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Choked Up

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Whiskeytown (Ryan Adams) ~ “Choked Up”
Unreleased track from the Pneumonia Sessions
         E(022100)
        E5(002200)
         A(x02220)
       C#m(xx2120)        
Piano Fill:
e|-------------|------------|--------------|
B|-------------|------------|--------------|
G|---4-4-4-4---|-2---2—2-2--|-1------------|
D|-------------|------------|-------4--2---|  
A|-------------|------------|--------------|
E|-------------|------------|--------------|
EI don't E5know why we can't Etalk
EEvery time we E5try we get choked Eup
ERunning with the E5feelings that get caught in Eour head
E'Til I can't E5remember what it was we Esaid
AAll my friends say I'm in love
AIs this what I think they're thinking of?
E             E5                  E      or  (piano fill)
EI don't E5know why we can't Ewin
EEvery time we E5lose we just preEtend
ERunning out of E5money at the end of the Emonth
ENone of it can E5buy the things I Ewant
AAll my friends say I'm in love
AIs this what I think they're thinking of?
Eor  (piano fill)    E5  E  
ACount my friends on my left hand
AI don't even know they wouldn't understand
Eor  (piano fill)    E5  E  
Bridge
C#mTaint myself with Athoughts of Eleaving
C#mRunning out of Athings left to Ebelieve in
C#mRunning out of money and Atime
C#mRunning out of money and Eti---E5--------Ame
You won't be Emi---------ne
Eor    (piano fE5ill)  x2E  
             E                E5            E(Solo)  x3  
EI don't E5know why we can't Ewin
EEvery time we E5lose we just preEtend
ERunning out of E5money at the end of the Emonth
ENone of it can E5buy the things I Ewant
AAll my friends say I'm in love
AIs this what I think they're thinking of?
ACount my friends on my left hand
AI don't even know they wouldn't understand
A              (piano fill)   
All my friends say I'm in love
A              (piano fill)    
Is this what I think they're thinking of?
A              (piano fill)    
All my friends say I'm in love
A              (piano fill)             E                              
Is this what I think they're thinking   of

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Choked Up

by Whiskeytown

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C#m

Whiskeytown (Ryan Adams) ~ “Choked Up”

Unreleased track from the Pneumonia Sessions

(022100)

(002200)

(x02220)

C#m

(xx2120)

Piano Fill:

e|-------------|------------|--------------|

B|-------------|------------|--------------|

G|---4-4-4-4---|-2---2—2-2--|-1------------|

D|-------------|------------|-------4--2---|

A|-------------|------------|--------------|

E|-------------|------------|--------------|

E E5 E

I don't know why we can't talk

E E5 E

Every time we try we get choked up

E E5 E

Running with the feelings that get caught in our head

E E5 E

'Til I can't remember what it was we said

All my friends say I'm in love

Is this what I think they're thinking of?

E E5 E or (piano fill)

E E5 E

I don't know why we can't win

E E5 E

Every time we lose we just pretend

E E5 E

Running out of money at the end of the month

E E5 E

None of it can buy the things I want

All my friends say I'm in love

Is this what I think they're thinking of?

E E5 E

or (piano fill)

Count my friends on my left hand

I don't even know they wouldn't understand

E E5 E

or (piano fill)

Bridge

C#m A E

Taint myself with thoughts of leaving

C#m A E

Running out of things left to believe in

C#m A

Running out of money and time

C#m E E5 A

Running out of money and ti-----------me

You won't be mi---------ne

E E5 E

or (piano fill) x2

E E5 E

(Solo) x3

E E5 E

I don't know why we can't win

E E5 E

Every time we lose we just pretend

E E5 E

Running out of money at the end of the month

E E5 E

None of it can buy the things I want

All my friends say I'm in love

Is this what I think they're thinking of?

Count my friends on my left hand

I don't even know they wouldn't understand

A (piano fill)

All my friends say I'm in love

A (piano fill)

Is this what I think they're thinking of?

A (piano fill)

All my friends say I'm in love

A (piano fill) E

Is this what I think they're thinking of

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