Cupid’s Chokehold by Gym Class Heroes | Lyrics with Guitar Chords

This song features parts from Supertramp’s “Breakfast In America” song as well as guest vocals from Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy. ASCAP claims its one of their most played songs from 2006-2007. There are two versions of the song with different tempos and the appearance of female backing vocals.

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Key of the Song:

The original key of Cupid’s Chokehold by Gym Class Heroes is in E major.

Guitar Chords for Cupid’s Chokehold by Gym Class Heroes

The chorus of the song only uses 3 chords: C#m, B, and A. If you play these chords starting on the A string, you’ll find it easy to change between them as they use the same shape, or just slightly change it. The verse throws in an E chord and this is the only variation to the part in the chorus.

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Cupid’s Chokehold by Gym Class Heroes – Lyrics with Chords

[Intro]
Ba ba da da
Ba ba da da
Ba ba da da
Ba ba da da
Ba ba da da
 
[Hook]
C#m                     B
Take a look at my girlfriend
A
She's the only one I got (ba ba da da)
C#m                B
Not much of a girlfriend
A
I never seem to get a lot (ba ba da da, ba ba da da)
 
[Verse 1]
C#m                                      B
It's been some time since we last spoke
                      E                          A
This is gonna sound like a bad joke
                     C#m               B
But momma I fell in love again
                       E                       A
It's safe to say I have a new girlfriend
 
C#m                  B
And I know it sounds so old
           E               A
But cupid got me in a chokehold
          C#m               B
And I'm afraid I might give in
              E                    A
Towels on the mat my white flag is wavin'
 
C#m                      B
I mean she even cooks me pancakes
         E                     A
And Alka Seltzer when my tummy aches
              C#m               B              E     A
If that ain't love then I don't know what love is
 
C#m                  B
We even got a secret handshake
                  E                  A
And she loves the music that my band makes
           C#m                          B
I know I'm young but if I had to choose her or the sun
       E                      A
I'd be one nocturnal son of a gun
 
[Hook] (ba ba da da, ba ba da da)
 
[Hook]
C#m                     B
Take a look at my girlfriend
A
She's the only one I got (ba ba da da)
C#m                B
Not much of a girlfriend
A
I never seem to get a lot (ba ba da da, ba ba da da)
 
C#m                     B
Take a look at my girlfriend
A
She's the only one I got (ba ba da da)
C#m                B
Not much of a girlfriend
A
I never seem to get a lot (ba ba da da, ba ba da da)
 
[Verse 2]
C#m                       B                          E                     A
It's been awhile since we talked last and I'm tryin' hard not to talk fast
                               C#m                B
But dad I'm finally thinkin' I may have found the one
                                E                  A
Type of girl that will make you way proud of your son
 
C#m                      B                              E                A
And I know you heard the last song about the girls that didn't last long
                      C#m            B
But I promise this is on a whole new plane
                  E               A
I can tell by the way she says my name (ba ba da da)
 
C#m                      B
I love it when she calls my phone
                E           A
She even got her very own ringtone
              C#m               B              E   A
If that ain't love then I don't know what love is (ba ba da da)
 
C#m                  B                        E                A
It's gonna be a long drive home but I know as soon as I arrive home
                C#m                               B
And I open the door take off my coat and throw my bag on the floor
          E                      A
She'll be back into my arms once more for sure
 
[Hook]
C#m                     B
Take a look at my girlfriend
A
She's the only one I got (ba ba da da)
C#m                B
Not much of a girlfriend
A
I never seem to get a lot (ba ba da da, ba ba da da)
 
[Bridge]
She's got a smile that would make the most senile
Annoying old man bite his tongue
I'm not done
She's got eyes comparable to sunrise
And it doesn't stop there
Man I swear
She's got porcelain skin of course she's a ten
And now she's even got her own song
But movin' on
She's got the cutest laugh I ever heard
And we can be on the phone for three hours
Not sayin' one word
And I would still cherish every moment
And when I start to build my future she's the main component
Call it dumb call it luck call it love or whatever you call it but
Everywhere I go I keep her picture in my wallet like here
 
[Hook]
C#m                     B
Take a look at my girlfriend
A
She's the only one I got (ba ba da da)
C#m                B
Not much of a girlfriend
A
I never seem to get a lot (ba ba da da, ba ba da da)
 
[Hook]
C#m                     B
Take a look at my girlfriend
A
She's the only one I got (ba ba da da)
C#m                B
Not much of a girlfriend
A
I never seem to get a lot (ba ba da da, ba ba da da)