OneRepublic - Choke: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Choke" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G/B          C               Em
Well I see breakfast on the table
D/F# G          Am               Em
     And I can smell you in the halls
G/B              C          Em
Lord knows I’d cry if I was able
D/F# G              Am               Em
     But that won’t get me through tomorrow
G/B          C              Em
And no it’s not like I was counting
D/F# G               Am              Em
     Or thought that we’d run out of days
G/B         C            Em
So I’ll be holding onto something
D
Breathing the air you took away

Chorus:
   C            G                      D
I, I’ll keep a picture of you one the wall,
of you on the wall
D
And choke on the memories
C            G                     D
I’ll keep a message of you if you call,
of you if you call
                      C
And choke on the memories
C G D
     Choke, choke, yeah
C G D
     Choke, choke

Well I’ve been looking for some new words
To say just how you got to me
I wrote some letters that I might burn
Cause then you’re not just history
And I see your clothes in the closet
I hear your phone ring in the drawer
I’m not hoping for an answer
I’m just knocking at your door, oh

Chorus:
I keep a picture of you on the wall,
of you on the wall
And choke on the memories
I’ll keep a message of you if you call,
of you if you call
Choke, choke, yeah
Choke, choke, yeah
I’ll keep a picture of you on the wall,
of you on the wall
And choke on the memories
I’ll keep the message of you if you call,
of you if you call
Choke, choke, yeah
Choke, choke, yeah

Well I see breakfast on the table
And I can smell you in the halls


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Choke" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Choke" by OneRepublic.