Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr., mais conhecido como Mika, nasceu em Beirute, Líbano no dia 18 de Agosto de 1983. É um cantor, e compositor multi-instrumentista que ganhou notoriedade no mundo da música em 2006. Seu 1º álbum Life In Cartoon Motion, que contém os singles de grande sucesso Grace Kelly e Love Today, alcançou 5x Platina no Reino Unido, e 3x Platina nos EUA. Iniciou sua carreira apresentando várias demos para diversas gravadoras, até se firmar na Island Records, em parceria com a Universal Music.
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MIKA - Staring At The Sun Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: B minor (B C# D E F# G A B) Tempo: 130 bpm Transcribed by Robert from Astlessons
(An extra addition you can do that he does, is to sometimes go from A to Asus4 before G)
[Intro]: G
GBm Watch the sunset, hold it from afar F#mA Close as I get, to being where you are GBm While there's light left, I sing this song for you F#mA Don't know if you care, but every day I do
G Here I stand, staring at the Sun Bm Distant land, staring at the Sun F#mA You're not there, but we share the same one G Miles apart, staring at the Sun Bm Distant town, staring at the Sun F#mA One thing's true just like you, there's only one
GDA And I don't care if it burns my eyes GDA And I don't care cause my love is blind
GD From staring at the Sun, oh oh A From staring at the Sun BmGD From staring at the Sun, oh oh A From staring at the Sun
GBm Send my love down in those razor flight F#mA Through your window on your tired eyes GBm Say good morning, say it to the Sun F#mA Like you're talking, talking to someone
G Here I stand, staring at the Sun Bm Distant land, staring at the Sun F#mA You're not there, but we share the same one G Miles apart, staring at the Sun Bm Distant town, staring at the Sun F#mA One thing's true just like you, there's only one
GDA And I don't care if it burns my eyes GDA And I don't care cause my love is blind
GD From staring at the Sun, oh oh A From staring at the Sun BmGD From staring at the Sun, oh oh A From staring at the Sun
[Outro]: GBmF#mA x2 (oooh..)
Chords: G (3 2 0 0 3 3) Bm (X 2 4 4 3 2) or simplify with (X X X 4 3 2) F#m (2 4 4 2 2 2) or simplify with (X X X 2 2 2) A (X 0 2 2 2 0) Asus4 (X 0 2 2 3 0) D (X X 0 2 3 2)
Clarification: Chordname (E A D G B E) X = Don't play / Muffle
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