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Day, Howie Brace Yourself Chords Guitar Tab

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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

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/d/day,_howie/351746.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Raina
Wanna Be
#1 by Raina Pink at Sep 26, 2007 at 7:39 PM EST
The girl that hes talking abotu seems to be more concerned abtou everyone/thing else, and all he wants to be is cared for by her. But the bridge says that maybe hes not inlove after all, and its just a false alarm... bassically loving someone and the feelings that come with that first realization that there coudl be something there.... -i love falling asleep to this cd... and this sets me to off to bed well
 
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Chris
Wanna Be
#2 by Chris Shaw at Sep 27, 2007 at 1:16 AM EST
ahhhh such a good song! i was at the first concert he ever played it live (8-22-02 Boston) such a good show. everyone was wondering when he was playing what it was, whether it was a cover or something, and then he explained how it was a new one. very very cool song.
 
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D-backs, 2006 w
Rhythm Player
#3 by D-backs, 2006 world series champions! !! at Sep 27, 2007 at 4:21 PM EST
his world is in disarray he's bracing himself to prepare for the collision he knows is coming she's the cause of it all, and he recognizes everything falling apart, saying he would hold her together if he could But he's shouting out to brace himself because thats what he needs to do to get by THeir love was and is something great But he has to brace himself 1
 
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Rhys
Average
#4 by Rhys at Sep 30, 2007 at 3:52 AM EST
my guess is it's about a past lover, or someone with whom he has a very on-off relationship. and now he's in love with her again. i love the bit about the false alarm, it's like he's saying maybe i'm not really in love this time, and i just need to hold my breathe and think this through.
 
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Galen
Wanna Be
#5 by Galen at Oct 2, 2007 at 6:27 PM EST
great song. favorite howie song. howie rules.