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Chokehold

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[Intro]
B D G G
B D G G
B D G G
F# F# A A
[Verse]
  Bi was a Dside dishG, for her main prey
  Bi did not Dlike thisG, yeah and he lives to say
  Bthat when she Dleft meG, i took it badly
  F#i was a right mess, you Asee i loved her madly
  Bi felt reDjectedG, and disrespected
  Bi thought i Dknew herG, i stand corrected
  Bbut now i'm Dlying hereG, clueless as what to say
  F#'cause now my pillow smellsA, like her hairspray
[Chorus]
  Bchokehold, Gchokehold ( uh uh oh oh oh )
  Bchokehold, Gchokehold ( uh uh oh oh oh )
  Bso cold, you're Gso cold ( uh uh oh oh oh )
  Athe way you turned on F#me
[Verse]
  Bi preceDded toG, self-medicate
  Bi was Dshame-facedG, and i was full of hate
  Btwo weeks DlaterG, that's when i saw her
  F#i was out of Abreath from treading water
  Bi was embaDrrassedG, all my friends were there
  Bso i preDtended thatG, i didn't care
  Bbut honey DinsideG, i was burning
  F#my hands were tremblingA, my stomach turning
[Chorus]
  Bchokehold, Gchokehold ( uh uh oh oh oh )
  Bchokehold, Gchokehold ( uh uh oh oh oh )
  Bso cold, you're Gso cold ( uh uh oh oh oh )
  Athe way you turned on F#me
[Bridge]
  Bwhy do you wanna Ghurt me?
Left me out in the rain
  Bnow drunk on a Gnight bus
Meeting with an old flame
  Bnow washing my Gbedsheets
Hanging them out to dry
  Bjust like you did Gto me
I guess that this is goodbye, goodbye!
[Chorus]
  Bchokehold, Gchokehold ( uh uh oh oh oh )
  Bchokehold, Gchokehold ( uh uh oh oh oh )
  Bso cold, you're Gso cold ( uh uh oh oh oh )
  Athe way you turned on F#me
  Bchokehold, Gchokehold ( uh uh oh oh oh )
  Bchokehold, Gchokehold ( uh uh oh oh oh )
  Bso cold, you're Gso cold ( uh uh oh oh oh )
  Athe way you turned on F#me
[Outro]
You got me in a BchokeholdD  G  
BChokeholdD  G  
BChokeholdD  G  
A   F#

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Chokehold

by Slaves (UK)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

B D G G

F# F# A A

[Verse]

B D G

i was a side dish, for her main prey

B D G

i did not like this, yeah and he lives to say

B D G

that when she left me, i took it badly

F# A

i was a right mess, you see i loved her madly

B D G

i felt rejected, and disrespected

B D G

i thought i knew her, i stand corrected

B D G

but now i'm lying here, clueless as what to say

F# A

'cause now my pillow smells, like her hairspray

[Chorus]

B G

chokehold, chokehold ( uh uh oh oh oh )

B G

chokehold, chokehold ( uh uh oh oh oh )

B G

so cold, you're so cold ( uh uh oh oh oh )

A F#

the way you turned on me

[Verse]

B D G

i preceded to, self-medicate

B D G

i was shame-faced, and i was full of hate

B D G

two weeks later, that's when i saw her

F# A

i was out of breath from treading water

B D G

i was embarrassed, all my friends were there

B D G

so i pretended that, i didn't care

B D G

but honey inside, i was burning

F# A

my hands were trembling, my stomach turning

[Chorus]

B G

chokehold, chokehold ( uh uh oh oh oh )

B G

chokehold, chokehold ( uh uh oh oh oh )

B G

so cold, you're so cold ( uh uh oh oh oh )

A F#

the way you turned on me

[Bridge]

B G

why do you wanna hurt me?

Left me out in the rain

B G

now drunk on a night bus

Meeting with an old flame

B G

now washing my bedsheets

Hanging them out to dry

B G

just like you did to me

I guess that this is goodbye, goodbye!

[Chorus]

B G

chokehold, chokehold ( uh uh oh oh oh )

B G

chokehold, chokehold ( uh uh oh oh oh )

B G

so cold, you're so cold ( uh uh oh oh oh )

A F#

the way you turned on me

B G

chokehold, chokehold ( uh uh oh oh oh )

B G

chokehold, chokehold ( uh uh oh oh oh )

B G

so cold, you're so cold ( uh uh oh oh oh )

A F#

the way you turned on me

[Outro]

B D G

You got me in a chokehold

B D G

Chokehold

B D G

Chokehold

A F#

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