 4
 ------------------------------------------------
 5---------------------------------------------------
 6--------------------------------------------------- 
 {eot}
 
 [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:
 
 
 {sot}
 1---------------------------------------------------
 2---15--13--15--13-------------15--15b(17)r-----13--
 3---------------------12/14-------------------------
 4---------------------------------------------------
 5---------------------------------------------------
 6--------------------------------------------------- 
 {eot}
 
 
 [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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 1---------------------------
 2---------------------------
 3---2/4\2--0--2-----4---5/--
 4---------------------------
 5---------------------------
 6--------------------------- 
 {eot}
 
 
 [Am] [G] 
 It's gonna itch and burn and sting
 
 [F] [Em] 
 Do you want to see what the scratching brings?
 
 
 
 {sot}
 1----------------------------
 2----------------------------
 3---------12/14--
 4----------------------------
 5----------------------------
 6---------------------------- 
 {eot}
 
 
 [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] 
 
 
 {sot}
 1----------------
 2---------13\10--
 3---12-----------
 4----------------
 5----------------
 6---------------- 
 {eot}
 
 
 with fill:
 
 
 {sot}
 1-------------
 2-----------------------------
 3-----------------------------
 4-----------------------------
 5-----------------------------
 6-----------------------------
 1---x--x--x--x--
 2---x--x--x--x--
 3---x--x--x--x--
 4---x--x--x--x--
 5---x--x--x--x--
 6---x--x--x--x-- 
 {eot}
 
 
 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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 1-----------------------------------------------------------
 2---5-------5---------------5-------5------5------5---------
 3-------7-----------5---7-------7--------------7------12\5--
 4-----------------------------------------------------------
 5-----------------------------------------------------------
 6-----------------------------------------------------------
 1----------------------------------------------------
 2---------------------------------------------5--5---
 3---5p4-------------5--7--7--7--------5--7-----------
 4----------7-----------------------------------------
 5----------------------------------------------------
 6---------------------------------------------------- 
 {eot}
 
 
 Justin Mclaughlin mclaugj@juno.com
 From con1@fyi.net Fri Apr 18 10:35:46 1997
 Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 08:49:13 -0700
 From: Chris
 To: guitar@olga.net
 Subject: CRD: Staring at the Sun by U2
 
 
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 #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
 {eot}
 #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
 #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
 
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 Staring at the Sun by U2
 Transcribed by Chris Choncek (choncek@alltel.net)
 
 I'll post lyrics later.
 
 Intro: Am, G5, F (sounds best if these are barred)
 
 Verse: Am, G5, F, E
 
 Prechorus: F, G5, F, G5
 
 Chorus: C, Am, D, F
 
 Interlude: Am, D, Am, G5
 
 That's it! Another great song by U2 (...and simple too)
 From ericm@iol.ie Fri Apr 18 10:49:07 1997
 Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 22:58:01 -0000
 From: Eric Mosley
 To: guitar@olga.net
 Cc: ericm@iol.ie
 Subject: CRD: U2 Staring at the sun
 
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 These may not be the exact chords but you can sing along with them!
 Feel free to send corrections.
 
 Eric Mosley -> ericm@iol.ie
 
 :U2
 :Staring At The Sun
 
 INTRO:
 
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 5--3--5-----------------------3-5--3--5----------
 -----------------------------5-------------------
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 {eot}
 [Am] [D] [C] [G]
 [Am] [D] [C] [G]
 
 [Am]Summer stretching [G]on the grass.. [C]summer dresses [G]pass
 [Am]in the shade of a [G]willow tree [C]creeps a crawling [G]over me
 [Am]over me and [G]over you [C]stuck together with [G]gods glue
 [Am]its going to get s[G]tickier too its been a [C]long hot summer
 lets get [G]undercover
 don't [C]try to hard to think
 don't think at [G]all
 
 I'm not the only [C]one starin' at the [Am]sun
 afraid of what you'll [D]find if you took a look in[F]side
 not just deaf and [C]dumb I'm staring at the [Am]sun
 not the only [D]one who's happy to go [F]blind
 
