Title: Staring at the Sun
By: The Offspring
Transribed by: Mike Vigus
please e-mail me at bvigus@prodigy.net for corrections or comments

To my great suprise, I heard this song being played on our (Battle Creek Mi.)
local radio station. Unfortunatley it was between NSYNC and Alanis Morisette,
so that kind of dampened the effect. Anywho, I think it's a cool song, and if
you do, then here's how ya' do it.

Regular tuning

/=slide up
\=slide down
~=let ring

Riff A
E:---------------------------------------:
B:---------------------------------------:
G:---------------------------------------:
D:-7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10\--------5-5-5-5/--:
A:-5-5-5-5/-8--8--8--8\5-5-5-3/3-3-3-3/--:
E:---------------------3-3-3-3/----------:

Riff B
E:--------------------------------------------:
B:--------------------------------------------:
G:--------------------------------------------:
D:-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-14-14-14-14---:
A:-5-5-5-5--8--8--8--8-10-10-10-12-12-12-12---:
E:--------------------------------------------:

Riff C
E:----------------------------------------:
B:----------------------------------------:
G:----------------------------------------:
D:-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------5-5-5-5:
A:--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3:
E:-------------------------6-6-6-6--------:

Riff D
E:--------------------------------------------:
B:--------------------------------------------:
G:--------------------------------------------:
D:-7-7--7---------------5-5--5----------------:
A:-5-5--5-3-3--3-5-5--5-3-3--3----------------:
E:--------1-1--1-3-3--3-----------------------:

Riff E
E:--------------------------------------------:
B:--------------------------------------------:
G:--------------------------------------------:
D:-7-XXX-10-XXX-10-XXX-5-5-5-6-7--------------:
A:-5-XXX--8-XXX-10-XXX-3-3-3-4-5--------------:
E:--------------------------------------------:

Here's how it goes, with all of the details tabbed out

Opening-Clean, no distortion. For those of you with a Zoom 505, use F2
E:---------------------------------:
B:---------------------------------:
G:---------------------------------:
D:-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-5/7-7-7-5/7-7-7-5/: slide up to the first
A:-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/: note of the next riff
E:---------------------------------:

Riff A X3
Riff C
Riff A X3
Riff B
Riff A X3
Riff B

Then hit:
E:----------:
B:----------:
G:-7~~~~----:
D:-7~~~~----:
A:-5~~~~----:
E:----------:

Speed up alot
Riff A X3
Riff C
Riff D X3
Riff B
Riff E X2
Riff A X3
Riff C
Riff D X3
Riff B
Riff E X2

Then hit:
E:---------:
B:---------:
G:---------:
D:-5-7\----:
A:-3-5\----:
E:---------:

Then hit:
E:---------:
B:---------:
G:---------:
D:-5-5-5-7\:
A:-3-3-4-5\:
E:---------:

Then hit:
E:---------:
B:---------:
G:---------:
D:-5-5-5-X-:Go right into the next riff!
A:-3-3-4-X-:The X's represent the first notes of the next riff,
E:---------:That's how quickly you have to go into it.

Riff C
Riff D X3
Riff B
Riff D X3
Riff B

End on:
E:-----:
B:-----:
G:-7\--:
D:-7\--:
A:-5\--:
E:-----:

Lyrics

Maybe life is 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 burned 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 destruction in your eyes
As you're staring at the sun

I hope you've enjoyed these tabs.
If you feel like talkin' to me, please e-mail me at bvigus@prodigy.net