Throwing It All Away chords by
Genesis (Official Version)

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Key: Db majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

A/E

B/E

Verse 1
E E 
 
A/E A/E 
 
Need I say I love  you?
E E 
 
Need I say I care?
A/E A/E 
 
Need I say that emotions
G#m7 G#m7 
 
Are something we don't share?
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
I     don't want to be sitting here
C#m/G# C#m/G# 
 
F#m7 F#m7 
 
Trying to        deceive  you
E E 
 
A/E A/E 
 
'Cause you know I know baby
A A 
 
E E 
 
That I  don't wanna go

Verse 2
E E 
 
A/E A/E 
 
We can not live together
E E 
 
We can not live apart
A/E A/E 
 
And that's the situation
G#m7 G#m7 
 
I've known it from the start
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
Every time that I look at you
C#m/G# C#m/G# 
 
F#m7 F#m7 
 
Well, I can see       the future
E E 
 
A/E A/E 
 
Cause you know I know babe
A A 
 
E E 
 
That I  don't wanna go

Chorus 1
Emaj7 Emaj7 
 
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
Just throwing it all      away
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
Throwing it all      away
Emaj7 Emaj7 
 
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
Is there nothing that I        can say
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
To make you change your mind
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
I watch the world go
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
round    and round
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
And see mine turnin' up       side down

Interlude 1

A/E

B/E

D/E

A/E

B/E

D/E

(Throwing it all away)

Verse 3
E E 
 
A/E A/E 
 
Now who will light up the darkness?
E E 
 
And who will hold your hand?
A/E A/E 
 
Who will find you the answers
G#m7 G#m7 
 
When you don't understand
C#m7 C#m7 
 
A A 
 
Why    should I have to be the one
C#m/G# C#m/G# 
 
F#m7 F#m7 
 
Who has to        convince  you?
E E 
 
A/E A/E 
 
Cause you know I know baby
A A 
 
E E 
 
That I  don't wanna go

Verse 4
E E 
 
A/E A/E 
 
Then some day you'll be sorry
E E 
 
Someday when you're free
A/E A/E 
 
Memories will remind  you
G#m7 G#m7 
 
That our love was meant to be
C#m7 C#m7 
 
A A 
 
But late   at night when you call my name
C#m/G# C#m/G# 
 
F#m7 F#m7 
 
The only sound     you'll hear
E E 
 
A/E A/E 
 
Is the sound of your voice calling
A A 
 
E E 
 
Calling after me

Chorus 2
Emaj7 Emaj7 
 
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
Just throwing it all      away
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
Throwing it all      away
Emaj7 Emaj7 
 
Dadd9 Dadd9 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
And there's nothing that I        can say

Outro 1
E E 
 
A/E A/E 
 
B/E B/E 
 
D/E D/E 
 
(We're throwing it all
E E 
 
A/E A/E 
 
B/E B/E 
 
D/E D/E 
 
away)
 (Yes, we're throwing it all away)
[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE A/E B/E G#m7 C#m...

Chords

E
A/E
B/E
G#m7
C#m
A
C#m/G#
F#m7
Emaj7
Dadd9
Amaj7
Bsus4
D/E
C#m7

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

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A/E: 0-x-2-2-2-0
B/E: 0-x-4-4-4-x
G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
C#m/G#: 4-x-6-6-5-x
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
Emaj7: x-x-2-4-4-4
Dadd9: x-5-4-x-5-5
Amaj7: x-0-2-1-2-0
Bsus4: x-2-4-4-5-x
D/E: x-x-2-2-3-2
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 3

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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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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