 Am G Am G (??)
 [Am]there's an insect [G]in your ear if you [C]scratch it won't [G]disappear
 its [Am]gonna itch and [G]burn and sting do you
 [C]wanna see what the [G]scratching brings
 [Am]waves that leave me [G]out of reach [C]breaking on your [G]back like a beach
 [Am]will we ever [G]live in peace?
 'cause [C]those that can't do [G]often have to
 [C]those that can't do [G]often have to preach
 
 to the [C]ones starin' at the [Am]sun
 afraid of what you'll [D]find if you took a look [F]inside
 not just deaf and [C]dumb I'm staring at the [Am]sun
 I'm not the only [D]one who'd rather go bl[F]ind
 
 (twice)
 
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 7-7----7----------777-7-7----5---------555-------
 7-7----5----------555-7-7----5---------555-------
 5-5-------------------5-5----3---------333-------
 {eot}
 
 [Am]intransigence is [G]all around...
 [Am]military st[G]ill in town
 [Am]armour plated [G]suits and ties...
 [Am]daddy just won't [G]say goodbye
 [Am]referee won't [G]blow the whistle
 [Am]God is good but [G]will HE listen
 [Am]I'm nearly great but theres [G]something I'm missing
 I [C]left in the
 [G]duty free ah ah
 though you [C]never really
 belonged to [G]me
 
 you're not the only [C]one starin' at the s[Am]un
 afraid of what you'll [D]find if you stepped back in[F]side
 I'm not sucking my [C]thumb I'm staring at the s[Am]un
 not the only [D]one who's happy to go [F]blind
 Staring at the Sun
 U2 - POP
 Transcibed by Ian Loughead
 
 [Am]Summer stretching o[G]n the grass... [F]summer dresses [Em]pass
 [Am]in the shade of a w[G]illow tree [F]creeps a crawling [Em]over me
 [Am]over me and o[G]ver you s[F]tuck together [Em]with God's glue
 [Am]it's going to get s[G]tickier too...
 [F]it's been a long hot summer
 [G]let's get undercover
 [F]don't try too hard to think... don't think at [G]all
 
 I'm not the only [C]one starin' at the s[Am]un
 afraid of what you'd f[D]ind if you took a look i[F]nside
 not just deaf and [C]dumb I'm staring at the [Am]sun
 not the only o[D]ne who's happy to go [F]blind
 
 bridge
 Am D (repeated)
 
 [Am]There's an insect [G]in your ear [F]if you scratch it[Em] won't disappear
 [Am]it's gonna itch and [G]burn and sting
 [F]do you want to see what the s[Em]cratching brings
 [Am]waves that leave me o[G]ut of reach
 [F]breaking on your back [Em]like a beach...
 [Am]will we ever [G]live in peace?
 [F]'cause those that don't do [G]often have to
 [F]those that can't do o[G]ften have to... preach
 
 I'm not the only [C]one starin' at the [Am]sun
 afraid of what you'd f[D]ind if you took a look i[F]nside
 not just deaf and [C]dumb... staring at the s[Am]un
 not the only o[D]ne who'd rather to go[F] blind
 
 bridge
 Am D (repeated)
 
 [Am]intransigensce is [G]all around... [F]military [Em]still in town
 [Am]armour plated [G]suits and ties... [F]daddy just won't [Em]say goodbye
 [Am]referee won't [G]blow the whistle [F]God is good but [Em]will HE listen
 [Am]I'm nearly great
 but there's [G]something i'm missing [F]I left it in the [G]duty free
 [F]though you never really belo[G]nged to me
 
 You're not the only [C]one starin' at the [Am]sun
 afraid of what you'd [D]find if you stepped back [F]inside
 I'm not sucking my [C]thumb I'm staring at the [Am]sun
 not the only [D]one who's happy to go [F]blind
 
 These may not be the exact chords but are the right chord progression
 and are in tune with my guitar
 send comments to From x95cjk@juliet.stfx.ca Wed Apr 30 09:40:53 1997
 Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 15:30:36 -0400
 From: Shamu Naidu
 To: guitar@olga.net
 Cc: acoustic@olga.net
 Subject: Chords: Staring at the Sun by U2
 
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 Staring at the Sun
 Lyrics and Music: U2
 Tabbed by Shamu Naidu
 E-mail: x95cjk@stfx.ca
 
 It's a really easy song, reminds of Oasis...
 Here are the chords. Listening to the song will make it obvious how
 they're being played.
 
