Choke
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[Intro]
0:05
G|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|----------|-----------|---5--5-5--|-5-8--8-8--|
E|--6--6-6--|-6-8--8-8--|-8---------|-----------|
0:10
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-8---------|-----------|---5--5-5--|-5-8--8-7--|
E|---6--6-6--|-6-8--8-8--|-8---------|-----------|
0:14
G|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|-8-7-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-7-7-8-7-5-|
E|-------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-------------8-|
[Verse 1]
There's nothing that I can say
G|--------------------------12----------------------|
D|-/12-12-14-12-15-12-14-12----12-15-12-14-12-15-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
to make you want to stay
G|--------9----10----9----12----10----9----10--|
D|-\10-10---10----10---10----10----10---10-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
here with me
G|--------------------------12----------------------|
D|-/12-12-14-12-15-12-14-12----12-15-12-14-12-15-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
forever.
G|--------9----10----9----------9----10----9-----|
D|-\10-10---10----10---10----10---10----10---10--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
There's nothing that I can do
G|--------------------------12----------------------|
D|-/12-12-14-12-15-12-14-12----12-15-12-14-12-15-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
to make you want me like
G|--------9----10----9----12----10----9----10--|
D|-\10-10---10----10---10----10----10---10-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
I need you too
G|--------------------------12----------------------|
D|-/12-12-14-12-15-12-14-12----12-15-12-14-12-15-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
I need you to
G|--------9----10----9----12----10----9----10--|
D|-\10-10---10----10---10----10----10---10-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 1]
Just give me one last chance to say this
G|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
D|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
A|------------|-------------|---5--5-5--5-|-5-8--8-7--8-7-5---|
E|--6--6-6--6-|-6-8--8-8--8-|-8-----------|-------------------|
Just give me one last chance to say what's on my mind
G|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
D|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
A|------------|-------------|---5--5-5--5-|-5-8--8-7--8-7-5---|
E|--6--6-6--6-|-6-8--8-8--8-|-8-----------|-------------------|
and I will get it right
G|------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------|-------------|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|--6--6-6--6-|-6-8--8-8--8-|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
if I could only get my head above the water for a
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
moment, moment of your time
G|-----------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
D|-----------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
A|-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-|-8-8-8--8-8-8-|-8-8-8--8-8-8-|-8-8-8--8-8--|
E|-----------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
but you seem so strong and I can't hold my breath for long. have you
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
ever tried to scream under water
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-8~-7~-5~----|
E|----------8~-|
you'll choke
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-7-7-8-7-5-----| x3
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8----|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-------------10-|
[Verse 2]
You said I always sang too loud
G|--------------------------12----------------------|
D|-/12-12-14-12-15-12-14-12----12-15-12-14-12-15-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
to sing you a love song
G|--------9----10----9----12----10----9----10--|
D|-\10-10---10----10---10----10----10---10-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
well I save my soft voice for the
G|--------------------------12----------------------|
D|-/12-12-14-12-15-12-14-12----12-15-12-14-12-15-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
things I really mean
G|--------9----10----9----------9----10----9-----|
D|-\10-10---10----10---10----10---10----10---10--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
you said I always had a hard time
G|--------------------------12----------------------|
D|-/12-12-14-12-15-12-14-12----12-15-12-14-12-15-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
of saying what's on my mind
G|--------9----10----9----12----10----9----10--|
D|-\10-10---10----10---10----10----10---10-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
well here it goes
G|--------------------------12----------------------|
D|-/12-12-14-12-15-12-14-12----12-15-12-14-12-15-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
I hate you, for what you've done to me
G|--------9----10----9----12----10----9----10--|
D|-\10-10---10----10---10----10----10---10-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 2]
Just give me one last chance to say this
G|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
D|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
A|------------|-------------|---5--5-5--5-|-5-8--8-7--8-7-5---|
E|--6--6-6--6-|-6-8--8-8--8-|-8-----------|-------------------|
Just give me one last chance to say what's on my mind
G|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
D|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
A|------------|-------------|---5--5-5--5-|-5-8--8-7--8-7-5---|
E|--6--6-6--6-|-6-8--8-8--8-|-8-----------|-------------------|
and I will get it right
G|------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------|-------------|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|--6--6-6--6-|-6-8--8-8--8-|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
if I could only get my head above the water for a
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
moment, moment of your time
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
but you seem so strong and I can't hold my breath for long. have you
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
ever tried to scream under water, you'll choke
G|--------------|-----|
D|--------------|-----|
A|-8~-7~--------|-----|
E|-------10~-8~-|-10~-|
you'll choke
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-6~-8~-10~-|
[bridge]
G|---------------|--------------------|----------------|
D|--------10/12~-|-12/15-17-15-14-12~-|-12/15-17-15-14-|
A|---------------|--------------------|----------------|
E|-8~-10~------~-|--------------------|----------------|
[bass solo]
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-12-12-14-14-15-15-14-14-|12-12-14-14-15-15-14-14-|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------15-15-14-14-------|-------17-17-15-15-14-14-|
A|-13-13-------------15-15-|-15-15-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-12-12-14-14-15-15-14-14-|12-12-14-14-15-15-14-14-|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------15-15-14-14-------|-------17-17-15-15-14-14-|
A|-13-13-------------15-15-|-15-15-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[full band comes in after bass solo]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-5-5-7-7-8-8-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-8-8-7-7-|-----8-8-7-7-----|-----10-10-8-8-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6---------8-8-|-8-8---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
A|-5-5-7-7-8-8-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-8-8-7-7-|-----------------|----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8~-|
[guitar solo section]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\1-|
[Outro]
When the last word's been said, and the last tear's been shed
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------------------------------------|
I will miss you, miss you, my breath
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0-0----------------------0--0-0---------------------------|
A|--------3--3-3-1--1-1--1-1-1--------3--3-3--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
and I can't tell you lies, even after all these years
G|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------|-0--0-0--------|
A|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--------3--3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|
I still cry
G|----------------------------|----|----|----|----|
D|--------------0--0-0--------|----|----|----|----|
A|-1--1-1-1-1-1--------3--3-3-|----|-3~-|-5~-|----|
E|----------------------------|-1~-|----|----|-6~-|
[Instrumental Outro]
G|-10-------12-------10-------12-------10--|
D|----10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
G|-10-------12-------10-------12-------10--|
D|----10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
G|-15-------17-------15-------17-------15--|
D|----15-15----15-15----15-15----15-15-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
G|-15-------17-------15-------17-------15--|
D|----15-15----15-15----15-15----15-15-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
G|-10-------12-------10-------12-------10--|
D|----10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
G|-10-------12-------10-------12-------10--|
D|----10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
G|-15-------17-------15-------17-------15--|
D|----15-15----15-15----15-15----15-15-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
G|-15-------17-------15-------17-------15--|
D|----15-15----15-15----15-15----15-15-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
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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 E. 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.