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
Everybody's got their limits
E
Nobody's found mine
[Verse]
A/sus2
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