 Intro:
 
 [Am(1)] [G(1)] [F] [Em] 
 {sot}
 -5- -3- -1- -0-
 -7- -5- -3- -2-
 -7- -5- -3- -2-
 -5- -4- -2- -0-
 -5- -3- -1- -0-
 -5- -3- -1- -0-
 {eot}
 
 Verses:
 
 [Am(2)] [G(2)] [Fsus2] [Em] 
 {sot}
 -0- -3- -1-
 -0- -2- -3-
 -2- -0- -3-
 -2- -0- -2-
 -1- -3- -1-
 -0- -3- -0-
 {eot}
 
 Pre-Chorus
 
 Go back and forth between F and G(1)
 
 Chorus
 
 [C]-0- [Am(2)] [D/F#] [sus2] -2-[F][sus2]
 -3- -0-
 -2- -0-
 -0- -2-
 [-1-]-0- [-3-]-0-
 
 Bridge:
 
 Am or anything in the key of Am can be played over the Bridge then go into
 the pre-chorus.
 
 Outro
 
 [Am(2)] [D/F#] [Am(2)] [G(2)]
 
 The outro might be wrong.
 From pro1509@a2points.com Thu May 8 10:12:09 1997
 Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 16:20:16 +0200
 From: Caigneux
 To: guitar@olga.net
 Subject: Tab
 
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 Staring at the sun
 U2
 -POP-
 
 Intro:
 [Am] [G] [F] [Em] [(] [52] [)] 
 
 SU[Am]MMER stretching on the[G] grass... summer[F] dresses pass[Em]
 in[Am] the shade of a w[G]illow tree cr[F]eeps a crawling o[Em]ver me
 [Am]over me and over [G]you stuck toget[F]her with God's gl[Em]ue
 [Am]it's going to get [G]stickier too...
 it's bee[F]n a long hot summer
 let's ge[G]t undercover
 don't tr[F]y too hard to think... don't thi[G]nk at all
 
 
 I'm not the only[C] one starin' at the [Am]sun
 afraid of what you'd fin[D]d if you took a look inside[F]
 not just deaf and du[C]mb I'm staring at the s[Am]un
 not the only one w[D]ho's happy to go blin[F]d
 
 there's an insect in your ear if you scratch it won't disappear
 it's gonna itch and burn and sting
 do you want to see what the scratching brings
 waves that leave me out of reach
 breaking on your back like a beach...
 will we ever live in peace?
 'cause those that can't do often have to
 those that can't do often have to... preach
 
 to the ones starin' at the sun...
 afraid of what you'll find if you took a look inside
 not just deaf and dumb... staring at the sun
 I'm not the only one who'd rather go blind
 
 [Am] [D] [Dsus4] [D] 
 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 I'm missing I left in the duty free
 though you never really belonged to me
 
 you're not the only one starin' at the sun
 afraid of what you'd find if you stepped back inside
 I'm not sucking my thumb I'm staring at the sun
 not the only one who's happy to go blind
 
 
 From al442035@academ01.cem.itesm.mx Mon May 12 13:23:28 1997
 Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 15:48:24 -0500
 From: ESCOBEDO L FRANCISCO
 To: guitar@olga.net
 Subject: CHORDS: Staring at the sun by U2
 
 "STARING AT THE SUN"
 
 U2 FROM THE AMBUM "POP"
 
 Transcribed by Francisco Escobedo
 
 Well, this is a very cool song, to play the strumming correctly
 listen to the song....
 
 INTRO.
 [Am] 
 [Am]SUMMER strec[G]hing o[F]n th[Em]e grass... summer dresses pass
 [Am]in the shade[G] of wi[F]llow tree [Em]creeps a crawling over me
 [Am]Over me and [G]over y[F]ou stuck t[Em]ogether with God's glue
 [Am]its going to ge[G]t stickier too...
 i[F]ts been a long hot[G] summer let's get under cover
 d[F]on't try too hard to think [G]don't think it all
 
 CHORUS
 I'm not the on[C]ly one st[Am]arin' at the sun
 afraid o[D]f wha[F]t you'd find if you took a look inside
 not just [C]deaf and[Am] dumb I'm starin' at the sun
 not the[D] only[F] o[-]ne[Am] who's happy to go blind
 
