The Offspring
Staring At The Sun
Americana (1998)

D5D5D5C5  x 4  P.M. clean

D5    F5             G5        C5      C♯5
Maybe life is like a ride on a freeway
Dodge the bullets while you're trying to find your way
Everyone's around but no one does a damn thing
   F5                  B♭5     C5 
It brings me down, but I won't let them

If I seem bleak  well, you'd be correct                         (embarque ooO)
And if I don't speak  it's 'cos I can't disconnect
But I won't be  burned by the reflection
       D5   F5      G5             A5
Of the fire in your eyes as you're staring at the sun

  D5  F5  G5            C5         C♯5
  (Wo o o oh) As you're staring at the sun  x 3

  D5  F5  G5            A5             D5(r)
              As you're staring at the sun

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(Hey) When I ran I didn't feel like a runaway                   (syncopé, w/ xx)
(Hey) When I escaped I didn't feel like I got away
(Hey) There's more to living than only surviving
Maybe I'm not there, but I'm still trying

Though you hear me  I don't think that you relate               (normal)
My will is something  that you can't confiscate
So forgive me  but I won't be frustrated
By destruction in your eyes as you're staring at the sun

  (Wo o o oh) As you're staring at the sun                      (P.M. rapide)
  (Wo o o oh)

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 D5!                                     C5C5C♯5
(Hey) Maybe life is like a ride on a freeway
(Hey) Dodge the bullets while you're trying to find your way
(Hey) Everyone's around but no-one does a damn thing
It brings me down, but I won't let them                         (rembarque)

If I seem bleak  well, you'd be correct
And if I don't speak  it's 'cos I can't disconnect
But I won't be  burned by the reflection
Of the fire in your eyes as you're staring at the sun

  (Wo o o oh) As you're staring at the sun  x 3

  D5  F5  G5            A5             D5!\
              As you're staring at the sun