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Post Malone feat. SZA – Staring At The Sun Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chords of Staring At The Sun by Post Malone feat. SZA on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro: Post Malone]
C Em Am F
Oh

[Verse 1: Post Malone]
C
Wait (Wait)
Em Am
I know you gotta a lotta shit you’d like to say (To say, to say)
F C
Slow down, think you gettin’ lil’ carried away
Em
You’re too close, to the flame
Am
But you don’t, wanna turn around
F
Like you got me figured out

[Pre-Chorus 1: Post Malone]
C Em
But girl, what I can promise is I’ll let you down
Am
So don’t put up a fight
F
You’l get lost in the light

[Chorus: Post Malone]
C
If you keep staring at the sun, you won’t see
G
What you have become, this can’t be
Am
Everything you thought it was
F
Blinded by the thought of us, so
C
Give me a chance, I will
G
Fk up again, I warned
Am
You in advance
F C
But you just keep on starin’ at the sun

[Verse 2: SZA]
C
Wait (Yeah, yeah, wait)
Em Am
I know I got a lot of shit going on with me (Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah)
F C
Now we’re free to loving anyone other than me
Em Am
I try to rewind, I get reminded that time don’t wait for nobody
F
Can’t get too close and don’t let it go

[Pre-Chorus 2: SZA]
C Em
‘Cause I can count on you to let me down
Am
I won’t put up a fight
F
I got lost in the light (Oh)

[Chorus: Post Malone and SZA]
C
If you keep staring at the sun, you won’t see
G
What you have become, this can’t be
Am
Everything you thought it was
F
Blinded by the thought of us, so
C
Give me a chance, I will
G
Fk up again, I warned
Am
You in advance
F C*
But you just keep on starin’ at the sun

[Bridge: Post Malone, SZA, and Both]
Wait
Em Am*
Got a couple little things I would like to say (Oh yeah)
F C
Today is not your day
Em Am
You should walk away (Oh yeah)
F
But you won’t listen, you just keep on (Oh yeah)

[Chorus: Post Malone and SZA]
C
Staring at the sun, you won’t see
G
What you have become, this can’t be
Am
Everything you thought it was
F
Blinded by the thought of us, so
C
Give me a chance, I will
G
Fck up again, I warned
Am
You in advance
F C*
But you just keep on starin’ at the sun

How to play Staring At The Sun: key, chords and progression

Staring At The Sun by Post Malone feat. SZA is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 5 chords in all: C, Em, Am, F and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Em – Am – F (I – iii – vi – IV in C major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.