Carolyn Dawn Johnson - Taking Back My Brave Chords

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
D               A
  I am from the tiny town
G                        G
  where I learned how to tough it out,
        D                        A
where I   kicked the dirt an' my dreams around
   G                        G
to conquer the whole world.
D                     A
  My uncle slipped me fifty bucks,
G                            G
  some rolled their eyes an' wished me luck.
        D                            A
Yeah, I spent the first night in the cab of my truck
    G               G
an' I am still that girl.
 
[Chorus 1]
         D                       A
I like a challenge an' I like to fly,
               G                G
I'm not always perfect, I'm not always right.
     D                     A              G           G
When I go to weddings, it always makes me cry.
            D                    A
My heart is fragile an' I can be hurt
          G                     G
an' I can crumble inside at the drop of a word.
          D                 A
But I can jump off a limb into a river
   G           G*
of change, I'm taking back my [Interlude] brave.
 
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
D                       A
  I kinda lost it for a while,
G                  G
  I had to force myself to smile.
D                       A            G             G
  An' I quit going that extra mile, abandoned my belief.
D                   A
  An' I spent hours on the phone,
G                     G
  crawlin' back to my comfort zone.
       D                           A
Then I woke up one day, said, "I'm not runnin' home,
G                    G
  it's just not like me".
 
[Chorus 2]
                D                       A
'Cause I like a challenge an' I like to fly,
               G                G
I'm not always perfect, I'm not always right,
D               A              G           G
new born babies always make me cry.
            D                    A
My heart is fragile an' I can be hurt
          G                     G
an' I can crumble inside at the drop of a word.
          D                 A
But I can jump off a limb into a river
   G           G*
of change, I'm taking back my [Bridge] brave.
 
[Bridge]
D   D                C           D
      I'm my momma's only girl,
               D          D
the child in a mess (I've always been that way).
          C                 D
I've been pushin' the limits
            C                  C
since I was little, yeah, yeah.
 
[Solo]
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[End-Chorus]
                D                    A
Oh, my heart is fragile an' I can be hurt
          G                     G
an' I can crumble inside at the drop of a word.
          D                 A
But I can jump off a limb into a river
   G           G*             D         A          G         G
of change, I'm taking back my brave.
                   D        A             G         G
I'm taking back my brave, yeah, takin' it back, back.
D   A               G               G
      I'm takin' it back, back, I'm taking back,
    D        A             G            G          D*
 my brave, yeah, takin' it back, back.