 [Am]there's an i[G]nsect [F]in your e[Em]ar if you scratch it wont disappear
 [Am]it's gonna itch [G]and burn and sting
 d[F]o you w[Em]ant to see what the scratching brings
 [Am]waves that leave[G] me out of reach
 [F]braking on your[Em] back like a beach
 [Am]will we ever[G] leave in peace?
 [F]'cause those that [G]can't do often have to
 [F]those that ca[G]n't do often have to preach
 
 CHORUS
 t[C]o th[Am]ose ones staring at the sun
 afraid [D]of wh[F]at you'll find if you took a look inside
 not just deaf [C]and dum[Am]b... staring at the sun
 I'm no[D]t the [F]only one who'd rather go blind
 
 Am-D x2
 [Am] 
 [Am]intan[G]sigenc[F]e is a[Em]ll around... military still on town
 [Am]armour [G]plated[F] suits[Em] and ties... daddy just won't say goodbye
 [Am]refer[G]ee won't [F]blow the[Em] whistle God is good but will HE listen
 [Am]I'm nearly great
 but [G]there's[F] som[G]ething I'm missing I left in the duty free
 thoug[F]h you nev[G]er really belonged to me
 
 CHORUS
 you're [C]not th[Am]e only one starin' at the sun
 afr[D]aid [F]of what you'd find if you stepped back inside
 I'm not[C] sucking m[Am]y thumb I'm staring at the sun
 not the[D] only on[F]e who's happy to go blind
 
 [Am-D] 
 
 Any corrections are welcome.......
 (al442035@academ01.cem.itesm.mx)
 (zorzi@hotmail.com)
 ........POPMART TOUR.......
 "Staring at the Sun" by U2
 Music by U2, lyrics by Bono and The Edge
 
 Transcribed by Casey M. Campbell
 e-mail: U2freak@aol.com
 
 This song is the second release from the Pop album, and is by
 far the best--this is my first time to tab a song, so if there
 are any errors, by all means let me know. Now let's play some
 guitar:
 
 Intro:
 Am G(1) F(1) G(2) repeat 2x
 
 G(1) is: F(1) is: G(2) is:
 
 {sot}
 E---3--- E---1--- E---3---
 B---3--- B---1--- B---0---
 G---4--- G---2--- G---4---
 D---5--- D---3--- D---5---
 A---0--- A---0--- A---0---
 E---X--- E---X--- E---X---
 {eot}
 
 Verse 1:
 [Am]summer stretches [G]on the grass...[F]summer dresses [Em]pass
 [Am]in the shade of a [G]willow tree [F]creeps a crawling [Em]over me
 [Am]over me and [G]over you [F]stuck together [Em]with God's glue
 [Am]it's going to get sticki[G]er too
 it's [F]been a long hot summer
 let's get [G]undercover
 don't [F]try too hard to think...don't think at [G]all
 
 Chorus:
 I'm not the only [C]one starin' at the [Am]sun
 afraid of what you'd [D]find if you took a look in[F]side
 not just deaf and [C]dumb I'm staring at the [Am]sun
 not the only [D]one who's happy to go [F]blind
 
 [Am] [G] [F] [Em] 
 
 Verse 2 (same as verse 1)
 there's an insect in your ear if you scratch it won't disappear
 it's gonna itch and burn a sting
 do you want to see what the scratching brings
 waves that leave me out of reach
 breaking on your back like a beach
 will we ever live in peace?
 'cause those that can't do often have to
 those that can't do often have to preach
 
 Repeat Chorus as above
 
 Am D (Pattern 1) Am G Pattern 1:
 
 {sot}
 E--2--2-h3p--
 Am G(1) D (Pattern 1 twice) B--3---------
 G--2---------
 D--0---------
 A--X---------
 E--X---------
 {eot}
 Bridge:
 (Play 7 times)
 
 {sot}
 E-----------------------------------------
 B-----------------------------------------
 G------2-------0-------2------------------
 D---------0-h2------------0-h2p-----------
 A---0---------------0-------------3p0-----
 E-----------------------------------------
 {eot}
 
 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 I'm missing
 
 [F]I left it in the [G]duty free
 though you [F]never really belonged to [G]me
 
 Repeat chorus
 you're not the only one starin' at the sun
 afraid of what you'd find if you stepped back inside
 I'm not sucking my thumb I'm staring at the sun
 not the only one who's happy to be blind
 
