Chords for Roy Buchanan & Delbert McClinton - The Chokin' Kind (BLUES)

Tempo:
111.85 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Dm

G

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Roy Buchanan & Delbert McClinton - The Chokin' Kind (BLUES) chords
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[Am]
[C]
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[G] [C]
We only meant to love you, [Am] didn't [Dm] you know it, baby?
Didn't you know?
[C] [F] Why couldn't you be [G] content with the love [F] I gave?
[C]
I gave you my heart.
[F]
[C] Oh, but you wanted [Dm] my mind.
Yeah.
[C] Ooh, [F] your love scares [G] me to death, baby, because [C] it's a choking kind.
[Dm] [C] Now you can kill a man [Dm]
[C] with a bottle of [Dm] poison or a knife.
[G]
[Dm] [C] It'll [F] hurt him more to [G] take his pride and ruin [C] his life.
Whatever it is, girl, oh, I surely [Dm] hope you're fine.
But your [F] love don't fit [G] my heart, because [C] it's a choking kind.
Oh, yes, it does.
[Dm]
[C] [F] [Dm]
[C] [F]
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[G] [C]
[C] When you fall in love again, honey, [Dm] take a tip from me.
[C] [F] If you don't like the [G] pieces, just walk [F] over [C] by the tree.
[F] Oh, yeah.
[C] Find what you want, baby.
Keep it, and treat it [Dm] sweet and kind.
[Bb] [F] But you got to let it breathe.
[Em] Baby, [C] don't make it a choking kind.
[F] Oh, [C] no.
[Dm]
[C] [F] Honey, your love scares me to [G] death, baby.
[Dm] [C] Your
[Dm] love scares me to death, baby. Your love.
[F] Your [Eb] love.
[G] [C] Oh, yeah.
[Dm] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Dm
2311
G
2131
Am
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
Dm
2311
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Learn the basic chords of Roy Buchanan - The Chokin Kind chords, with this master sequence: G, C, Dm, C, F and C. A good strategy is to initiate at 55 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 112 BPM. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ We only _ meant to love you, [Am] didn't [Dm] you know it, baby?
Didn't you know?
_ _ [C] [F] Why couldn't you be [G] content with the love [F] I gave?
[C] _ _ _
_ _ I gave you my heart.
[F] _ _
[C] _ Oh, but you wanted [Dm] my mind.
Yeah.
_ _ [C] Ooh, [F] your love scares [G] me to death, baby, because [C] it's a choking kind. _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [C] Now you can kill a man [Dm] _
[C] with a bottle of [Dm] poison or a knife.
[G] _
[Dm] _ _ [C] It'll [F] hurt him more to [G] take his pride and ruin [C] his life. _ _
_ _ _ Whatever it is, girl, _ oh, I surely [Dm] hope you're fine. _
_ _ But your [F] love don't fit [G] my heart, because [C] it's a choking kind.
Oh, yes, it does.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[C] _ When you fall in love again, _ honey, [Dm] take a tip from me. _
_ _ _ [C] [F] If you don't like the [G] pieces, just walk [F] over [C] by the tree.
[F] Oh, yeah.
[C] _ Find what you want, baby. _
Keep it, and treat it [Dm] sweet and kind. _ _
_ _ [Bb] [F] But you got to let it breathe. _ _
[Em] Baby, [C] don't make it a choking kind.
_ [F] Oh, [C] no. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] Honey, your love scares me to [G] death, baby.
_ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ Your
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ love scares me to death, baby. Your love.
_ [F] _ Your [Eb] love.
[G] _ _ [C] Oh, yeah. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Harlan Howard, is among the lineup of tracks on the Dancing On The Edge album.

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