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these chords were actually written out by Simple Kid himself, got them from his forum 
gone a few years back....... this is spot on.
[Intro]
 D   F   E    D#x4
[Verse]
Well we stBmarted out strong and our hopes were high
FA#igured on bein' like Bonnie and Clyde
2D5 years is an alibi
HD/F#ad to get connected
So I wrBmote a long letter to a Government-man
TA#old him I was born in the summer of sam
He said sDon I don't think that you understand
I jD/F#ust wanna get elected
But my hBmeart got heavy and my hair grew long
HA#ad to take a job just to get along9
I was dDown in the gutter belGow
I was dDown in the gutter belGow
As my dBmaddy always said sing this song
How hA#ard can it be just to get along
He said, dDon't go sellin' your soGul
He said, dDon't go sellin' your soGul
[Chorus]
 DHey man, Fyou know
 EWhat's up, D#too slow
 DFeels like I'm stCarin' at the sGmun
 DGet high, Fget low
 EDon't let your D#ego
 DOut there, stCarin' at the sGmun
 Starin' at the sA#un
[Verse]
Well I gBmot a lotta love for the modern man
I RA#ead a lotta books that i don't understand
WDant a lotta things that I lost or stole
JD/F#ust wanna hooker with a heart of gold
As my heBmart gets heavy and my hair gets long
HA#ard can it be just to get along
When you dDon't go sellin' your soGul
Yes dDon't go sellin' your soGul
[Chorus]
 DHey man, Fyou know
 EWhat's up, D#too slow
 DFeels like I'm stCarin' at the sGmun
 DGet high, Fget low
 EDon't let your D#ego
 DOut there, stCarin' at the sGmun
 Starin' at the sA#un
[Bridge]
   Dm   Am(x2)
 DmNow baby, I lAmove you
 DmBut spring's in the Amair
 DmIt just seems like mAmaybe
 We spA#end our days just SmGokin' pot and wonderin' how we got so fucked up
[Chorus]
G  A# A G#
 GHey man, A#you know
 ADon't let your G#ego
 GFeels like we're stFarin' at the sCmun
 GHey man, A#you know
 ADon't let your G#ego
 GI'm here stFarin' at the sCmun
 GHey man, A#you know
 ADon't let your G#ego
 GFeels like we're stFarin' at the sCmun
 GHey man, A#you know
 ADon't let G#your ego
 GOut here stFarin' at the sCmun
 CmStarin' at the sD#un, CmStarin' at the sD#un, CmStarin' at the sD#un

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Staring At The Sun

by Simple Kid

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D/F#

these chords were actually written out by Simple Kid himself, got them from his forum

gone a few years back....... this is spot on.

[Intro]

D F E D#

[Verse]

Well we started out strong and our hopes were high

Figured on bein' like Bonnie and Clyde

25 years is an alibi

D/F#

Had to get connected

So I wrote a long letter to a Government-man

Told him I was born in the summer of sam

He said son I don't think that you understand

D/F#

I just wanna get elected

But my heart got heavy and my hair grew long

Had to take a job just to get along9

D G

I was down in the gutter below

D G

I was down in the gutter below

As my daddy always said sing this song

How hard can it be just to get along

D G

He said, don't go sellin' your soul

D G

He said, don't go sellin' your soul

[Chorus]

D F

Hey man, you know

E D#

What's up, too slow

D C Gm

Feels like I'm starin' at the sun

D F

Get high, get low

E D#

Don't let your ego

D C Gm

Out there, starin' at the sun

Starin' at the sun

[Verse]

Well I got a lotta love for the modern man

I Read a lotta books that i don't understand

Want a lotta things that I lost or stole

D/F#

Just wanna hooker with a heart of gold

As my heart gets heavy and my hair gets long

Hard can it be just to get along

D G

When you don't go sellin' your soul

D G

Yes don't go sellin' your soul

[Chorus]

D F

Hey man, you know

E D#

What's up, too slow

D C Gm

Feels like I'm starin' at the sun

D F

Get high, get low

E D#

Don't let your ego

D C Gm

Out there, starin' at the sun

Starin' at the sun

[Bridge]

Dm Am

(x2)

Dm Am

Now baby, I love you

Dm Am

But spring's in the air

Dm Am

It just seems like maybe

A# G

We spend our days just Smokin' pot and wonderin' how we got so fucked up

[Chorus]

G A# A G#

G A#

Hey man, you know

A G#

Don't let your ego

G F Cm

Feels like we're starin' at the sun

G A#

Hey man, you know

A G#

Don't let your ego

G F Cm

I'm here starin' at the sun

G A#

Hey man, you know

A G#

Don't let your ego

G F Cm

Feels like we're starin' at the sun

G A#

Hey man, you know

A G#

Don't let your ego

G F Cm

Out here starin' at the sun

Cm D# Cm D# Cm D#

Starin' at the sun, Starin' at the sun, Starin' at the sun

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