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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---|
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
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
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
yeah...
on and on
so it's just your false alarm
maybe i'll hold my breath
and you'll be gone
all that you have... yeah...
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
love i'm in love again
brace yourself with all that you have
oh i'm in love again
brace yourself...yeah...
brace yourself...yeah...
brace yourself with all that you have
yeah...
all that you wanted...oh...
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