 Am D (repeat to end)
 
 Hope you enjoy!---send comments to U2freak@aol.com
 
 From a.giai@studenti.to.it Thu May 15 17:15:48 1997
 Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 10:21:23 GMT
 From: Alessio Giai
 To: guitar@olga.net
 Subject: CRD: 'Staring at the sun' by ' 'U2'
 
 "Staring at the Sun" - U2 ( Discoteque ).
 Chords & lyrics
 
 Intro : Am - D
 
 [Am]Summer stretching[G] on the grass [F]summer dresse[Em]s pass
 [Am]In the shade of a[G] willow tree[F] creeps a crawling[Em] over me
 
 [Am]Over me and[G] over you [F]stuck together [Em]with God's glue
 [Am]It's going to get[G] stickier too it's [F]been a long hot summer
 Let's get[G] under cover
 Don't [F]try too hard to think
 Don't think at[G] all
 
 I'm not the only [C]one
 Staring at the[Am] sun
 Afraid of what you'd[F] find
 If you took a look i[G]nside
 
 I'm not just deaf and dumb
 Staring at the sun
 Not the only one
 Who's happy to go blind
 
 There's an insect in your ear
 If you scratch it won't disappear
 It's going to itch and burn and sting
 You want to see what the scratching brings
 
 Waves that leave me out of reach
 Breaking on your back like a beach
 Will we ever live in peace
 'Cause those that can't do
 Often have to
 And those that can't do
 Often have to preach
 
 To the ones
 Staring at the sun
 Afraid of what you'll find
 If you took a look inside
 
 Not just deaf and dumb
 Staring at the sun
 I'm not the only one
 Who'd rather go blind
 
 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
 I left it in the duty free
 But you never really belonged to me
 
 You're not the only one
 Staring at the sun
 Afraid of what you'd find
 If you stepped back inside
 
 I'm not sucking on my thumb
 I'm staring at the sun
 Not the only one
 Who's happy to go blind
 
 *********************************************************************
 Please email me at :
 
 giaiale@hotmail.com Giai Alessio
 a.giai@studenti.to.it Giai Alessio - Politecnic of Turin
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 From imardian@pwa.acusd.edu Fri May 16 08:06:40 1997
 Date: Mon, 5 May 1997 09:56:08 -0700 (PDT)
 From: Boo Mardian
 To: guitar@olga.net
 Subject: U2: Staring at the Sun
 
 Staring at the Sun
 
 by U2
 
 Key: C major
 
 Verse Chords: Am-G-Fmaj7-Em
 
 Chorus Chords: C-Am-D-Fmaj7
 
 [Am]Summer stretching [G]on the grass, [Fmaj7]summer dresses [Em]pass
 
 [Am]In the shade of [G]willow trees, [Fmaj7]creeps a crawling [Em]over me
 
 [Am]Over me and [G]over you, [Fmaj7]stuck together with God's [Em]Glue
 
 [Am]It's gonna get [G]stickier too, it's been a [Fmaj7]long hot summer
 
 Let's get [G]undercover, Don't [Fmaj7]try to hard to think
 
 Don't think at [G]all,
 
 I'm not the only [C]one staring at the [Am]sun
 
 Afraid of what I'll [D]find if I take a look in[Fmaj7]side
 
 Not just deaf and [C]dumb, I'm staring at the [Am]sun
 
 Your not the only [D]one who's happy to go [Fmaj7]blind
 
 Verse 2:
 
 there's an insect in your ear if you scratch it won't disappear
 it's gonna itch and burn and sting
 do you want to see what the scratching brings
 waves that leave me out of reach
 breaking on your back like a beach...
 will we ever live in peace?
 'cause those that can't do often have to
 those that can't do often have to... preach
 
 Chorus:
 to the ones staring at the sun...
 afraid of what you'll find if you took a look inside
 not just deaf and dumb... staring at the sun
 I'm not the only one who'd rather go blind
 
 Bridge: Am-D repeated
 
 Verse3:
 
 intransigence is all around... military is 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 I'm missing I left in the duty free
 though you never really belonged to me
 
 Chorus:
 
 you're not the only one staring at the sun
 afraid of what you'd find if you stepped back inside
 I'm not sucking my thumb I'm staring at the sun
 not the only one who's happy to go blind
 From rumpole.no@spam.mortimer.com Fri May 16 08:31:00 1997
 Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 16:41:13 GMT
 From: kitch
 To: guitar@olga.net
 Subject: Re: Need chords and lyrics for U2 : 'STARING AT THE SUN'
 
 "David Keary" wrote:
 
 >could somebody please reply with the chords and tab of u2's staring at the
 >sun or the lyrics if possible!
 
