Throw It Away chords by Abbey Lincoln

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Am/E  G/D Am/C G/D
Am/E  G/D Am/C G/D


Verse:
E7#5      E7      E7sus4    E
I think about the life I live
 E7                Am
A figure made of clay
E#5       E7       Esus4    E
And think about the things I lost
     E7           Am
The things I gave away

 Dm
And when I'm in a certain mood
                        Ebdim
I search the house and look
E#5       E7          Esus4  E
One night I found these magic words
   E7      Am
In a magic book

Chorus:
Dm       G/B
 Throw it away
C        F
 Throw it away
          Bm7b5           E7
Give your life, live your love
               Am
Each and every day
Dm
And keep your hand wide open
             Ebdim
Let the sun shine through
E#5           E7    E7sus4 E
'Cause you can never lose a thing
  E7                  Am     E Am
If it this belongs to you


Verse:
E7#5      E7      E7sus4    E
There's a hand to rock the cradle
 E7                   Am
And a hand to help us stand
E#5  E7      E7sus4  E
With a gentle kind of motion
 E7                     Am
As it moves across the land

Dm
And the hand's unclenched and open
                  Ebdim
Gifts of life and love it brings
E#5        E7   Esus4  E
So keep your hand wide open
   E7              Am
If you're needing anything

Chorus:
Dm       G/B
 Throw it away
C        F
 Throw it away
          Bm7b5           E7
Give your life, live your love
               Am
Each and every day
Dm
And keep your hand wide open
             Ebdim
Let the sun shine through
E#5           E7    E7sus4 E
'Cause you can never lose a thing
  E7                  Am     E Am
If it this belongs to you


Verse: Solo


Verse:
E#5     E7       E7sus4    E
There's a natural obligation
 E7                   Am
To what we own and claim
E#5  E7      E7sus4  E
Possessing and belonging to
 E7                     Am
Acknowledging a name
Dm
So keep your hand wide open
           Ebdim
If you're needing love today
E#5           E7    E7sus4 E
Cause you can't lose it even if
 E7                  Am     E Am
You throw it all away


Chorus:
Dm       G/B
 Throw it away
C        F
 Throw it away
          Bm7b5           E7
Give your life, live your love
               Am
Each and every day
Dm
And keep your hand wide open
             Ebdim
Let the sun shine through
E#5           E7    E7sus4 E
'Cause you can never lose a thing
  E7                  Am     E Am
If it this belongs to you



E#5   E7    E7sus4 E
You can never lose a thing
E7              Am
If it belongs to you

(robato)
E#5   E7    E7sus4 E
You can never lose a thing
E7              Am
If it belongs to you