Howie Day - Brace yourself
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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---|
Amso you think
Cyou can hold the wGorld up by a stAmring
with Call that you Ghave
and Ami will hold eGvery part of yE7ou if i couAmld C G
and i'm Amon... G
and i'm oDsus2n again
Dmbrace yCourself
and aAmll that you hGave
andAm oh,G i'm in lDsus2ove again
Dmbrace yCourself
yGeah...
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
yGeah...E7
Amon and oCn
Dmso it's just your E7false alarm
Ammaybe i'Cll hoDmld my breath
and yE7ou'll be gFmaj7one C
Amall that you hGave... yeaDmh... C
Amall that you waE7nted...
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
AmloveG i'm in Dsus2love again
Dmbrace yCourself with Amall that you Ghave
Amoh iG'm in lDsus2ove again
Dmbrace yourCself...yGeah... E7
Dmbrace yourCself...yGeah... E7
Dmbrace yourCself with aAmll that you Ghave
Dmyeah... C
Amall that you wGanted...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