 =============Starin' At The Sun U2===Key:Am===Tempo:70===
 
 [Am] [G] [F][Em]
 [intro]
 
 [Am] [G] [F][Em]
 []
 
 [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
 
 [Am] [G] [F][Em]
 over me and .......over you...........stuck together.... with God's
 glue
 
 [Am] [G] [F][F]
 it's going to get stickier too........it's been a long hot summer,
 let's
 
 [G] [G] [F][F]
 get undercover ................... don't try too hard to think, don't
 think
 
 [G] [G] [C][C]
 all ...............I'm not the only one................... starin' at
 the
 
 [Am] [Am] [D][D]
 sun...............afraid of what you'd find..........if you took a
 look in-
 
 [F] [F] [C][C]
 -side.............. not just deaf & dumb,.............. I'm starin' at
 the
 
 [Am] [Am] [D][D]
 sun................ not the only one.............. whose happy to go
 
 [F] [F] [Am][G]
 blind............................... [organ simulation]
 
 [F] [Em] [Am][G]
 ......................................... There's an insect in your
 ear,
 
 [F] [Em] [Am][G]
 if you scratch, it won't disappear, it's gonna itch & burn & sting, do
 you
 
 [F] [Em] [Am][G]
 want to see what the scratching brings? Waves that leave me out of
 reach,
 
 [F] [Em] [Am][G]
 Breaking on your back like a beach,....will we ever live in peace?
 
 [F] [F] [G][G]
 Cuz those that can't do............... often have to .......
 
 [F] [F] [G][G]
 Those that can't do...................often have to..preach, I'm not
 the
 
 [C] [C] [Am][Am]
 only one,................ starin' at the sun..................afraid
 of what
 
 [D] [D] [F][F]
 you'd find............if you took a look inside...............not just
 deaf &
 
 [C] [C] [Am][Am]
 dumb...............I'm starin' at the sun............... not the only
 
 [D] [D] [F][F]
 one................ who's happy to go blind...
 
 [Am] [D] [D] [Dsus] [D] [Am][G][G]
 [organ solo on bridge]
 
 [Am] [D] [D] [Am][Am]
 []
 
 [Am] [G] [F][Em]
 Intransigence is... all around,....... military's still in town,
 
 [Am] [G] [F][Em]
 armour-plated suits and ties,......... Daddy just won't say goodbye,
 
 [Am] [G] [F][Em]
 Referee won't blow the whistle, ...... God is good but will he listen,
 I'm
 
 [Am] [G] [F][F]
 nearly great but there's something missing, I'm left....uhh..........
 in the
 
 [G] [G] [F][F]
 duty free......uhhhh...........though you never really........belonged
 to
 
 [G] [G] [C][C]
 me,................. I'm not the only one ................. starin' at
 the
 
 [Am] [Am] [D][D]
 sun .............. afraid of what you'd find ............ if you step
 back
 
 [F] [F] [C][C]
 inside.................. not just deaf & dumb ................ I'm
 starin' at
 
 [Am] [Am] [D][D]
 the sun................. not the only one.................. who's
 happy to go
 
 [F] [F] [Am][D]
 blind................................. [organ outro]
 
 [Am] [G] [Am][D]
 [6]
 
 [Am] [G] [Am][D]
 [5]
 
 [Am] [G] [Am][D]
 [4]
 
 [Am] [G] [Am][D]
 [3]
 
 [Am] [G] [Am][D]
 [2]
 
 [Am]....................[G]................... [Am][end]
 
 
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 Fo' A' That, and A' That
 It's Comin' Yet Fo' A' That
 That Man to Man, the World O'er
 Will Brothers Be, Fo' A' That
 
 From shifter@hiline.net Fri May 16 08:32:04 1997
 Date: Sun, 11 May 1997 23:24:06 -0500
 From: "Billy R. Waller Jr."
 To: guitar@nevada.edu
 Subject: Staring at the Sun by U2
 
 From: Shifter@hiline.net
 
 Group: U2
 Song: Staring at the Sun
 
 note: if you dowload this, download it and print it out on the
 NOTEPAD!
 
