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Brandi Carlile – Throwing Good After Bad Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
 C              F
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
                C
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
                F  C
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

VERSE:
               F
I know you're leavin' me
                     C
I know I'm not your home
            F
You want a movie dancer
                       C
You want blood from a stone
        Am
But I'm on to you
              Em
And you will pour your heart into
                F
Any shimmering fad
 G                   F C
Throwin' good after bad

VERSE:
 C                  F
People get addicted to
     C
The rush, the chase, the new
                  F
Just hopin' that all that chaos
                        C
Will lead to somethin' like this
         Am
I'll get over you
                  Em
But you won't be whole until you do
                         F
You won't find what you had
G                    F C
Throwin' good after bad

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PRE-CHORUS:
           F            C
And I'll always feel a little
        F
left behind
          E               Am
But that lyin' wind that calls
your name
      D                  D  D7 Dm7
Will leave you flowin' blind

CHORUS:
         F      C
Are you fantasizin'?
        Em
You're takin' us for granted
               F
I know you're bored
            G
You always say I'm heavy handed
           F         C
You got a beautiful mind
         F           C
And the soul of a coyote
                    F
Hunger drivin' you mad
 G                   C
Throwin' good after bad
                    F
Hunger drivin' you mad
 G                   F C
Throwin' good after bad

VERSE:
            F
I know you loved me once
                       C
You were somethin' to prove
            F
I was an unfinished song
                     C
You were nothin' to lose
       Am
I'm a dandelion
             Em
And when my color suited you
                   F
You allowed me to grow
                       D
But you know when you know

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PRE-CHORUS:
                    C
And now the party's over
                     F
And you're dancin' alone
             Am
You've been spinnin'
            G
'round for hours
     D                  D  D7 Dm7
The band have all gone home

CHORUS:
            F      C
And you're fantasizin'?
        Em
You're takin' us for granted
               F
I know you're bored
            G
You always say I'm heavy handed
           F         C
You got a beautiful mind
         F           C
And the soul of a coyote
                    F
Hunger drivin' you mad
 G                   F
Throwin' good after bad
 C                  F
Hunger drivin' you mad
 G                   C
Throwin' good after bad
                    F
Hunger drivin' you mad
G                    C
Throwin' good after bad
                    F G F C
Hunger drivin' you mad

OUTRO:
                F
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
                C
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
                F   C
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

How to play Throwing Good After Bad: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Throwing Good After Bad by Brandi Carlile on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Throwing Good After Bad by Brandi Carlile is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 9 chords: C, F, Am, Em, G, E, D, D7 and Dm7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – G – F – C (IV – V – IV – I in C major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.