The Part You Throw Away Chords by Tom Waits
Tempo:
138.1 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
A
G
Gm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Dm]
You dance real slow, you wreck it down, [Gm] then you walk away, [A] you turn [D]
around.
[Dm]
What [A] did that [Dm] old blonde [Gm] gal say?
[Dm] [G] That [Dm] is the part you [A] throw [Gm] [Dm]
away.
[Bb] I [Dm] want that beggar's ass, [A] [Dm] a winning horse, [Gm] the tidy [Dm] Mexican [Em]
[Dm] divorce.
St.
Mary's [C] prayers, [Bb] [Gm] Houdini's hands,
[Dm] [A] an apartment [Dm] to always
[Bb] [Dm] [Am] [Bbm]
[E] [Dm] understand.
[G] When you lose the [D] flowers, [G] hold on [Gm] to the face [Dm] with you, wipe all [A] those [Dm] teardrops away from your face.
[Gm] I can't help [Gb] thinking [Gm] as I close [Em] the door, I [D] have done all of [Dm] this
[A] many times before.
[D] But the bone [A] must go, [D] the wish can't stay, [Gm] the kiss don't go, [Dm] but the [G] lips [Dm] will say.
Forget [G] I've hurt you, [Dm] put stones [G] in our [Gm] bed, [A] and remember [Dm] to never
[A] mind
[Dm] instead.
When [G] all of your letters burned up in the fire, [Dm] the timeless [A] memory [Dm]
mixed with desire.
[G]
That's [D] not the road, [G] it is only the [E]
map [D] I set [G] gone, [Am] [E] just [Dm] like matches.
From [Am] a [A] closed down cabaret
[D]
in [A] a [D] Portuguese [Dm]
saloon, the [Gm] flies [A] circling around [Dm] the room.
You'll soon [A] forget [D] the tune that [Gm] you play, [A] cause that is [Dm] the part [A] you throw
[Dm] away.
Oh [G] that is the part [Am] [G] [A]
you throw [G] [Dm] away.
You dance real slow, you wreck it down, [Gm] then you walk away, [A] you turn [D]
around.
[Dm]
What [A] did that [Dm] old blonde [Gm] gal say?
[Dm] [G] That [Dm] is the part you [A] throw [Gm] [Dm]
away.
[Bb] I [Dm] want that beggar's ass, [A] [Dm] a winning horse, [Gm] the tidy [Dm] Mexican [Em]
[Dm] divorce.
St.
Mary's [C] prayers, [Bb] [Gm] Houdini's hands,
[Dm] [A] an apartment [Dm] to always
[Bb] [Dm] [Am] [Bbm]
[E] [Dm] understand.
[G] When you lose the [D] flowers, [G] hold on [Gm] to the face [Dm] with you, wipe all [A] those [Dm] teardrops away from your face.
[Gm] I can't help [Gb] thinking [Gm] as I close [Em] the door, I [D] have done all of [Dm] this
[A] many times before.
[D] But the bone [A] must go, [D] the wish can't stay, [Gm] the kiss don't go, [Dm] but the [G] lips [Dm] will say.
Forget [G] I've hurt you, [Dm] put stones [G] in our [Gm] bed, [A] and remember [Dm] to never
[A] mind
[Dm] instead.
When [G] all of your letters burned up in the fire, [Dm] the timeless [A] memory [Dm]
mixed with desire.
[G]
That's [D] not the road, [G] it is only the [E]
map [D] I set [G] gone, [Am] [E] just [Dm] like matches.
From [Am] a [A] closed down cabaret
[D]
in [A] a [D] Portuguese [Dm]
saloon, the [Gm] flies [A] circling around [Dm] the room.
You'll soon [A] forget [D] the tune that [Gm] you play, [A] cause that is [Dm] the part [A] you throw
[Dm] away.
Oh [G] that is the part [Am] [G] [A]
you throw [G] [Dm] away.
