I Threw The Rest Away [F] - Tracy Lawrence [Intro] [F] [Verse 1] I [F]met him in a dive down in New Orleans, I [F]recognized his handsome face, It was [F]none of my business but I had to know, What he was [F]doing in this kind of place, Cause he [Bb]used to have money used to have honeys, He [Bb]used to be society's prince, But he [F]still wore a grin when I sat beside him, And [C]ask where all that money [F]went, |[Chorus] |[Bb]He said [C]some was spent on gambling, |a lot was spent on women, a [F]little on some good Cabernet, |[Bb] [C]Three or four divorces, at least as many horses, |that [F]never left the startin' gates, |[Am]Diamond rings and furs, swamp land in New Jersey, |That [Dm]week I spent a [C]year in L.[Bb]A. |You know, I [G]hate to admit it, |[C] [NC]I threw the rest [F]away. [Instrumental] [F] [Verse 2] He said [F]money don't mean nothing is this game of life, It's [F]just a way of keeping score [F]Show me a man who's got everything I'll [F]show you one who wants even more Well, so [Bb]smoke em' when you got em' cause [Bb]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 peace of [F]mind, |[Chorus] |[Bb]He said [C]some was spent on gambling, |a lot was spent on women, a [F]little on some good Cabernet, |[Bb] [C]Three or four divorces, at least as many horses, |that [F]never left the startin' gates, |[Am]Diamond rings and furs, swamp land in New Jersey, |That [Dm]week I spent a [C]year in L.[Bb]A. |You know, I [G]hate to admit it, |[C] [NC]I threw the rest [F]away. [Instrumental] [C] [F] [C] [F] |[Chorus] |[Am]Diamond rings and furs, swamp land in New Jersey, |That [Dm]week I spent a [C]year in L.[Bb]A. |You know, I [G]hate to admit it, |[C] [NC]I threw the rest [F]away. [Outro] I threw the rest a[F]way[F]