Staring at the sun (video)

Am - G - F - Em (2x)

Am G F Em

1. 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

it’s gonna get stickier, too, it’s been a long hot summer,

G F G

let’s get under the covers, don’t try too hard to think, don’t think at all.

C Am F

I’m not the only one, starin’ at the sun, afraid of what you’d find,

G C

if you took a look inside, not just deaf and dumb,

Am F G

staring at the sun, not the only one, who’s happy to go blind.

+ Am - G - F - Em

Am G F Em

2. 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 F Em

Waves that leave me out of reach, breaking on your back like a beach,

Am G F G

will we ever live in peace ? ‘Cause those that can’t do, often have to,

F G

those that can’t do, often have to preach.

C Am F

I’m not the only one, starin’ at the sun, afraid of what you’d find,

G C

if you took a look inside, not just deaf and dumb,

Am F G

staring at the sun, not the only one, who’s happy to go blind.

+ Am - D - Am - G - Am - G - D

Am G - F Em

3. Intransigence is all around, military 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 ?

Am G

I’m nearly great, but there’s something missing,

F G F G

I left in the duty free, though you never really belonged to me.

C Am

You’re not the only one, staring at the sun,

F G

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,

F G

not the only one who’s happy to go blind.

+ Am ~ ~ + Am - D - Am - D (4x) ....

(U2)