The Cardigans - 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.

F
A common line
I closed my eyes
                    A# C# D# F
but couldn’t let it go
F
The perfect time
I dropped my guard
                      A# C# D# F
and lost but won somehow

Chorus:
      F
It’s rather sad
     D/F#            G
it feels like we’ve never
E/G#      Am       G  C
made it together since

One word ahead
And you'd be dead
I held you in my throat
I stumble by
Attached to you
I couldn't let it go

Chorus:
It's rather sad
It feels like we've never
Made it together since

It's rather sad
It's really sad
It feels like we've never
Made it together since
We'll never have
The guts to discover
We'll choke on it and die


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 The Cardigans.