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Brace Yourself

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The Am section in the Intro features many changes between Am and Asus2 with some hammer-ons.
[Intro]
|    Am|  Am   G| x2
[Verse 1]
AmSo you think yCou can hold the wGorld up by a stAmring with aCll that you hGave
And AmI would hold eGvery part of E7you          I Fcould                 C   Ghold
[Chorus]
And I'm Amon.....G.and I'm Dsus2on again   bDmrace yoursCelf  with Amall that you hGave
  AmOh, GI'm in Dsus2love again   Embrace yourAmself nGow.....
[Verse 2]
AmSo you feel anCything and eGverything should Ambe      Call that you Gwanted
AmStay with me GI'm in no conE7dition to Fbe                        CalGone
[Chorus]
And I'm Amon.....G.and I'm Dsus2on again   bDmrace yoursCelf  with Amall that you hGave and
AmOh, GI'm in Dsus2love again   Embrace yourAmself nGow.....E7  
[Bridge]
AmOn and oCn    Dmsold to your fE7alse alAmarm
AmMaybe I'Cll  hDmold my breath and E7you'll be Fmaj7goneC  
with Amall that you hGave... yeaDmh...           Cand Amall that you wanGted...Fmaj7  C  
with Amall that you hGave... yeaDmh...           Cand Amall that you waE7nted...
[Verse 1]
AmSo you think yCou can hold the wGorld up by a stAmring with aCll that you hGave
And AmI would hold eGvery part of E7you          I Fcould   hCold..........G...
[Chorus]
And I'm Amon.....G.and I'm Dsus2on again   bDmrace yoursCelf  with Amall that you hGave and
AmOh, GI'm in Dsus2love again   Embrace yourAmself nGow.....E7  
[Outro]
  Fmaj7Brace.......C.  with Amall that you hGave, brDmace           CnGow..........
     (on and on)                            (on and on)
  Fmaj7Brace.......C.  with Amall that you hGave, brDmace           CnGow..........
     (on and on)                            (on and on)
                            (all that you have)
|   Fmaj7|   Fmaj7|   Fmaj7|  Fmaj7(strum twice)

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Brace Yourself

by Howie Day

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Dsus2

Fmaj7

The Am section in the Intro features many changes between Am and Asus2 with some hammer-ons.

[Intro]

Am Am G

| | | x2

[Verse 1]

Am C G Am C G

So you think you can hold the world up by a string with all that you have

Am G E7 F C G

And I would hold every part of you I could hold

[Chorus]

Am G Dsus2 Dm C Am G

And I'm on......and I'm on again brace yourself with all that you have

Am G Dsus2 Em Am G

Oh, I'm in love again brace yourself now.....

[Verse 2]

Am C G Am C G

So you feel anything and everything should be all that you wanted

Am G E7 F C G

Stay with me I'm in no condition to be alone

[Chorus]

Am G Dsus2 Dm C Am G

And I'm on......and I'm on again brace yourself with all that you have and

Am G Dsus2 Em Am G E7

Oh, I'm in love again brace yourself now.....

[Bridge]

Am C Dm E7 Am

On and on sold to your false alarm

Am C Dm E7 Fmaj7 C

Maybe I'll hold my breath and you'll be gone

Am G Dm C Am G Fmaj7 C

with all that you have... yeah... and all that you wanted...

Am G Dm C Am E7

with all that you have... yeah... and all that you wanted...

[Verse 1]

Am C G Am C G

So you think you can hold the world up by a string with all that you have

Am G E7 F C G

And I would hold every part of you I could hold.............

[Chorus]

Am G Dsus2 Dm C Am G

And I'm on......and I'm on again brace yourself with all that you have and

Am G Dsus2 Em Am G E7

Oh, I'm in love again brace yourself now.....

[Outro]

Fmaj7 C Am G Dm C G

Brace........ with all that you have, brace now..........

(on and on) (on and on)

Fmaj7 C Am G Dm C G

Brace........ with all that you have, brace now..........

(on and on) (on and on)

(all that you have)

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

| | | | (strum twice)

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