Choke chords by The Cardigans

Chords with lyrics

CHOKE              Svensson / Sveningsson

Intro:             Bb majorBb DbDb Eb MajorEb FF

Verse 1:
A augmentedA common line              F5F5
I closed my eyes
but couldn’t let it go     Bb majorBb DbDb Eb MajorEb FF
The perfect time            F5F5
I dropped my guard
and lost but won somehow    Bb majorBb DbDb Eb MajorEb FF

Chorus:
It’s rather sad         FF    FF+5
it feels like we’ve never    D MajorD+5add11/F#  Gm9Gm9
made it together since     E MajorE+5add11/G#  Am7Am7   Bb6Bb6   C6C6

Interlude:           Bb majorBb DbDb Eb MajorEb FF

Verse 2:
One word ahead         F5F5
and you’d be dead
I held you in my throat     Bb majorBb DbDb Eb MajorEb FF
I stumble by              F5F5
attached to you
I couldn’t let it go      Bb majorBb DbDb Eb MajorEb FF

Chorus:
It’s rather sad         FF    FF+5
it feels like we’ve never    D MajorD+5add11/F#  Gm9Gm9
made it together since     E MajorE+5add11/G#  Am7Am7   Bb6Bb6   C6C6

SOLO:             FF  Fmaj7/E  Eb6Eb6 DmDm
                C majorC Bbmaj7Bbmaj7  Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Em7-5   x 2
                Bb majorBb DbDb Eb MajorEb FF

Chorus:
It’s rather sad         n.c.
it’s really sad         FF    FF+5
it feels like we’ve never    D MajorD+5add11/F#  Gm9Gm9
made it together since     E MajorE+5add11/G#  Am7Am7   Bb6Bb6   C6C6

We’ll never have        FF    FF+5
the guts to discover      D MajorD+5add11/F#  Gm9Gm9
we’ll choke on it and die    E MajorE+5add11/G#  Am7Am7   Bb6Bb6   C6C6
                        C9C9

SOLO:             FF  Fmaj7/E  Eb6Eb6 DmDm
                C majorC Bbmaj7Bbmaj7  Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Em7-5
                Bb majorBb DbDb Eb MajorEb FF

Odd chords used:
FF+5       x4322x:
D MajorD+5add11/F#   x54333: F#F# played by the bass guitar
Gm9Gm9       x53335:
E MajorE+5add11/G#   x76555:
Bb6Bb6       xx8786:
C6C6       xx7555:
Eb6Eb6       x68888:
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7     xx1333: