Staring at the Sun — U2
Chords and lyrics for Staring at the Sun by U2 (key of Am).
Intro
[Am] [G] [F] [Em]
Verse 1
[Am]Summer stretching on the grass [G]summer dresses [F]pass
[Em]In the shade of a willow tree [Am]creeps a crawling over [G]me
[F]Over me and over [Em]you [Am]stuck together with God's [G]glue
[F]It's gonna get stickier too [Em]it's been a long hot [Am]summer
[G]Let's get undercover [F]don't try too hard to think [G]don't think at all
Chorus
[C]You're not the only one [Am]starin' at the sun
[Dsus2]Afraid of what you'd find [F]you took a look inside
[C]I'm not just deaf and dumb [Am]I'm starin' at the sun
[Dsus2]Not the only one [F]who's happy to go blind
Interlude
[Am] [Dsus2] [Am] [Dsus2]
Verse 2
[Am]There's an insect in your ear [G]if you scratch it won't dis[F]appear
[Em]Gonna itch and burn and sting [Am]you want to see what the scratch[G]ing brings
[F]Waves that leave me out of reach [Em]breaking on your back like a [Am]beach
[G]Will we ever live in peace [F]'cause those that can't do [G]often have to
[F]No those that can't do [G]often have to preach
Chorus
[C]To the ones [Am]starin' at the sun
[Dsus2]Afraid of what you'd find [F]you took a look inside
[C]I'm not just deaf and dumb [Am]I'm starin' at the sun
[Dsus2]Not the only one [F]who's happy to go blind
Interlude
[Am] [Dsus2] [Am] [Dsus2]
Verse 3
[Am]Intransigence is all around [G]military still in [F]town
[Em]Armour plated suits and ties [Am]Daddy just won't say good[G]bye
[F]Referee won't blow the whistle [Em]God is good but will he [Am]listen
[G]I'm nearly great but there's something missing [F]I left it in the [G]duty free
[F]But you never really belonged to [G]me
Chorus
[C]I'm not the only one [Am]starin' at the sun
[Dsus2]Afraid of what you'd find [F]as you step back inside
[C]I'm sucking on my thumb [Am]starin' at the sun
[Dsus2]I'm not the only one [F]who's happy to go blind
[C]Happy to go blind [Am]happy to go blind
[Dsus2]Happy to go blind [F]I'm happy to go happy to go happy to go blind
Outro
[Am] [Dsus2] [Am] [Dsus2]