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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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STARING DOWN THE SUN
Written by Josh Pyke
6 beats per chord (6/8 time)
` = 6 beats
' = 3 beats
INTRO:
  D`    Bm7`
  D`    Bm7` 
VERSE:
             D`                    Bm7`
  I know it's foolish__ and I feel so wrong__
                     D`                                       Bm7`
__ but I've been hold-ing this candle up to the sun for much too long
          Dadd9`
  but when the day takes its leave of the
F#7night I can Bmadd4cast aside the flame but the
             Eadd9`                            Gmaj7  Eadd9  
morning brings ob-session and ob-session brings that  vigil on a-
REFRAIN:
D   D*  E7  'Em/G  'D/G
gain    aah___________
VERSE:
                D`                       Bm7`
__ not too senti-mental__ but I want you to know__
                    D`                                           Bm7`
__ that I drove past your street tonight on my  way back from a show__
            Dadd9`                                           F#7  Bmadd4  
  and I was less than one hundred footsteps away from you I sup-pose and
                        Eadd9`
I could feel your sweet eyes watching headlights roll by
Gmaj7maybe you noticed one Eadd9swept by a little too
CHORUS:
G        `            `  'D  'A6/C#
slow and on down that road______
  Em7`            `   `
__   on down that road__ oh
REFRAIN-LONG:
D  D*  E7  'Em/G  'D/G
       aah___________
D  D*  E7  'Em/G  'D/G
__     aah___________
  D`
__
VERSE:
                 D`                          Bm7`
  so we ask these questions__ then we cover our ears__
                D`
__ but I think a question unanswered's much
                      Bm7`
worse than an answer you don't want to hear when your
                        Dadd9`
silence grows wings and your doubts start to travel now the
F#7seams between the virtual and Bmadd4real they unravel now__
  Eadd9`                              Gmaj7  Eadd9  
__     what have you done__ don't you know not to stare into the
CHORUS-LONG:
G       `            `  'D  'A6/C#
sun but on down that road______
G  `           'D  'A6/C#
__ on down that road__
G  `           'D  'A6/C#
__ on down that road__
  Em7`                 `                `
__   what have you done  don't you know not to stare into the
REFRAIN:
D  D*  E7  'Em/G  'D/G
sun    aah___________
D  D*  E7  'Em/G  'D/G
__     aah___________
D__
================================================================================
CHORDS:
      D    Bm7    Dadd9    F#7    Bmadd4    Eadd9    Gmaj7  D*    E7    Em/G    D/G    G  A6/C#  
E|--2---2-----0-----0-----0-------2------2----2---0----0-----2---3----2--|
B|--3---3-----3-----2-----3-------0------0----3---0----0-----3---0----2--|
G|--2---2-----2-----3-----4-------1------0----2---1----0-----2---0----2--|
D|--4---4-----4-----4-----4-------2------0----0---0----2-----0---0----2--|
A|--5---2-----5-----4-----2-------2------2--------2-------------------4--|
E|-----------------.2-------------0------3--------0----3----.3---3-------|
. thumb plays 6th-string
Passing Gm-chord between two D-chord voicings:
                 D     Gm  D*
   1  2  3  4  5  6    1  2  3  4  5  6
E|-2--------2-----3--|-2-------(2h3p2)---|  sus4-lick timing varies
B|-3--------3-----3--|-3-----------------|  h = hammer-on
G|-2--------2-----3--|-2-----------------|  p = pull-off
D|-4--------4--\-----|-0-----------------|  \ = position-shift slide
A|-5--------5--------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
May 2006

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Staring Down The Sun

by Josh Pyke

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Dadd9

F#7

Bmadd4

Eadd9

Gmaj7

Em7

Em/G

D/G

A6/C#

STARING DOWN THE SUN

Written by Josh Pyke

6 beats per chord (6/8 time)

` = 6 beats

' = 3 beats

INTRO:

D Bm7

` `

D Bm7

` `

VERSE:

D Bm7

` `

I know it's foolish__ and I feel so wrong__

D Bm7

` `

__ but I've been hold-ing this candle up to the sun for much too long

Dadd9

but when the day takes its leave of the

F#7 Bmadd4

night I can cast aside the flame but the

Eadd9 Gmaj7 Eadd9

morning brings ob-session and ob-session brings that vigil on a-

REFRAIN:

D D* E7 'Em/G 'D/G

gain aah___________

VERSE:

D Bm7

` `

__ not too senti-mental__ but I want you to know__

D Bm7

` `

__ that I drove past your street tonight on my way back from a show__

Dadd9 F#7 Bmadd4

and I was less than one hundred footsteps away from you I sup-pose and

Eadd9

I could feel your sweet eyes watching headlights roll by

Gmaj7 Eadd9

maybe you noticed one swept by a little too

CHORUS:

G ` ` 'D 'A6/C#

slow and on down that road______

Em7

` ` `

__ on down that road__ oh

REFRAIN-LONG:

D D* E7 'Em/G 'D/G

aah___________

D D* E7 'Em/G 'D/G

__ aah___________

VERSE:

D Bm7

` `

so we ask these questions__ then we cover our ears__

__ but I think a question unanswered's much

Bm7

worse than an answer you don't want to hear when your

Dadd9

silence grows wings and your doubts start to travel now the

F#7 Bmadd4

seams between the virtual and real they unravel now__

Eadd9 Gmaj7 Eadd9

__ what have you done__ don't you know not to stare into the

CHORUS-LONG:

G ` ` 'D 'A6/C#

sun but on down that road______

G ` 'D 'A6/C#

__ on down that road__

G ` 'D 'A6/C#

__ on down that road__

Em7

` ` `

__ what have you done don't you know not to stare into the

REFRAIN:

D D* E7 'Em/G 'D/G

sun aah___________

D D* E7 'Em/G 'D/G

__ aah___________

================================================================================

CHORDS:

D Bm7 Dadd9 F#7 Bmadd4 Eadd9 Gmaj7 D E7 Em/G D/G G A6/C#

E|--2---2-----0-----0-----0-------2------2----2---0----0-----2---3----2--|

B|--3---3-----3-----2-----3-------0------0----3---0----0-----3---0----2--|

G|--2---2-----2-----3-----4-------1------0----2---1----0-----2---0----2--|

D|--4---4-----4-----4-----4-------2------0----0---0----2-----0---0----2--|

A|--5---2-----5-----4-----2-------2------2--------2-------------------4--|

E|-----------------.2-------------0------3--------0----3----.3---3-------|

. thumb plays 6th-string

Passing Gm-chord between two D-chord voicings:

D Gm D

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

E|-2--------2-----3--|-2-------(2h3p2)---| sus4-lick timing varies

B|-3--------3-----3--|-3-----------------| h = hammer-on

G|-2--------2-----3--|-2-----------------| p = pull-off

D|-4--------4--\-----|-0-----------------| \ = position-shift slide

A|-5--------5--------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|

May 2006

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