 Staring at the Sun by U2
 from the Album POP
 
 {sot}
 -----------------
 {eot}
 transcribed by Billy R. Waller
 
 {sot}
 -----------------
 {eot}
 This is yet another great song performed by U2. It is real easy to
 play but it sounds great. To achieve almost the same sound of
 distortion as
 U2 uses, then you should definately us a Gibson Les Paul :).
 
 chords used:
 
 
 {sot}
 F --1-- C ----- Am ----- G --3--
 --1-- --1-- --1-- -----
 --2-- ----- --2-- -----
 --3-- --2-- --2-- -----
 --3-- --3-- ----- --2--
 --1-- ----- ----- --3--
 Em ----- D --2--
 ----- --3--
 ----- --2--
 --3-- -----
 --3-- -----
 ----- ----- 
 {eot}
 
 
 [Am-G-F-Em] 
 ...F-G-F-G
 
 [C-Am-D-F] 
 [Am-D-Am-G] 
 [Am-G-Am-G] 
 [Am-G-Am-G]From shifter@hiline.net Fri May 16 08:32:14 1997
 Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 22:58:55 -0500
 From: "Billy R. Waller Jr."
 To: guitar@nevada.edu
 Subject: Staring at the Sun by U2 (NEW!)
 
 (please disregard both previous versions I sent)
 
 From: Shifter@hiline.net
 
 
 Group: U2
 
 Song: Staring at the Sun
 
 
 note: if you dowload this, download it and print it out on the
 
 NOTEPAD!
 
 
 Staring at the Sun by U2
 
 from the Album POP
 
 
 {sot}
 -----------------
 {eot}
 
 transcribed by Billy R. Waller
 
 
 {sot}
 -----------------
 {eot}
 
 This is yet another great song performed by U2. It is real easy to
 
 play but it sounds great. To achieve almost the same sound as
 
 U2, then you should definately us a Gibson Les Paul :).
 
 
 
 chords used:
 
 
 
 {sot}
 Am ----- G --3-- F --1--
 --1-- ----- --1--
 --2-- ----- --2--
 --2-- ----- --3--
 ----- --2-- --3--
 ----- --3-- --1--
 Em ----- C ----- D --2--
 ----- --1-- --3--
 ----- ----- --2--
 --2-- --2-- -----
 --2-- --3-- -----
 ----- ----- ----- 
 {eot}
 
 
 
 Intro :
 
 
 Am-G-F-Em x2
 
 
 
 Verse 1 :
 
 
 [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
 
 [Am] [G] [F] [Em]
 over me and over you stuck together with God's glue
 
 [Am] [G] 
 it's going to get stickier too...
 
 [F] 
 It's been a long hot summer
 
 [G] 
 let's get undercover
 
 [F] [G]
 don't try too hard to think... don't think at all
 
 
 
 Chorus :
 
 
 [C] [Am]
 I'm not the only one starin' at the sun
 
 [D] [F]
 afraid of what you'd find if you took a look inside
 
 [C] [Am]
 not just deaf and dumb I'm staring at the sun
 
 [D] [F] 
 not the only one who's happy to go blind
 
 
 
 [Am-G-F-Em] 
 
 
 Verse 2 :
 
 
 [Am] [G] [F] [Em]
 there's an insect in your ear if you scratch it won't disappear
 
 [Am] [G] 
 it's gonna itch and burn and sting
 
 [F] [Em] 
 do you want to see what the scratching brings
 
 [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] 
 those that can't do often have to.. preach
 
 
 
 Chorus :
 
 
 [C] [Am] 
 to the ones starin' at the sun...
 
 [D] [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] [F]
 I'm not the only one who'd rather go blind
 
 
 
 [Am-D-Am-G] 
 [Am-D-Am] 
 
 
 Verse 3 :
 
 
 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
 
 [F] [G]
 but there's something I'm missing I left in the duty free
 
 [F] [G]
 though you never really belonged to me
 
 
 
 Chorus :
 
 
 [C] [Am]
 you're not the only one starin' at the sun
 
 [D] [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] [F]
 not the only one who's happy to go blind
 

    

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