Date: Thurs, November 12 1998
From: Peter Ferragine (pferragine@interhop.net)
Group: Offspring
Album: Americana
Released: 1998 columbia records
Track: 3
Title: staring at the sun

pm - palm mute
/ \ - slide


intro
pm________________________________|
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|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-|
|-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-|
|-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-3-|
|---------------------------------|

verse
pm____________________________________|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10---------5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5--8--8--8--8-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------3-3-3-3---------|

pm________________________________________|
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|-----------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------------------------------|

verse2/chorus
pm___|  |_____|   |___|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-7--7-10-10--10--------5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7--7-10-10--10-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5--5--8--8---8-5-5--5-3-3-3-3-|
|------------------3-3--3---------|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-10-10-10-12-12-12-14-14-14-|
|-7-7-7-10-10-10-12-12-12-14-14-14-|
|-5-5-5--8--8--8-10-10-10-12-12-12-|
|----------------------------------|

verse3

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-7-7\5/7-----------5-5-5-|
|-7-7\5/7-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5\3/5-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-|
|---------1-1-3-3-3-------|

verse4/chorus2 

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-------------5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-|
|-------1-1-1-3-3-3-------|

bridge

|------------------------------------------------|
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|--5-7---5-5-6-7---5-5-6-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
|--5-7---5-5-6-7---5-5-6-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
|--3-5---3-3-4-5---3-3-4--8--8--8--8-1-1-1-3-3-3-|
|------------------------------------------------|

lyrics

maybe life is like a ride on a freeway
dodging bullets while you're trying to find your way
everyone's around but no one does a damn thing 
it brings me down but i won't let them
if i seem bleak well you'd be correct
and if i don't speak it's cause i can't disconnect
but i won't be burdened by the reflection
of the fire in your eyes as you're staring at the sun
when i ran i didn't feel like a runaway
when i escaped i didn't feel like i got away
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
my will is something that you can't confiscate
so forgive me but i won't be frustrated
by the destruction in your eyes as you're staring at sun