Saves the Day - The Choke
Tabbed by Ralph Holzmann

This is a great song off of Can't Slow Down.
I couldn't find a decent tab of it anywhere
so I wrote my own. Let me know what you think
of it, I think its 99% correct.


X = Palm Mute
~ = Let Ring


Intro
Bass 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------| 3X
A|--4---8----------------8-9-8--|
E|-----------6-4-2--------------|

Guitar 1
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|---6-------6-6--|
D|---6-------6-6--| 8X
A|---4-------4-4--|
E|----------------|
  XXX XXXXXXX X XX


"Don't leave yet, it's still early..."
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--10--11--10--6--------------|
D|--X---X---X---6---3---8-2-4--| 2X
A|--8---9---8---4---3---8-2-4--|
E|------------------1---6-4-2--|


"Cause it's not like you don't know..."
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|------8-10---11-11--10---6--|
D|--4---8-10---11-11--10---6--| 
A|--4---6-8----9--9---8----4--|
E|--2-------------------------|


"But it's in my head..."
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-------------8---10-11---13--|
D|--8-8--6--4--8---10-11---13--|
A|--8-8--6--4--6---8--9----11--|
E|--6-6--4--2------------------|


"Bite the tips of my fingers..."
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--11-11--10---6--------------|
D|--11-11--10---6---8-8--6--4--|
A|--9--9---8----4---8-8--6--4--|
E|------------------6-6--4--2--|


"I could stumble over words..."
Guitar 1
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|--8---10-11---13--|
D|--8---10-11---13--|
A|--6---8--9----11--|
E|------------------|


"Before I hit the ground..."
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6----------------------10-11-10--|
D|--6-6-6-6-3-3-8-6-4-4-4-4-4-4--X--X--X---|
A|--4-4-4-4-3-3-8-6-4-4-4-4-4-4--8--9--8---|
E|----------1-1-6-4-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|
     X X X X X X X X X X X X X


"I will shut myself up..."
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6--------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-3-3-8-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-6/8--|
A|--4-4-4-4-3-3-8-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-6/8--|
E|----------1-1-6-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-4/6--|
     X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13/15--|
D|--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--XXXXX--|
A|--11-11-11-13-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11/13--|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
      X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X


"I'll close all my doors..."

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--8---6---4---4--/8-----84--| 
A|--8---6---4---4--/8-----84--|
E|--6---4---2---2--/6-----62--|
     XXX XXX XXX XX  ~~~~~

Guitar 2 (Play in sync with the Guitar 1 slides)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------13/15---1511--|
D|---------------X--X----X--X---|
A|---------------11/13---139---|
E|------------------------------|
                      ~~~


----Pick Scrape---



"I can say this..."
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|--6----------| 2X
D|--6---3---4--|
A|--4---3---4--|
E|------1---2--|
(Leave out the first X466XX chord for the live version)


"I can collect myself deep down...
Guitar 1
e|-------------|                ----|
B|-------------|                ----|
G|--6----------| 4X Then end on --6-|
D|--6---3---4--|                --6-|
A|--4---3---4--|                --4-|
E|------1---2--|                ----|

Guitar 2 - Fade Out
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--7p6---7p6---7p6---7p6---7p6---9--|
G|------6-----6-----6-----6-----6----| 24X
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


Questions? Comments? Kickball?
palmeiro@sbcglobal.net
AIM: Ralph940