On this post (and video above) we’ll learn how to play Howie Day’s Collide. It was released in July 2004 as the second single from his second full-length album, Stop All the World Now.

The song, written by Kevin Griffin and Howie Day, follows in the vein of works from other pop balladeers like Dave Matthews, John Mayer and Duncan Sheik. The London Session Orchestra provided backing instrumentation on the initial album version of the song.

Capo on the 4rth fret

G             D/F#
The dawn is breaking
E                   C
A light shining through
G              D/F#            Em            C
You're barely waking and I'm tangled up in you
Yeah

G             D/F#    
I'm open, you're closed
Em                 C
Where I follow, you'll go
G       D/F#               Em        C
I worry I won't see your face Light up again

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         G                D
Even the best fall down sometimes
         Em                   C                 
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
            G                   D
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
    Em          C          G
I somehow find You and I collide

G               D
I'm quiet you know
Em               C
You make a frist impression
G               D                  Em            C
I've found I'm scared to know I'm always on your mind
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         G                D
Even the best fall down sometimes
         Em              C       
Even the stars refuse to shine
           G                   D
Out of the back you fall in time
   Em          C            G
I somehow find You and I collide

(Bridge starts) x 3
G  C D
     Don't stop here
G  C D
     I lost my place
G  C D               G  D  Em  C
     Im close behind
         G               D
Even the best fall down sometimes
          Em                  C
Even the wrong words seem to ryhme
            G                     D
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
      Em         C          G       D
You finally find You and I collide

      Em          C         G       D    
You finally find You and I collide
      Em          C         G       D 
You finally find You and I collide