Collective Soul – Staring Down (Guitar)

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Song: Staring Down Album: Collective Soul (Rabbit) Words and Music: Ed Roland (Now it’s time to turn your tuning pegs ½ step down like most of Collective Soul records) Intro and verses chords: (keyboard arranged for guitar)

     G     B+    C     G
Eb|--3-----3-----3-----3--------|
Bb|--3-----4-----5-----3--------|
Gb|--4-----4-----5-----4--------|
Db|--5-----------------5--------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

Intro: G, B+, C, G Verse 1:

G                   B+
  Loosened from my pride

          C                    G
Oh that monster he kept me so tight

G                  B+
  I threw my aces down

         C                    G
Just to face the here and the now

Refrain 1:

               C
So here I go again

            G
I want to please

                  C
So here I’ll go again

            G
Sweet I’ll sleep 

G       D     C
Sleep ‘til I dream

Chorus:
G
(Wo-ho-ho-ho-ho)

I’ve been looking
(Wo-ho-ho-ho-ho)

                   C
I’ve been staring down

G
(Wo-ho-ho-ho-ho)

I’ve been searching
(Wo-ho-ho-ho-ho)

                   C
I’ve been staring down

          G        D           (G, B+, C, G)
And your love is what I’ve--- found

Verse 2: As cautious as a thief Oh but restless with all of my needs Now I stand before all I want And all that I've adored Refrain 2:

              C
So here I go again

            G
I need to please

                C
Yeah here I go again

           G
Sweet you sleep 

G        D    C
Sleep ‘til I dream

Chorus:
G
(Wo-ho-ho-ho-ho)

I've been looking
(Wo-ho-ho-ho-ho)

                   C
I’ve been staring down

G
(Wo-ho-ho-ho-ho)

I’ve been searching
(Wo-ho-ho-ho-ho)

                   C
I’ve been staring down

          G       D                  
And your love is what I’ve

Bridge:

Am           C         G
   Long days, long nights

                                     C
Just blinded by what was already in sight

                 Am             C
Now I’ve found,     found my way home

                        (G, B+, C, G)
Yeah, I’ve found my way home

Chorus:
G
(Wo-ho-ho-ho-ho)

I’ve been looking
(Wo-ho-ho-ho-ho)

                    C
I’ve been staring down

G
(Wo-ho-ho-ho-ho)

I’ve been searching
(Wo-ho-ho-ho-ho)

                   C
I’ve been staring down

G
(Wo-ho-ho-ho-ho)

I’ve been lurking 
(Wo-ho-ho-ho-ho)

                   C
I’ve been staring down

G
(Wo-ho-ho-ho-ho)

I’ve been searching
(Wo-ho-ho-ho-ho)

                   C
I've been staring down

          G        D         C
And your love is what I’ve found

(Outro: G- D- C) Tabbed by: macky from Iloilo