STARING DOWN THE SUN
Written by Josh Pyke
This tab was actually done by someone else, but it was so spot on and is such a great song that I
thought it needed to be shared in this community! You can find the original posting of the tab and
original author here: 
http://aussie.totaltabs.com/tablature/Josh_Pyke/Staring_Down_The_Sun_Chord_32990/
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___________
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#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___________
D
__
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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