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CHOKE                           Svensson / Sveningsson
[Intro]                            Bb    Db    Eb  F  
[Verse 1]
A common line                           F5  
I closed my eyes                        
but couldn’t let it go            Bb    Db    Eb  F  
The perfect time                        F5  
I dropped my guard                      
and lost but won somehow          Bb    Db    Eb  F  
[Chorus]
It’s rather sad                        F  F+5  
it feels like we’ve never       D+5add11/F#   Gm9  
made it together since          E+5add11/G#         Am7        Bb6  C6  
[Interlude]                       Bb    Db    Eb  F  
[Verse 2]
One word ahead                  F5  
and you’d be dead                       
I held you in my throat           Bb    Db    Eb  F  
I stumble by                            F5  
attached to you                 
I couldn’t let it go              Bb    Db    Eb  F  
[Chorus]
It’s rather sad                        F  F+5  
it feels like we’ve never       D+5add11/F#   Gm9  
made it together since          E+5add11/G#         Am7        Bb6  C6  
[SOLO]                             F      Fmaj7/E    Eb6  Dm  
                                  C      Bbmaj7    Ebmaj7       Em7-5x 2
                                Bb  Db  Eb  F
[Chorus]
It’s rather sad                 n.c.
it’s really sad                        F  F+5  
it feels like we’ve never       D+5add11/F#   Gm9  
made it together since          E+5add11/G#         Am7        Bb6        C6  
We’ll never have                       F  F+5  
the guts to discover            D+5add11/F#   Gm9  
we’ll choke on it and die       E+5add11/G#         Am7        Bb6  C6  
                                                C9
[SOLO]                             F      Fmaj7/E    Eb6  Dm  
                                C  Bbmaj7    Ebmaj7  Em7-5
                                Bb  Db  Eb  F
[Odd chords used]
             F+5[x4322x]
D+5add11/F#     [x54333] F# played by the bass guitar
             Gm9[x53335]
E+5add11/G#     [x76555]
             Bb6[xx8786]
              C6[xx7555]
             Eb6[x68888]
          Ebmaj7[xx1333]
           Em7-5[xx2333]

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Choke

by The Cardigans

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F+5

Gm9

Am7

Bb6

Fmaj7/E

Eb6

Bbmaj7

Ebmaj7

Em7-5

CHOKE Svensson / Sveningsson

Bb Db Eb F

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

A common line

I closed my eyes

Bb Db Eb F

but couldn’t let it go

The perfect time

I dropped my guard

Bb Db Eb F

and lost but won somehow

[Chorus]

F F+5

It’s rather sad

Gm9

it feels like we’ve never D+5add11/F#

Am7 Bb6 C6

made it together since E+5add11/G#

Bb Db Eb F

[Interlude]

[Verse 2]

One word ahead

and you’d be dead

Bb Db Eb F

I held you in my throat

I stumble by

attached to you

Bb Db Eb F

I couldn’t let it go

[Chorus]

F F+5

It’s rather sad

Gm9

it feels like we’ve never D+5add11/F#

Am7 Bb6 C6

made it together since E+5add11/G#

F Fmaj7/E Eb6 Dm

[SOLO]

C Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Em7-5

x 2

Bb Db Eb F

[Chorus]

It’s rather sad n.c.

F F+5

it’s really sad

Gm9

it feels like we’ve never D+5add11/F#

Am7 Bb6 C6

made it together since E+5add11/G#

F F+5

We’ll never have

Gm9

the guts to discover D+5add11/F#

Am7 Bb6 C6

we’ll choke on it and die E+5add11/G#

F Fmaj7/E Eb6 Dm

[SOLO]

C Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Em7-5

Bb Db Eb F

[Odd chords used]

F+5

[x4322x]

D+5add11/F# [x54333] F# played by the bass guitar

Gm9

[x53335]

E+5add11/G# [x76555]

Bb6

[xx8786]

[xx7555]

Eb6

[x68888]

Ebmaj7

[xx1333]

Em7-5

[xx2333]

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