Choke
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[Intro ]D#m B D#m B D#m B
F# G#m D#m B D#m B
D#m B
Before you asked for something better
D#m B D#m B
You should know I'm practiced at goodbyes
D#m B
Are you so deprived
D#m B
Think you're doing me a favor
D#m B D#m B
I don't need no lesser savior, I'm
D#m B
Doing fine
D#m B
Fragile things so close together
D#m B
Taped up, broken from before
D#m B
Part of something or all of nothing
F# G# A#m
A very long hard way to fall
C# G#
Go then, if you don't feel right
F# A#m
Living in our home
C# G#
Choking, eat your pride
F# A#m
Eat your pride alone
C# G# F#
Choking, eat your pride alone
( D#m B D#m B )
( D#m B D#m B )
D#m B
Need less tension the walls around you
D#m B D#m B
Built before you came to tear them down
D#m B
It was you I found
D#m B
Take some time to think it over
D#m B D#m B
If it's so hard to walk this world we mind
D#m B
Then it's time to say goodbye
D#m B
Fragile things so close together
D#m B
Taped up, broken from before
D#m B
Part of something or all of nothing
F# G# A#m
A very long hard way to fall
C# G#
Go then, if you don't feel right
F# A#m
Living in our home
C# G#
Choking, eat your pride
F# A#m
Eat your pride alone
C# G# F#
Choking, eat your pride alone
Solo F# F F# A#m C#
F G# A#m F# F
G# A#m F# F G#
A#m F# F G# A#m F# A#m
C# G#
So go then, if you don't feel right
F# A#m
Living in our home
C# G#
Choking, eat your pride
F# A#m C#
Eat your pride alone
C#
If you don't feel right
F# A#m C#
Living in our home
G# F#
Eat your pride alone
Final F# F F# A#m G#/C# A#m
How to play Choke
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D#m. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.