Throw
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The band play on nine verses of 'Killing Me Softly'
Of 'Killing Me Softly'
[Pre-Chorus]
Gmaj7 G6 A5 G5
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|------------7---5--|
A|---9----7---7---5--|
D|---5----5---7---5--|
Gmaj7 G6
“That's an awfully nice haircut
G6 D
Where did you get that hair from?”
A
The paintings are switched, they're double-dipped
G D
And the singer just keeps on getting the words wrong
[Chorus]
A B5 G E F#5
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|---7---9---5---2---4--|
A|---7---9---5---2---4--|
D|---7---9---5---2---4--|
A B5 G
So I drove nine laps of the city
A B5 G
I drove nine laps of this place
E F#5 G
If someone's God really made you look that pretty
I would throw my back out prayin'
(play octaves)
[Post-Chorus]
E D C# D
I've been rifling designer purses
F# E C# D
And trying to work back to where you've been working
E D C# D
I've been trying on every perfume
F# E C# D E F#
And trying to find one that reminds me of you
[Verse 2]
D G
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-5---5-|
D|-0---5-|
D
But in a way, I'm an antithesis-esque Philip Oakey
G
I know you don't want me, I know you don't want me
D
I guess you're all caught up in multitasking golden age TV
G
But if you felt so strongly, if you felt so strongly
[Bridge]
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-----4-------------|-----4-------------|
A|-5-x---4-5-7-9-7/5-|-4-x---4-5-7-9-7/5-|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-----4-------------|-----4-------------|
A|-------4-5-7-9-7/5-|-------4-5-7-9-7/5-|
D|-9-x---------------|-5-x---------------|
D5 C#5
You'd throw your back out, we'd throw it back
B5 G5
Some throwback, sometime
D5 C#5
You'd throw your back out, we'd throw it back
B5 G5
Some throwback, sometime
[Chorus]
A B5 G E F#5
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|---7---9---5---2---4--|
A|---7---9---5---2---4--|
D|---7---9---5---2---4--|
A B5 G
So I drove nine laps of the city
A B5 G
I drove nine laps of this place
E5 F#5 G5
If someone's God really made you look that pretty
I would throw my back out prayin'
(play octaves)
[Post-Chorus]
E D C# D
I've been rifling designer purses
F# E C# D
And trying to work back to where you've been working
E D C# D
I've been trying on every perfume
F# E C# D
And trying to find one that reminds me of you
E D C# D
And I'll admit that I've been writing shorter verses
F# E C# D
Just to get back to this part
E D C# D
And I'll be taking no more chances
F# E5 C# D E F#
'Til I get my happy ending
[Instrumental]
e|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|
D|---4-2-0-|---4-2-0-|
A|---------|-4-------|
D|-0-------|---------|
e|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|
D|---4-2-0-|---4-2-0-|
A|-2-------|---------|
D|---------|-5-------|
D5 | C#5 | B5 | G5
[Bridge]
e|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|
D|---4-2-0-|---4-2-0-|
A|---------|-4-------|
D|-0-------|---------|
e|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|
D|---4-2-0-|---4-2-0-|
A|-2-------|---------|
D|---------|-5-------|
D5 C#5
You'd throw your back out, we'd throw it back
B5 G5
Some throwback, sometime
D5 C#5
You'd throw your back out, we'd throw it back
B5 G5
Some throwback, sometime
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-----4-------------|-----4-------------|
A|-5-x---4-5-7-9-7/5-|-4-x---4-5-7-9-7/5-|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-----4-------------|-----4-------------|
A|-------4-5-7-9-7/5-|-------4-5-7-9-7/5-|
D|-9-x---------------|-5-x---------------|
D5 C#5
You'd throw your back out, we'd throw it back
B5 G5
Some throwback, sometime
D5 C#5
You'd throw your back out, we'd throw it back
B5 G5
Some throwback, sometime
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| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| x Dead note
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How to play Throw
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Gmaj7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.