I THREW THE REST AWAY
Tracy Lawrence
(Nelson/Nelson)
Album: Alibis and/or LIVE
Atlantic Records
Submitted by: Christopher R.
August 17, 2003

Intro: (F)  (F)  (F)  (F)

I (F) met him in a dive down in New Orleans
I recognized his handsome face
It was none of my business, but I had to know
What he was doing in this kind of place
Cause he (Bb) used to have money, he used to have honeys
He used to be Society's prince
But he (F) still wore a grin when I sat beside him
and (C) asked where all that money (F) went

He (Bb) said (C) some was spent on Gambling, alot was spent on women
A (F) Little on some good Cabernet (F) (Bb)
(C) Three or Four divorces, at least that many horses
who (F) never left the starting gate
(Am) Diamond rings and furs, swampland in New Jersey
That (Dm) week I spent a (C) year in L(Bb)A
You know I (G) hate to admit it, (No Chord) I threw the rest a(F)way

Repeat Intro

He said (F) money don't mean nothing in this game of life
It's just a way of keeping score
Show me a man whose got everything
I'll show you one who wants even more
Well so (Bb) smoke em' when you got em'
When you hit bottom, you gotta have a reason to smile
(F) You can have a little piece of the rock
I'll (C) take a little piece of (F) mind
 
He (Bb) said (C) some was spent on Gambling, alot was spent on women
A (F) Little on some good Cabernet (F) (Bb)
(C) Three or Four divorces, at least that many horses
who (F) never left the starting gate
(Am) Diamond rings and furs, swampland in New Jersey
That (Dm) week I spent a (C) year in L(Bb)A
You know I (G) hate to admit it, (No Chord) I threw the rest a(F)way

Solo

(Am) Diamond rings and furs, swampland in New Jersey
That (Dm) week I spent a (C) year in L(Bb)A
You know I (G) hate to admit it, (No Chord) I threw the rest a(F)way
I threw the rest a(F)way 

Fade out....