Key: A minor
Intro 1
Gm
Verse 1
Gm
Wake up this mornin' and the
paper's on the mat
Poor gettin' poorer and the rich
C
F
are gettin' fat again
Gm
Up in the towers,
all the bosses sittin' sneezin'
A- half asleep and the rest all start
C
Gm
Cm
to squeezin' tight
C
Cm
Don't worry 'bout it baby,
don't try to understand
C
Dm
You got the answer in your hand
Gm
Throw it away
Verse 2
F
C
Gm
F
Throw it away
C
Gm
F
Throw it away
C
Gm
F
Throw it away
C
Gm
Throw it away!
Interlude 1
Verse 3
Gm
Wake up this morning, there's a
letter on the mat
Big brother want to know where little
Cm
Gm
brother's at again
Life is a piece of paper, goes on forever
Sign on the dotted line or end up in the
C
Gm
Cm
C
river drowned
Cm
Don't worry 'bout it baby,
don't try to understand
C
Cm
Gm
You got the answer in your hand
Verse 4
Gm
F
Throw it away
C
Gm
F
Throw it away
C
Gm
F
Throw it away
C
Gm
F
Throw it away
C
Throw it away!
Interlude 2
Dm
Gm
C
Gm
C
Cm
Gm
Cm
Gm
F
Cm
Gm
Cm
Gm
Dm
Gm
Verse 5
Gm
Wake up this morning, there's a
letter on the mat
Big brother want to know where
C
little brother's at again
Gm
Life is a piece of paper, goes on forever
Sign on the dotted line or end up in the river drowned, down,
Cm
C
down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down
Cm
Don't worry 'bout it baby,
don't try to understand
C
Cm
C
Cm
Dm
You got the answer in your hand
Gm
Dm
Gm
Throw it away
Verse 6
F
C
Gm
F
Throw it away
C
Gm
F
Throw it away
C
Gm
F
Throw it away
C
Gm
F
Why don't ya throw it away
C
Throw it away
Gm
F
C
Gm
F
J- just throw it away
C
Gm
Dm
F
Throw it away
C
Dm
Throw it away!
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