a dl-4 is kind of nice in order to be able to do all these parts.

part I w/delay

e–11–12–or—11–7/—
b————————-
g————————-
d————————-
a————————-
E————————-

part II w/ebow. this part varries all the time.

e–9–11–12–5—7–5–4–2–0–0–2h4–5–4–2–0—
b—————————————————–
g—————————————————–
d—————————————————–
a—————————————————–
E—————————————————–

main Progression “no i…”

e–0—-0—–0–0–0–2–|–0—-0–0–0—–0—–0—
b–5—-0—–0–0–2–0–|–5—-0–0–5—–0—–0—
g–6—-6—–1–2–1–1–|–6—-6–8–6—–6—–1—
d–6—-7—–2–2–2–2–|–6—-7–9–6—–7—–2—
a–4—-7—–2–2–2–2–|–4—-7–9–4—–7—–2—
E—-4–5–7–0–0–0–0–|—-4–5–7—–4–5–7–0—

for the jam just follow the standard C#m A E progression. these are some common themes howie plays before
going into beams of light, or if he doesn’t go into it at all.

Part I i dont indicate the times the note is struck, just listen.

e-12–11–9–7–9–7–5–5/7–7–5–4–2/4–5–4–2–0—
b——————————————————–
g——————————————————–
d——————————————————–
a——————————————————–
E——————————————————–

part II bassline with the oc-2…note this is still during plain ol’ ghost before double time.

e—————————————————————————
b—————————————————————————
g—————————————————————————
d—————————————————————————
a—————————————————————————
E-9–7/9–7/9–4–5–9–12–9–12–7–0–9–12–9–12–7–0–9–12–9–12—

and if he doesn’t go into ghost he’ll fool around with some stuff…here’s a good scale on the high e to follow

e–0–2–4–5–7–9–11–12–14–16–17–19–21—

ok…now for beams of light

part I

e-12—–14—–12——16——12—
b—-12—–12——12——12——-
g————————————
d————————————
a————————————
E————————————

part II with oc-2

e———————————————————
b———————————————————
g———————————————————
d———————————————————
a———————————————————
E–9–9–9–9–4–5–5–5–5–7–0–0–0–0–12–12–11—

Wow, big Howie Day fan here, thanks to everyone who submitted Howie tabs, they’ve
been a big help. So I thought I would submit a tab. I searched everywhere for
this song’s tab and couldn’t find sht. So, with a little help I tabbed it out,
it’ll probaly suck but it’s pretty close if played right, but this is how I play
it …feel free to add corrections!

Chords-
Bm:008990
G:004550
F:003440
F:002330
E:001220
Bm:034400
G:300023
D:202000
A7:002200

/:slide

Here’s an example of the beat…
An actress… Sooner the better…

(Bm-Bm-Bm/G-G-G-G/Bm-Bm-Bm/G-G-G-G/Bm…)

Bm G Bm G Bm
An actress, sooner the better for me
G F F E
you should know by now i’m not your friend
Bm G Bm G Bm
Your ravelled up, just take some time to come undone
G F/F/E
you look so tired, I know your type
E Bm G Bm G Bm
you storm out, you tear the walls and portraits down
G F/F/E
It’s what you want, it’s how we are…

Chorus-
Take it or leave it
Slow down, slow down
I’ll stay awake for you
If you can stay awake for me
Your broken to break down
Slow down, slow down
G F/F/E
I’m not so sure, so wait and see…

(Solo beat) E/Bm/G/Bm/G/Bm/G/F/F/E

Next Verse-(Same beat)

Bridge-
Bm G
I don’t think I could trust love anymore
Bm G
I don’t think i could trust love anymore
Bm G F/F/E
I don’t think I could trust love anymore

Chorus-(x2)

Thanks.

This is my first tab here so it may contain an error.
I’m not really sure on the bridge part.
I’ll try to update soon including the plucking of the song. thanks

Intro:

[G-D-Bm-A]
Verse:

We had it all we were, young lovers, we were full of trust and faith
We were dead set on makin’ it last forever, forever and a day.
I recall it was fall last year when, it started to die.
You stand still as the temperature kills, the summer strokes that were keeping it alive.

Pre-chorus:

The day got colder so I held you closer, in an effort to save us from time,
Almost like the wind came and ruined the spark and left us in the dark.

Chorus:

But hey- I coulda told you that I loved you and stay,
around to rekindle the fire but I was late,
on my return and now you’ve lost all faith.
And I am a liar,
I’m no longer what you require.

Verse:

See, I still feel you at night, turning in the sheets when I turn out the light
It’s how it goes, the ghost of your first love wont ever leave you til the day that you die

Pre-chorus:

I wont ever live down leaving her behind even if the choice was the right one
It was a good thing staring me right in the face but I turned and ran away.

Chorus:

I coulda told you that I loved you and stay,
around to rekindle the fire but I was late
on my return and now you’ve lost all faith.
Cause I am a liar,
I’m no longer what you require.

Bridge:

Back then the days were so much faster,
we were young stubborn and in love with disaster.
You know you cant go back even if you try,
you better just forget it wont you close the door on me
cause it will never be the same
it will never be the way it was before

Chorus:

But hey- I coulda told you that I loved you and stayed,
around to rekindle the fire but I was late,
on my return and now you’ve lost all faith.
And I am a liar,
well hey- I coulda told you that I loved you and stay
around to rekindle the fire but I was late
on my return and now you’ve lost all faith.
And I am a liar I’m no longer what you require.
And im no longer what you require

Keep in mind that Howie Day uses a very unique strumming pattern, and you need to
listen the song to get it right. Try doing some hammer ons when switching between
Cadd9 to C Cmaj7, and from Asus2 to Am to Asus4. I think Howie uses them (depending
on which version of “She Says” you are listening to.) For the chorus, the chords
are placed roughly the word that you should be singing when you hit them, but it’s
not perfect.
Good Luck!

Chords Used

----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------1-------3-------0----|
----3-------1-------0-------0-------1-------3-------1-------3-------0----|
----0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0----|
----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------3-------0-------2----|
----3-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------3-------2-------2----|
----X-------X-------X-------0-------0-------0------0or1-----3-------0----|

Intro:(use same stumming pattern as verse below)

Verse: (with general strumming pattern, but listen to song for rhythm)

---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---|
---3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1---|
---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---|
---2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2---|
---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3---|
---X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X---|

---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---|
---0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1---|
---2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---|
---2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2---|
---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3---|
---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X---|

Verse One:

Sweet is the sight
Of her room
Window open by candlelight
How would you know?
Cold winter on the shore
Chills the dress she wore
It’s on the floor
Still it feels so warm…today

Pre-Chorus:(start by still strumming the last C from verse 1)

And that’s why I’m wondering why you had to tell me

What’s going on in her head, what’s wrong,

Come around to another time when you don’t have to run

Chorus:

And when she says she wants somebody else

I hope you know that she doesn’t mean you and

When she breaks down and makes a sound

You’ll never hear her the way that I do

And when she says she wants someone to love

I hope you know that she doesn’t mean you

And when she breaks down and lets you down

I hope you know she doesn’t mean you

Outro: (back to verse)

Em F C Em F –> Begin Verse

Verse Two:

Swing into flight
Over hills…
Over her hills, it’s twilight
Yeah, I guess that’s right now
While were here
Tell me why it’s so funny
That you’re so funny when you’re mad
Always so mad…so mad

Chorus

Interlude: (after second chorus)

Yeah and I don’t know where
Come and find me
I don’t know what
We’re coming to and
I don’t know what
It means to me and
You don’t know what

G Am --> --> (strum once each) --> Em F

It means to you

(Howie moans and mumbles a bit after the last line of the interlude, and he continutes
the Em F G Am sequence, but I didn’t include that.)

Then Howie wraps it up with the intro one more time

Chords:

E 022100
Asus2 X02200
Bsus2 X24422 (usually played as X24400)
E2 4X4400 (not sure on the name of this one)
C#m X46654

B 799877

Intro: E Asus2 Bsus2 Asus2 X2

I dont know if I could last
When I couldnt rescue you
And I dont know if my best
Is enough for me anymore
Well I will take it as a test
I will see if I console
You know Id change it if I could
But somethings wrong
Its understood

And at times I miss you
Know that you make it hard to breathe
I wish it was fake
Sound the alarm
I know well make it right, alright
I know tonight
We’re alright
Am I the only one?
Am I the only one that you can hear?
Am I the only one?
‘Cause if I’m the only one that you can hear
Hear me (hear me), hear me (hear me)
Hear me (hear me), hear me (hear me)

E Asus2 Bsus2 X2

And at times I miss you
I know that you make it
All too real
I wish it were fake
Sound the alarm
I know we’ll make it right alright
I know tonight
We’re alright
Right, alright
Right, alright
You know we’ll be alright
We’ll be alright tonight

Notes: Sometimes when playing the barre chords, he leaves the B and E open. Also, he is
to hammer on the E (2nd fret) on the D string when playing E chords.

Capo on 4th fret

Intro:

Verse 1;
Light up, light up this afternoon
Somehow I’ve found myself with you
Start up, start up our getaway car
I’m in too deep we’ve come this far

Verse 2:
So bright, so bright you’re a blinding sun
No need to hurry, we’ve just begun
Call out, call out your ocean’s move
The water’s warm, I’d swim in you

Chorus:
Come on, get in, let’s go, jump in
I must confess I like us best undressed

Verse 3:
Turn on, turn on you’re a stereo
We’ll shake these walls, you’re sweet and low
Good love, good love I finally see
The past is gone for you, for me

Chorus:
Come on, get in, let’s go, jump in
I must confess I like us best undressed

Bridge:
In a world full of chaos shut out this deafening roar
For just one minute more

Chorus:
Come on, get in, let’s go, jump in
I must confess I like us best

Chorus:
Come on, get in, let’s go, jump in
I must confess I love you best undressed
F G C G Am F (Play like verse)
I must confess I like us best undressed

Outro (Same as Verse) end on F

This song isn’t that hard to learn and once you have it down its a pretty fun song to
Just make sure you know and have down all these basic chords first. Be able to hear chord
in song or else it wont turn out right.

(Intro)

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—————–2——2——x—-|
—————–3——0——4—-|

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[D/F#]

———-2———0——————–|
———-3———3——————–|
———-2———0——————–|
———-0———2——————–|
———-0———2——————–|
———-2———0——————–|

(For the D/F# part, unlike anything you’ve
ever heard, you must use your thumb.)

(Choros)
“wouldn’t it be something”

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—2—————0——–|
—3——0–2–4———–|
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