Brace for Impact (Live a Little) — Sturgill Simpson
Chords and lyrics for Brace for Impact (Live a Little) by Sturgill Simpson (key of Gm).
Verse 1
Brace For Impact (Live a Litte)
From "A Sailor's Guide To Earth"
*All of the G chords in this could be played as Gm since this is in the Gm
scale. Sturgill plays in an open
primarily as a G5 (meaning he's only
playing the top three strings)*
Intro
[G]hammer on 6 on the E string for that quick Bb pretty much every time G is
played through the song
(slide part)
Main Riff
(There's a version of this during the verse where they don't hammer on from
8 to 10)
Verse 1
One day you [Bb]wake up
And this life will be [G]over
Every party must [Bb]break up
For burdens to [G]shoulder
We're dying to [Bb]live, living to die
No matter what you [G]believe
And all of us [Bb]cry
For the ones we must [G]leave
Chorus
[G]So go and live a little
[G]Bone turns brittle
And [G]skin withers before your eyes (riff)
[G]Make sure you give a little
[G]Before you go to the great unknown in the sky (riff)
[Bb] [C] [G]
[Bb] [C] [G]
Verse 2
Some will beg for [Bb]forgiveness
From someone [G]above
For something they [Bb]did
Someone they [G]love
Some scream like a [Bb]baby
Some go out [G]crying
Some bid the [Bb]world goodbye
And welcome to [G]die
Solo
Bb - G
Bb - G
Bb - C
Bb - C
Outro
[G]Just jam in G with the riffs and some minor pentatonic action.
(I'll tab the solo and outro later if there are requests)
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