Collide chords by
Howie Day (Official Version)

2003Pop7.6K views

Key: B majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

G

G/F#

Em

Cmaj7

G

G/F#

Em

Cmaj7

Verse 1

G

G/F#

The dawn is breaking

Em

Cmaj7

A light shining through

G

G/F#

You're barely waking

Em

Cmaj7

And I'm tangled up in you

Interlude 1
Yeah
G G 
 
(Do do do do)
D D 
 
(Do do do do)
Em Em 
 
(Do do do do)
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
(Do do do do)

Verse 2

G

D

But I'm open, you're closed

Em

Cmaj7

Where I follow, you'll go

G

D

Em

I worry I won't see your face

Cmaj7

Light up again

Chorus 1
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Even the best fall down sometimes
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
Em Em 
 
I somehow find
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
You      and I collide
(Do do do do)
G/F# G/F# 
 
(Do do do do)
Em Em 
 
(Do do do do)
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
(Do do do do)

Verse 3

G

D

I'm quiet you know

Em

Cmaj7

You make a first impression

G

D

I've found I'm scared to know

Em

Cmaj7

I'm always on your mind

Chorus 2
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Even the best fall down sometimes
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Even the stars refuse to shine
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Out of the back you fall in time
Em Em 
 
I somehow find
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
You      and I

Bridge 1

Em

C

D

(collide) Don't stop here

Em

C

D

Em

I lost my place

C

D

I'm close behind

Interlude 2
G G 
 
(Do do do do)
G/F# G/F# 
 
(Do do do do)
Em Em 
 
(Do do do do)
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
(Do do do do)
G G 
 
(Do do do do)
G/F# G/F# 
 
(Do do do do)
Em Em 
 
(Do do do do)
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
(Do do do do)

Chorus 3
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Even the best fall down sometimes
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
Em Em 
 
You finally find
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
You      and I

Outro 1
G G 
 
(collide) (Do do do do)
G/F# G/F# 
 
(Do do do do)
Em Em 
 
Finally find
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
You      and I collide
(Do do do do)
G/F# G/F# 
 
(Do do do do)
Em Em 
 
You finally find
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
You      and I collide
(Do do do do)
G/F# G/F# 
 
(Do do do do)
Em Em 
 
(Do do do do)
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
(Do do do do)
G G 
 
(Do do do do)
G/F# G/F# 
 
(Do do do do)
Em Em 
 
(Do do do do)
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
(Do do do do)
G G 
 

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG G/F# Em Cmaj7 D...

Chords

G
G/F#
Em
Cmaj7
D
C

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
G/F#: 2-x-0-0-0-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

Capo: 4

I don't have a capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the original studio version of Collide by Howie Day, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of B major. It suits players who want to learn Collide the way Howie Day intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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