Key:
Dm
A
G
Gm
D
Dm
A
G
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You _ _ _ _ _ dance real slow, you wreck it down, [Gm] then you walk away, _ [A] you turn [D]
around.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ What [A] did that [Dm] old blonde [Gm] gal say?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [G] That [Dm] is the part _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you [A] _ throw _ _ [Gm] _ [Dm]
away. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ I [Dm] want that _ beggar's ass, [A] [Dm] a winning horse, [Gm] the _ tidy _ [Dm] Mexican [Em] _
_ [Dm] divorce. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ St. _
Mary's [C] prayers, [Bb] _ _ [Gm] Houdini's hands, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [A] an apartment [Dm] to always _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[E] [Dm] understand. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] When you lose the [D] flowers, [G] hold on [Gm] to the face [Dm] with you, wipe all [A] those [Dm] teardrops away from your face.
_ [Gm] I can't help [Gb] thinking [Gm] as I close [Em] the door, _ I [D] have done all of [Dm] this _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] many _ _ _ times before. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] But the bone [A] must go, [D] the wish can't stay, [Gm] the kiss don't go, [Dm] but the [G] lips [Dm] will say. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Forget _ [G] I've hurt you, [Dm] put stones [G] in our [Gm] bed, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] and remember [Dm] to never _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ mind _
_ [Dm] instead.
_ _ _ When _ _ _ _ _ [G] all of your letters burned up in the fire, [Dm] the timeless [A] memory _ [Dm] _
mixed with desire.
_ [G] _
That's [D] not the road, [G] it is only the [E]
map [D] I set [G] gone, [Am] _ [E] just [Dm] like matches.
_ From _ _ _ _ _ [Am] a [A] closed down _ cabaret _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
in [A] a _ [D] Portuguese _ _ [Dm]
saloon, the [Gm] flies _ _ [A] circling around [Dm] the room. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You'll soon [A] forget [D] the tune that [Gm] you _ play, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] cause that is [Dm] the part _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] you throw _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh [G] that is the part [Am] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ you throw _ [G] _ _ [Dm] away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You _ _ _ _ _ dance real slow, you wreck it down, [Gm] then you walk away, _ [A] you turn [D]
around.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ What [A] did that [Dm] old blonde [Gm] gal say?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [G] That [Dm] is the part _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you [A] _ throw _ _ [Gm] _ [Dm]
away. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ I [Dm] want that _ beggar's ass, [A] [Dm] a winning horse, [Gm] the _ tidy _ [Dm] Mexican [Em] _
_ [Dm] divorce. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ St. _
Mary's [C] prayers, [Bb] _ _ [Gm] Houdini's hands, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [A] an apartment [Dm] to always _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[E] [Dm] understand. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] When you lose the [D] flowers, [G] hold on [Gm] to the face [Dm] with you, wipe all [A] those [Dm] teardrops away from your face.
_ [Gm] I can't help [Gb] thinking [Gm] as I close [Em] the door, _ I [D] have done all of [Dm] this _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] many _ _ _ times before. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] But the bone [A] must go, [D] the wish can't stay, [Gm] the kiss don't go, [Dm] but the [G] lips [Dm] will say. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Forget _ [G] I've hurt you, [Dm] put stones [G] in our [Gm] bed, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] and remember [Dm] to never _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ mind _
_ [Dm] instead.
_ _ _ When _ _ _ _ _ [G] all of your letters burned up in the fire, [Dm] the timeless [A] memory _ [Dm] _
mixed with desire.
_ [G] _
That's [D] not the road, [G] it is only the [E]
map [D] I set [G] gone, [Am] _ [E] just [Dm] like matches.
_ From _ _ _ _ _ [Am] a [A] closed down _ cabaret _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
in [A] a _ [D] Portuguese _ _ [Dm]
saloon, the [Gm] flies _ _ [A] circling around [Dm] the room. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You'll soon [A] forget [D] the tune that [Gm] you _ play, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] cause that is [Dm] the part _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] you throw _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh [G] that is the part [Am] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ you throw _ [G] _ _ [Dm] away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _