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BRACE YOURSELF- Howie Day
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TABBER: acoustigreg
DATE: june 10, 2004
hey howie fans, i really like this song, and it's pretty easy to play. thanks to all
other tabbers who put out Howie Day tabs. this one is 100% correct, i saw him play it in
here goes...
standard tuning
CAPO 1st fret (tab is relative to capo)
Intro
e---0---0---3---|
B---0--0h1--0---|
G---2---2---0---|
D---2---2---0---|
A---0---0---2---|
E---x---x---3---|
Verse (1st, 2nd, and 4th lines)
e---0---0---3---3---|
B---1---1---1---0---|
G---2---0---0---0---|
D---2---2---0---0---|
A---0---3---2---2---|
E---x---x---3---3---|
3rd line ("I would hold...")
e---0---3---0---|
B---1---0---0---|
G---2---0---1---|
D---2---0---0---|
A---0---2---2---|
E---x---3---0---|
Chorus
e---0---3---0----1---0---0---3--|--0---3---0----1---0---3---|
B---1---0---3----3---1---1---0--|--1---0---3----3---1---0---|
G---2---0---2----2---0---2---0--|--2---0---2----2---0---0---|
D---2---0---0----0---2---2---0--|--2---0---0----0---2---0---|
A---0---2--(0)--(0)--3---0---2--|--0---2--(0)--(0)--3---2---|
E---x---3---x----x---x---x---3--|--x---3---x----x---x---3---|
Lead in to bridge
e---0---|
B---0---|
G---1---|
D---0---|
A---2---|
E---0---|
Bridge part one ("On and on...")
e---0---0---1---0---|
B---1---1---3---0---|
G---2---0---2---1---|
D---2---2---0---0---|
A---0---3--(0)--2---|
E---x---x---x---0---|
Bridge part two ("Gooooone...")
e---0---0---0---3--|--1---0---0---0---|
B---1---1---1---0--|--3---1---1---0---|
G---2---0---2---0--|--2---0---2---1---|
D---3---2---2---0--|--0---2---2---0---|
A---x---3---0---2--|-(0)--3---0---2---|
E---x---x---x---3--|--x---x---x---0---|
Am
so you think
C G Am
you can hold the world up by a string
C G
with all that you have
Am G E7 Am C G
and i will hold every part of you if i could
Am G
and i'm on...
Dsus2
and i'm on again
Dm C
brace yourself
Am G
and all that you have
Am G Dsus2
and oh, i'm in love again
Dm C
brace yourself
G
yeah...
so you feel everything and everything should be
all that you wanted
stay with me
i'm in no condition to be
alone
and i'm on...
and i'm on again
brace yourself
and all that you have
and oh, i'm in love again
brace yourself
G E7
yeah...
Am C
on and on
Dm E7
so it's just your false alarm
Am C Dm
maybe i'll hold my breath
E7 Fmaj7 C
and you'll be gone
Am G Dm C
all that you have... yeah...
Am E7
all that you wanted...
so you think
you can hold the world up by a string
with all that you have
and i will hold every part of you if i could
Am G Dsus2
love i'm in love again
Dm C Am G
brace yourself with all that you have
Am G Dsus2
oh i'm in love again
Dm C G E7
brace yourself...yeah...
Dm C G E7
brace yourself...yeah...
Dm C Am G
brace yourself with all that you have
Dm C
yeah...
Am G
all that you wanted...oh...
Dm C Fmaj7
CHORDS: (relative to capo)
Am- 002210
C- x32010
G- 320033
E7- 020100
Dsus2- xx0230
Dm- xx0231
Fmaj7- x03210
****the trick to playing this song perfectly is the timing. listen to the song over and
to get it right. good luck. -acoustigreg
