The Mountain Goats – Choked Out (Guitar Acoustic)

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The strumming pattern's not too tough, just listen to the song. This is how John plays it live on his acoustic. Sometimes I play it slow and arpeggiated, two steps down with C/Csus, Am, F, and then G for the bridge. [Verse]
A / Asus2
Diamonds in the firmament
All reserves completely spent
F#m
Someone set up the oxygen tent

D
Everybody here's real proud to present

      A
Choked out
[Verse]
A / Asus2
Two hundred dollar take-all purse
Half-nelson to suplex reverse
F#m
Worried look on the face of the ringside nurse

D
At one, for once, with the universe

A
Choked out

       F#m          D          A
Choked out, choked out, choked out
[Verse]
A / Asus2
I stretch and strain with all my might

A / F#m
Drift off into the velvety arms of the night

F#m
Kick and claw and scratch and bite

D
Fire up the grill, everybody eats tonight

      A
Choked out
[Bridge]
F#m        A
No brakes down

F#m        A
An endless dark incline

F#m        A
Most of the boys

F#m              A
Won't ever cross this line

F#m      A                      F#m                   A
If they all want to die dead broke that's fine, that's fine

F#m                   A
Everybody's got their limits

D              E
Nobody's found mine
[Verse]
A / Asus2
Crowd screaming like hounds at the heat of the chase
All the colors of the rainbow flood my face
F#m
I lift right off into space

D
I can see the future, it's a real dark place

      F#m           D         A
Choked out, choked out, choked out

      F#m           D         A
Choked out, choked out, choked out