Capo 3 (Key of F) Asus4 - X02230 Bm/A - X04432 D5 A5 G5 An old piece of rope held up his pants D5 A5 A5 A5 As I backed up he threw up his hands D5 A5 G5 So I got out and closed the door D5 A5 A5 A5 And asked him what he stopped me for C5 D5 He reached down and picked up a burlap bag C5 C5 A5 A5 A5 There at the city dump he showed me all he had G5 A5 A blanket for the colder nights D5 G5 An old King James and a pocket knife E5 G5 A5 A5 A5 A worn out watch and a lucky rabbit's foot G5 A5 A picture in a broken frame D5 G5 He said "I wish I knew her name" F5 A5 A5 As he gently brushed his hand across her face A5 D5 What some people throw away I turned to hide my tear-filled eyes Then shook his hand and said goodbye To me it was just a second load But he held it like a bag of gold I was too ashamed to tell him at the time Everything he was holding was mine G5 A5 A blanket for the colder nights D5 G5 An old King James and a pocket knife E5 G5 A5 A5 A5 A worn out watch and a lucky rabbit's foot G5 A5 A picture in a broken frame D5 G5 He said "I wish I knew her name" F5 A5 A5 As he gently brushed his hand across her face A5 G5 What some people throw away Solo A picture in a broken frame He'll never know i knew her name What I'd give to put that smile back on her face A5 B5 B5 G5 What some people throw away F5 A5 Oh it broke my heart to hear that old man say A5 D5 "What some people throw away"