Staring at the sun
D ~
D A - C
G
1. Daylight on my
shoulder, makes me
feel alive,
D
A
you had
me standing in your shadow,
C G
and
it’s a cold, cold place to hide.
G A G
I'm running away from this
messed up place,
A A7
I'm breaking free, yeah, yeah !
D A
I'm tired of staring at the
sun,
Bm
can't stand the way you burn my
eyes, so I can't see,
G C - G
stealing every breath I br…..eathe.
D
E
You push me into overdrive,
G
but I don't need this kind of
high, ’cause now I‘m done,
A C
G D
you took everything while I was
staring at the sun.
+ D - C - G (2x)
D A - C G
2. I know you won’t let me, but
just turn and walk away,
D
you'll
tie me up, kick me around,
A
trying
to kill my dreams and break me down,
C G
but I
won’t hang around.
G A G
I'm running away from this
messed up place,
A A7
I'm breaking free, yeah, yeah !
+ CHORUS
C
G D - C - G
+ I was staring at the
sun.
+ D - E - G
- D
D A - Bm G
3. Daylight on my shoulder, I know
it’s time to run,
C D
yes,
I know, it’s time to run.
D A
I'm tired of staring at the
sun,
Bm
can't stand the way you burn my
eyes, so I can't see,
G C - G
stealing every breath I br…..eathe.
D E
You push me into overdrive,
G
but I don't need this kind of
high, ’cause now I‘m done,
A
C G D
you took everything while I was
staring at the sun.
E
G
+ Yeah, yeah, staring at
the sun,
A C G
D
you
took everything while I was staring at the sun.
(Rooster)