---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRACE YOURSELF- Howie Day ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABBER: acoustigreg 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) - 002210 - x32010 - 320033 - 020100 - xx0230 - xx0231 - x03210 ****the trick to playing this song perfectly is the timing. listen to the song over and to get it right. good luck. -acoustigreg