Throwing It All Away chords by
Genesis (Official Version)
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Key: Db majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Gb/Db

Ab/Db

Verse 1
Db Db 
 
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
Need I say I love     you?
Db Db 
 
Need I say I care?
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
Need I say that emotions
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Are something we don't share?
Bbm Bbm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
I     don't want to be sitting here
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Trying to       deceive  you
Db Db 
 
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
'Cause you know I know baby
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
That I   don't wanna go

Verse 2
Db Db 
 
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
We can not live together
Db Db 
 
We can not live apart
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
And that's the situation
Fm7 Fm7 
 
I've known it from the start
Bbm Bbm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Every time that I look at you
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Well, I can see      the future
Db Db 
 
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
Cause you know I know babe
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
That I   don't wanna go

Chorus 1
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
 
Badd9 Badd9 
 
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
Just throwing it all       away
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Throwing it all       away
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
 
Badd9 Badd9 
 
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
Is there nothing that I         can say
Absus4 Absus4 
 
To make you change your mind
Badd9 Badd9 
 
I watch the world go
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
round     and round
Badd9 Badd9 
 
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
And see mine turnin' up        side down

Interlude 1

Gb/Db

Ab/Db

B/Db

Gb/Db

Ab/Db

B/Db

(Throwing it all away)

Verse 3
Db Db 
 
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
Now who will light up the darkness?
Db Db 
 
And who will hold your hand?
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
Who will find you the answers
Fm7 Fm7 
 
When you don't understand
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Why    should I have to be  the one
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Who has to       convince  you?
Db Db 
 
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
Cause you know I know baby
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
That I   don't wanna go

Verse 4
Db Db 
 
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
Then some day you'll be sorry
Db Db 
 
Someday when you're free
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
Memories will remind     you
Fm7 Fm7 
 
That our love was meant to be
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
But late   at night when you call my name
Bbm/F Bbm/F 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
The only sound    you'll hear
Db Db 
 
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
Is the sound of your voice calling
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Calling after me

Chorus 2
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
 
Badd9 Badd9 
 
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
Just throwing it all       away
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Throwing it all       away
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
 
Badd9 Badd9 
 
Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
 
Absus4 Absus4 
 
And there's nothing that I         can say

Outro 1
Db Db 
 
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
Ab/Db Ab/Db 
 
B/Db B/Db 
 
(We're throwing it all
Db Db 
 
Gb/Db Gb/Db 
 
Ab/Db Ab/Db 
 
B/Db B/Db 
 
away)
 (Yes, we're throwing it all away)
[Repeat and fade]

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ChordsDb Gb/Db Ab/Db Fm7 Bbm...

Chords

Db
Gb/Db
Ab/Db
Fm7
Bbm
Gb
Bbm/F
Ebm7
Dbmaj7
Badd9
Gbmaj7
Absus4
B/Db
Bbm7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Gb/Db: x-4-4-3-2-2
Ab/Db: x-4-6-5-4-4
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Bbm/F: 1-x-3-3-2-x
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Dbmaj7: x-4-6-5-6-x
Badd9: x-2-1-x-2-2
Gbmaj7: 2-x-3-3-2-x
Absus4: x-x-6-6-4-4
B/Db: x-4-x-4-4-2
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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This is the definitive original version of Throwing It All Away by Genesis, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Db major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Genesis.

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